Dave started his career in tattooing at the studio of Tattoo Magic in Southampton, where he completed a hard but enjoyable apprenticeship. On gaining a chair at tattoo magic for a couple of days a week and further covering he decided to take a full time chair at a shop in Basingstoke, where for a while he juggled between the two shops working 7 days a week. Eventually Dave left Tattoo Magic and worked full time for five years in his home town of Basingstoke. Wanting a fresh challenge, on our opening Dave decided to join the Poison Ink Studio where with fresh ideas he wants to take his artwork to an even higher level concentrating more on custom work and his love for gray shade and traditional art.

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