2012 is almost upon us and the TBS Convention Schedule is starting to get rolling,;  so far they’re two in the books already first up:

Dave will be returning to the Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo March 8-11 at the Sydney Olympic Grounds.  For more information check out their website  http://www.tattooexpo.com.au/sydney/welcome

Next up, Alicia will be attending the 2nd Annual ScottishTattoo Convention at the Corn Exchange In Edinburgh March 31- April 1. For more information check out their web site    http://www.scottishtattooconvention.com/index.php

From March 8, Alicia will be off and traveling through Scotland and Europe returning to the shop in the first week in April.  Stay tuned for more posts of her travels and guest spots tattooing along the way

TBS has started working in connection with River Valley Printing Co. to create beautiful Giclee Prints of paintings, illustrations and  flash drawn by the TBS family.   We will be carrying small print runs of signed numbered copies in the studio but once those are gone, copies will still be available to be purchased through River Valley.  If you unable to make it into the studio to get ahold of a numbered copy of any of the prints please get in touch with us and we can make arrangements to sell you copies through PayPal.  To get  a hold of prints once we are sold out contact River Valley Printing Co. @ http://rivervalleyprintingco.myshopify.com/

TBS is proud to have Andrew Wheeler doing a guest spot this week in casa TBS.  Andrew is in from Burlington’s Time Will Tell Tattoo Studio  and will be holding down their high caliber work from Oct 24-29.  His time is all booked but he is fond of hugs from strangers…he’s just kind of weird like that.

I’ve laboured over this for a long time and as much as I saw it coming it still feels odd to have to do this but TBS is raising it’s prices. When I began tattooing in 1992 in Toronto, I worked at a shop that charged $125/hr and now nearly 20 years later I own a shop that is charging $120/hr.  Amazingly enough, inflation has not worked the same way as my shop’s pricing and in the last five years most of our expenses have drastically increased, in some cases they have even shot up as high as 300%. In the face of this reality TBS will be raising it’s rates to $150/hr. All pre-exsisting appointments will not be effected by this price change and all existing quotes will remain the same.

As of Nov 1st, another policy change will take effect.  For quite a while, a number of tattooists at the studio have been taking deposits on appointments.  This has lead to some confusion at times;  so what I have decided to do is make deposits an official shop policy.  NO APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BOOKED WITHOUT A DEPOSIT from Nov 1st,  2011 on.   A $50 dollar deposit will be required on any tattoo under 3 hours and $100 deposit on any tattoo over 3 hours.  If for some reason you decide to change or cancel your appointment we require 48 hour notice or you will forfeit your deposit.  This policy will just come into effect with new appointments.

If there is any confusion over these two new changes to the shop please feel free to contact the studio to discuss the matter further.  Thank you for your continued patronage…dave

Dennis Osbourne!  Dennis entered his Bettie Page tattoo collection done by Dave, into a tattoo competition on Face Book’s Bettie Page, page and took the grande prize.  We have no idea what that means… but he won!  So congrats to Mr. Dennis and I still hope the prize is a dress or a really sweet set  of heels!

Coming up in October, TBS is proud to have Andrew Wheeler in the house slinging ink.  Making his first trip out to the rock from the fantastic Time Will Tell Tattoo Studio in Burlington, Ontario.  Andrew will be throwing out his unique style of tattooing from October 24-30. If you’d like to get tattooed by Andrew please get in touch with the studio and to take a peek at Andrew’s work please follow this link: http://www.timewilltelltattoo.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=22

These bad boys are coming into the shop next few weeks… keep your eyes open for them!

It’s that time again! When TBS staffer’s pack up and head out to one of the largest Tattoo Conventions in Canada running Oct 14-16th at the Stampede Park-BMO-Hall A.  In it’s… I’ve lost count of how many years it’s now been running 12-14 years.  Steve Peace and his crew manage to keep this convention pumping;   breathing new and exciting life into the idea of what a tattoo convention is every year.

This year Alicia, Brad and Dave will be representing the shop at the event.  There is a little bit of time left with each tattooists, if your interested in getting some work done please get in contact with us.  For more information on the convention please follow this link: http://hstrial-immaculateconcep.homestead.com/

Summer is always busy and this year is no different.  To help deal with the work load TBS is proud to have a few of our more frequent guest tattooist back in the shop over the next little while.

Ms. Joe Butler starts us off, returning from Imperial Tattoos in Toronto for the third time this year. Joe will be tattooing at the studio from July 25-29th.  To book time with Joe please contact the studio, to see some of Joe’s work please follow this link:

http://www.fortunefavorsthetattooed.com/

Stuart Archibald returns from his recent globe trotting. Currently Stuart is splitting his time between The Pearl Harbor Gift Shop in Toronto, The Family Business Tattoo in London-UK and Hocus Pocus, Shizouka-Japan.  We are honored to have him for his longest visit to date starting on Aug 1-25th. To book time with Stuart please contact the studio, to take a peek at some of Stuart’s work please follow this link:

http://stuartarchibaldtattoo.com/home.html

Next up is Mr. Shawn Ruste, Making his second trip out east this year from  Tranceformations in Nanaimo, BC. Shawn will be crafting some dandy tattoos with us from Aug 8-13th.  If you would like to book some time with Shawn please contact the studio, to take a peek at some of Shawn’s work please follow this link:

http://www.facebook.com/RusteTattoo

TBS is proud sponsors of the first 709 Roller Derby Bout at the Jack Bryne Arena in Torbay on June 18, 2011.  The  Delinquent Dolls will be squaring off against the Squaresville Slammers in long awaited first match, there will grinding wheel, illegal elbows and torn fishnets everywhere! Doors open  @6:30, Bout starts @ 7:30

If your looking for tickets we’ve got them! $12 advanced $15 @ the door…kids under 12 are free!

Some come out and support your local Dentist!

http://709derbygirls.com/