Friday, December 6, 2013

It's Friday.



It's Friday. Artisanal Tattoo is rocking. Van Halen and Rush are pumping on the stereo. Ink and blood are flowing. You're missing out people. Call the shop, some artists just might have availability.

Friday the 13th, part II


It's that time again.

That magical time when you come to the tattoo shop, wait around for like a few hours, and get an awesome tattoo for 13 bucks. Yup, $13 bucks!

We've done this event for the past couple of years and have pretty much streamlined it to make it go smoothly for both the tattooists and those donating the square inch of flesh.

I'm not going to go into too much detail aboot the rules and such, you can refer back to our previous Friday the 13th post here and it will be reposted on our various awesome social media sites and website.


We are currently running a collection fundraiser for the Somerset Home For Temporarily Displaced Children. Artisanal Tattoo is a collection point for gifts for kids who really are hurting this holiday season. We are collection point for WRAPPED presents for boys and girls aged 13-18, cool stuff like clothes, sporting equipment, gift cards ($25 and under), perfumes and colones, and anything else people in this age group like. Please keep all donation $25 and under.

This is what we're asking of you. Since you're coming here anyway to get your bad ass tattoo for only $20 bucks [$13=$7 tip] why don't you bring something for these kids in need. Do something good for someone else. It feels good. Imagine this, you walk out of Artisanal Tattoo, fresh ink all warm and bandaged up, felling great because you got a killer new tattoo, took part of a neat event, and did something good for someone who has nothing. That feeling my friend is going to stay with you for a long time.

So go ahead, be a citizen of the world, bring a gift card for five or ten bucks or anything on the list. We will also be taking monetary donations in any amount that will be used to buy more presents for the gift collection. More information can be found on our Facebook or call the shop if you have any further questions.

See you nerds on the 13th.


Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Sucks to be you nerd.


Should've gotten pierced and tattooed when Lou had some downtime at the shop. Don't be like J.P., give the shop a call, see if Lou has any openings, and get inked!

Oh

Oh Artisanal Tattoo...you were my first.

NERDS!!

NERDS! COME GET PIERCED!


You just got your asses tattooed by a bunch of goddamn nerds. NERDS!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

We Now Have GIFT CARDS!!!!

GIFT CARDS ARE IN! No more printed Gift Certificates, we got with the times and now offer Gift Cards! They are even rechargeable, so you can add on to them with they are used or if you want to get that cash out of your pocket. They are the best gifts in the world, and the holidays are right around the corner! Stop in today for them!

FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!!!!!

Friday the 13th is almost here!!!!!

Due to the amount of people we are expecting as well as a few other factors, we must insist that you leave your kids home that day. We will not let ANYONE under the age of 18 in the doors.
That being said, please read thoroughly through all the rules and info below :

Artisanal Tattoo's
Friday the 13th
Tattoo Special Extravaganza!!!!

Friday, September 13th
Artisanal Tattoo will be hosting a special event where all tattoos on designated sheets will be specially priced at $13.00! (13.00+$7.00 tip.) That's the deal.

This offer only comes around once in a great while so make the most of it. The past few Friday the 13th's have been wild, all artists ended up worked late into the night trying get everyone inked up AND we still had to turn away people. Awesome tattoos were done, many of which were quite humorous. And that's the whole point, show up, have fun and get something cool or silly to commemorate this most excellent of days.

A few things to keep in mind:

- First come, first serve. No appointments. Show up. Get tattooed.

- We are going to only be tattooing 13s that day, so no regular appointments, walk ins, piercings, or consults will be done or scheduled.

- No one under 18 will be tattooed, even with parental consent! Too busy for the paperwork that day.

- Expect large crowds and a little bit of a wait for your turn. The tattoos are small but each artist has to set up, break down, and clean for each client. We try as hard as we can to tattoo everybody and we use a sign up sheet to keep track of when it's somebody's turn. If you need to step out for coffee or something let someone know so you don't get passed over. If you miss your turn and have been waiting a while we'll figure a way to rotate you back in.

- We're working on the hours, so we'll catch everyone up as we know more. Definitely the earlier you show up and sign in the better. We will also try and give people an estimate on the wait time.

- If you have a particular artist you want to get tattooed by, let the person running the front know when you sign in.

There will be sooo many PRE-DETERMINED designs to choose from. We have the sheets from previous years, and unveiling 2+ BRAND NEW Friday the 13th themed sheets. That means lots of cool, cute, funny, bad ass, and neat images to apply to your skin.

The only customization on the design will be changing the colors. **You have to pick something from the designated sheets, NO EXCEPTIONS! Do not bring something in or attempt to show us something from your phone, it will be met with grave consequences.

The artists are going to be busy tattooing their fingers to the bone, nobody's going to have the time to sit down and draw something for you. NO PREVIEWS either! Half the fun is coming in and seeing what we have. If you know the crew at Artisanal, we're a bunch of frickin' NERDS so these new sheets are going to be MATHEMATICAL!

The price is $13.00+$7.00 tip. No exception. Seriously, how bad ass is it to get a tattoo for $20 these days? Feel free to tip more if your artist is the coolest. Tips help us buy coffee, we need coffee, we love coffee, if you don't help us with coffee will will revolt!!! Well, that's not true, but we DO love tips.

