Resident Artists Profile – Sarah Street
-Name?
Sarah Street
-Age?
34
-Weight?
I don’t want to know
-Height?
5” 6
-Age when first tattooed?
18
-Favourite Tattoo currently on your body?
Backpiece
-Speciality?
Nordic/Pointilism effect
-Favourite Tattoo Artists?
Erik Reime and Damon Rowanchild
-Roast Beef or Nut Roast?
Roast beef
-Eat out or Takeaway?
Eat out
-Favourite Tipple / Bar snack?
Nice glass of rioja / bowl of olives (green)
-Rent a film or go to the cinema?
Go to the cinema
-Best movie seen in last five years?
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
-Favourite all time band (I’ll give you two!)?
New Model Army and Abba (somedays The Clash or The Who)
-Shoe size?
6
-Nails down the blackboard or a visit to the dentist?
Visit to the dentist
-Biggest regret (nothing personal!)?
Having to cancel going to see Joe Strummer and the Mescalaroes cos I had unbearable flu and then 2 months later him dying (I was so ill) and The Ramones dying to quickly
-You would like to be remembered as ….
Decent human being
-Favourite item of clothing?
My Black silk wedding dress, although I wouldn’t wear it in to work or Tesco’s!
-Idea of perfect happiness?
Being with my husband sailing along the Alaskan coast looking at the sunset (or right down the front at a NMA gig surrounded by lots of sweaty people)
-If you could recommend one book?
Bill Bryson ‘Neither here or there’, Hilarious!
-Music or Sport?
Music
-The funniest man/woman in the world is ……
Billy Connelly
-Liquorice or Marmite?
Marmite
-A Genie grants you one wish, but he doesn’t do money, what would it be?
Freedom to move/ travel around the world as I saw fit!
Sarah’s History:
Started tattooing in 1993.
Worked for 2 years at Kunsten Pa Kroppen in Copenhagen, Denmark
with the very wonderful Erik Reime.
Spent a brief period in Belfast before setting up at Tribal Body
Art on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh where I have been ever since.
Moving in September 2006 down south to work with the lovely people
at Mantra!!!!
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I love creating custom pieces for customers that fit the body and
combine different styles.I like working in anything from Japanese
to Nordic/Celtic/Tribal styles to portrait work/wildlife.
I also do tattoos by hand on suitable designs (ie. Pictish, Early
Celtic designs) which is something I learned from Erik in Denmark.
The hand tattooing has a different, slightly softer look than the
machine tattooing and feels completely different. It is an interesting
experience!†
When not tattooing you may see me at New Model Army gigs going
daft, though at least these days I don't have to hitch hike around
to see them any more!!
Conventions worked at:
1995 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,England
††Norrkopping,Sweden
1996 Norrkopping,Sweden
1997 Norrkopping,Sweden †
†† Motherwell,Scotland
1998 Malmo,Sweden
1999 Helsinki,Finland
†† Aberdeen,Scotland
2000 Aberdeen,Scotland
†† Trondheim,Norway
†† Belfast,Northern Ireland
2002 Mantra,Cheltenham,England
2003 Mantra,Cheltenham,England
2004 Oslo,Norway
†† Mantra,Cheltenham,England
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Awards:
Won best large male for a backpiece at Aberdeen 2000
Came 2nd in best celtic at Aberdeen 2004
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Link: www.tribalbodyart.co.uk
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