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Monday 18 October
Tattoo Highway
What do you think of our brand new Tattoo show Tattoo Highway?
We've got a sneak peek of episode 5 when the team are in San Francisco and Tom hires Stash to ink an image of his spiritual mentor, monk Ahahn Le.
Tune in this Wednesday at 9pm.
Tuesday 5 October
Tattoo Highway - Sneak Peek (ep 1)
Brand new UK premiere Tattoo Highway comes to DMAX on Wednesday 6th October, 9pm.
In episode one Thomas and his business partner and wife, Monica, take the bus to Las Vegas where they tattoo a phoenix on a woman who gave up her child for adoption 10 years ago. Later, Thomas pays his respects to the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. at their tattoo shop and brings a mother and daughter closer together through his artwork.
Check out the sneak peek from episode one and let us know what you think.
Tuesday 5 October
Meet the Stars of Tattoo Highway
Thomas, Monica, Tommy, Amy & BEEJ are the new faces of Tattoo Highway. Get to know Thomas and his staff below..
Thomas Pendelton was raised in Orange County and learned to tattoo at Bert Grimm’s World Famous Tattoo in Long Beach, CA. After 10 years of tattooing. Homas left to work as a set designer for numerous Hollywood productions but after 3 years of building movie sets, he returned to the tattoo world to work at Hart & Huntington’s shop in the Palms Las Vegas. After a torrid love affair with the shop’s manager Monica Rizzolo, Thomas left to found his own company, Ministry of Ink. He later married Monica and they have four kids together.
Monica Rizzolo was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV and is the daughter of a notorious Las Vegas family. Her father was a big player in town and built the infamous strip club, Crazy Horse Too. Monica’s first foray into the tattoo business was as the receptionist for Hart & Huntington Las Vegas Tattoo. She was quickly promoted to manage the shop and work closely and chaotically with her future husband Thomas Pendelton.
Tommy Morgan is a highly opinionated tattoo artist who was born and raised in Long Beach, CA. He apprenticed at Bert Grimm’s World Famous Tattoo and learned to tattoo from Rick ‘Papa’ Walters and Thomas Pendelton. Tommy’s a traditional tattoo artist and loves to tattoo snakes, roses and daggers. He owns his own shop in Oregon called Skull Kitchen.
Amy Wagner is originally from New Jersey, but today she works at a tattoo shop in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was in art school in Philadelphia when her roommate suggested she try tattooing, so she bought a tattoo gun and started experimenting on her friends. Luckily, she was a fast learner. She paid her dues tattooing a lot of tribal turtles and plumerias in Hawaii. She’s been told she looks like Mary Stuart Masterson but has also been described as ‘the short girl who can’t spell’.
Beej is the driver. Beej grew up in Huntington Beach, CA and has been at the forefront of the rave scene. He is a renowned DJ and was one of the first people to throw raves in the ‘80s. Who has worked for years as a DJ in Vegas. He’s also a techie and manages the Ministry of Ink website.
Tattoo Highway premieres on DMAX Wednesdays from 6th October, 9pm
Friday 1 October
Tattoo Highway brand new to DMAX on Wednesday's from the 6th October, 9pm
Tattoo Highway follows artist Thomas Pendelton as he travels the country in a mobile tattoo parlour of his own design - a converted 1970s Silver Eagle Tour Bus. On the outside, it's a moving metal canvas of Thomas' art; on the inside, it's a fully functional tattoo parlour. Whether he's tattooing a Crown Dancer for an Apache Elder in New Mexico or a bat-winged heart on a mortician's chest in Sacramento, Thomas is on the road searching for the people and the stories that never made it to a tattoo shop. With his wife and a slew of artists in tow, Thomas hits the road to find the stories that need to be told and tattooed.
Tattoo Highway starts on DMAX this Wednesday 6th October, 9pm. Check out the sneak peek above.
Friday 24 September
Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice
To be a good tattoo artist you have to be good at drawing.
In this clip Jodie has been practicing her artwork and shows her first attempt at drawing a cupcake to Louis Milloy.
Tune in to Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice on Wednesday 29th Septemer, 9pm to see if she improves..