Freeworld Tattoo

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In this instalment of ‘Inkfected’ the Zombieking makes his way to Ottawa, Ontario Canada to Freeworld Tattoo and Piercing at 139 Preston Street to get inked by Scott McCauley. So to clear all the confusion, YES this is a shop in the Zombieking’s hometown. Finally a shop has all the right components in place in Ottawa, it’s almost like a tattoo collective holding such a variety of styles under one roof. Freeworld has been open just over a year and features several artists, some of which apprenticed in the shop in it’s infancy, some with several years of experience under their belts… but what impressed me was how everyone interacts with each other and their clientele. There is an immediate connection, shop elitism that is so prevalent in other shops in Ottawa just doesn’t exist here. Don’t get me wrong, there are some great artists in Ottawa, but this shop just has… ‘it’. That undefinable thing that made me settle right in with the staff and chatter. There is almost an equal number of women artists as men, the piercing facilities are fabulous, and the shop is easily one of the cleanest I’ve seen!
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But let’s get to the meat of the matter- The tattoo that was designed for me by Scott! As you know, the artists are given free reign to design the piece that they wish to have featured here and Scott did a doozy- taking influence from the movie ‘The Dead’. His palate was a rainbow of colours that I did not expect… check it out:
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We settled in for the session, sharing stories of our increasingly alike obsessions in his eclectic work space filled with several toys, figures, statues and collectibles. I asked him about his experience, 7 years of tattooing, a passion for drawing even as a child. All the while the rotary machine worked, the time just flew by.
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Scott’s easy going nature along with fellow tattoo artist Gretta Alva’s blues music I almost didn’t cry like a child that much! The really telling thing for me was when I asked Scott if he was just guesting here and he said, “No, man…this is home!” There were a couple other people getting work done and since I did my piece, I have dropped in a few more times- the shop is always abuzz with people getting inked .
Here is the piece after healing:
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Final Thoughts- If the article isn’t clear enough, let me be frank, I cannot recommend Freeworld Tattoo and piercing enough… in fact, I would go so far to say that this is my new ‘home’ shop. Don’t take my word for it though, try them yourself!

HOME SITE HERE

FREEWORLD FACEBOOK HERE

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We will be appearing at the Ottawa Comic Con this weekend booth #815! Come by and say hello!

With only a bit of information and determination…. I know know who Anderson Bench is, and lemme tell you, you should too.

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(He’s not what you think, either…)

Let me see if I can give you a taste without giving too much away: Anderson is a regular guy in a regular job and things go …awry (let’s say). He falls in love and …. things go awryier? (is that a word???)

Anyway this thing is hitting festivals as of Wed the 20th, and if you see it on the playbill, you should go. It’s ‘Grindhouse a-go-go’ with a nice love story (well, not too nice) tossed into that same grinder. It’s got chills and thrills, and Doggie-Burger-Land is catering the whole party.

Anderson Bench Trailer from Maddie Nichols on Vimeo.

Yeah, I know I already linked this trailer, but it’s all you get so watch it again and ask yourself: Who is Anderson Bench???

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WHO IS ANDERSON BENCH???

I couldn’t classify this as just one thing…. cult/horror madness! Find out yourself who he is, click the trailer!

Share, re-share and get the word out… Let’s get the world asking Who is ANDERSON BENCH!

-ZK

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Been a little while but there is some fun stuff coming soon, new Inkfected, new reviews and as usual new Zombieking bullshit!

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