“About 2 years ago, I got a line about getting a commission done by Sergio Aragones, the illustrator of the comic book Groo The Wanderer. It was a really long process but the artwork finally came in right before the Calgary convention. Through this I got to become pretty good email pen pals with his […]
Category: Shop updates and Stories
Anecdotes and updates from our shop, behind the scenes.
Haunted Tattoo Shop
I thought I’d play into all the Halloween fun and do a spooky post for Halloweek. Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, this is the season to indulge in spooky! Zone 13 is a tattoo shop with a unique pest problem. Despite all they have to offer, including a gallery of artifacts collected from […]
Boogie Machine
You probably saw on our social media that Chris got a new puppy this week! Well little Boogie Machine is still too young (8 weeks old) to be alone during the day so I have got the wonderful job of babysitting the little booger. It has been so fun watching how fast he’s learning even […]
Interview with Jonnii Guns
This week we had a guest artist, Jonnii Guns. You can find him on instagram @jgunstattoo or at his regular shop Anthem Tattoo in Edmonton. I fell in love with his traditional work and heard he liked doing sharks so I decided to get a shark tattoo from him on my stomach. Despite how painful […]
April Recap
It’s been a while since we did a shop update post so I wanted to share a little about our lives with you! The week of April 13 was kind of crazy! I was off Friday and Saturday much to my dismay waiting on a covid test because my roommate was advised to isolate. No […]
S week
March 9-13 This week at SSS has been busy, full of s’s and snakes. As you may or may not know winter is the slow season in our industry. Since the weather has been on the upturn (for the most part) we have been getting busier! It has been making my days go so fast […]
The Invitation
The Invitation This mural was commissioned through the Taylor & Company law office in partnership with the Downtown Association of Grande Prairie. The proposal for this project was just under the wire for the “Art in the Alley” grant program in which the Downtown Association provided funds to business looking to install murals in the […]
Wild Week
Last week as SSS we’ve had a wild ride. Chris had a cold at the tail end of last week resulting in a few rescheduling’s. Thankfully the symptoms didn’t last long and he’s back at it this week, but as you know we just can’t be too careful right now. I myself have started getting […]