Limit to one per customer. Please keep in mind many others are waiting.
**** ALSO NOTE **** You can NOT sign anyone else's name on the list. This is a strict "first come, first serve" policy. If your friend is on the way or can't make it until later, then that is their fault, they must sign up in person, NO EXCEPTIONS. if you try to be sneaky and come back in 5 minutes later and put another name on the list, you will be removed from the list entirely, and the other person will be as well, so don't screw yourself or your friend. Please be respectful of other people in line behind you.

Also, Weather permitting.. there will be live bands playing right outside starting early afternoon for your entertainment!

Make sure you EAT before you get tattooed, there are PLENTY of places to eat within a 1 minute walk from our shop!

So let's do this people. We want to see a large turnout. We want to tattoo so many...tattoos!

Sunday, August 11, 2013

The countdown begins

It's coming. Time is short. There are a few meager weeks left until...

Artisanal Tattoo's
Friday the 13th
Tattoo Special Extravaganza!!!!



Friday, September 13th Artisanal Tattoo will be hosting a special event where all tattoos on designated sheets will be specially priced at $13.00! (13.00+$7.00 tip.) That's the deal.

This offer only comes around once in a great while so make the most of it. The past few Friday the 13ths have been wild, all artists ended up worked late into the night trying get everyone inked up AND we still had to turn away people. Awesome tattoos were done, many of which were quite humerus. And that's the whole point, show up, have fun and get something cool or silly to commemorate this most excellent of days.

A few things to keep in mind.

First come, first serve. No appointments. Show up. Get tattooed.

We are going to only be tattooing 13s that day, so no regular appointments, walk ins, piercings, or consults will be done or scheduled.

No one under 18 will be tattooed, even with parental consent! Too busy for the paperwork that day.

Expect large crowds and a little bit of a wait for your turn. The tattoos are small but each artist has to set up, break down, and clean for each client. We try as hard as we can to tattoo everybody and we use a sign up sheet to keep track of when it's somebody's turn. If you need to step out for coffee or something let someone know so you don't get passed over. If you miss your turn and have been waiting a while we'll figure a way to rotate you back in.

We're working on the hours, so we'll catch everyone up as we know more. Definitely the earlier you show up and sign in the better. We will also try and give people an estimate on the wait time.

If you have a particular artist you want to get tattooed by, let the person running the front know when you sign in. Keep in mind you will be skipped until your artist becomes available.

There will literally be over a hundred designs to choose from. We have the sheets from previous years, and unveiling 2 BRAND NEW Friday the 13th themed sheets. That means lots of cool, cute, funny, bad ass, and neat images to apply to your skin. The only customization on the design will be changing the colors. You have to pick something from the designated sheets, NO EXCEPTIONS! Do not bring something in or attempt to show us something from your phone, it will be met with grave consequences. The artists are going to be busy tattooing their fingers to the bone, nobody's going to have the time to sit down and draw something for you. NO PREVIEWS either! Half the fun is coming in and seeing what we have. If you know the crew at Artisanal, we're a bunch of frickin' NERDS so these new sheets are going to be MATHEMATICAL!

The price is $13.00+$7.00 tip. No exception. Seriously, how bad ass is it to get a tattoo for $20 these days? Feel free to tip more if your artist is the coolest.

Limit to one per customer. Please keep in mind many others are waiting.

So let's do this people. I want to see a large turnout. I want to tattoo so many...tattoos!



Summer is in full swing.
Many, many piercing have been done.
Too many tattoos done to count.
Many sandwiches consumed.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Thank You!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All of us here at the shop want to thank everyone who made it out last night to our Grand Opening Party. It was a BLAST! 

Thank you so much to our Mayor, Brian Gallagher, for joining us and giving us such a great Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Thank you to Beth Ann and Amanda from the Somerville Town Council for showing us so much support from the beginning as well. 

A HUGE thank you goes out to our very good friend Samantha Garces. She stepped up to help us with all the preparations for the party and is just one of the best people ever. She went well above and beyond what she had to do to give us sooo much help, and we are all eternally grateful to her. 

The food and wine was brought to our event by Verve Restaurant on Main Street here in Somerville, Thanks soooo much to them for that, it was all so delicious! It meant a lot to us to have Rick and his staff prepare some great food for our event. Thanks!!! 
18 East Main Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 707-8655
vervestyle.com

All the beer was taken care of for us by our delightfully good friend Cyril over at - 
Millstone Wine & Liquor
1377 Millstone River Road
Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844
(908) 431-9995
He is a great man with a great 'stache. 

The awesome tunes were provided by our good friend Dr. David Lorenz! Hit him up for all your quality DJing needs! He's a swell guy! 
https://www.facebook.com/DavidCharlesLorenz?fref=ts

And finally, the biggest thanks goes out to all of our neighbors, friends, clients and family that came out to show support... and take advantage of all of the food and drinks!! It means so much to us that you all are so great and care about our shop, it means more than you will ever know. 

So thank you all... and here is to an amazing new frontier for us! 

Much love to you all,

All the member of your Artisanal Tattoo Family

Friday, May 10, 2013

Grand Opening Party!!!!!!!


As you all know, we moved our location to 15A Division Street here in Somerville. 
We even added a new amazing artist to our roster, so 2013 has been amazing for us.

Well we are now finally all settled in and ready to have our Ribbon Cutting Grand Opening party!! So grab some friends and family and come down to our shop for some good times! We will have a few giveaways, good tunes will be provided by WFMU's Famed DJ Doktor Lorenz and Diane Kamikaze! https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidLorenz

Check out the new shop, chat with all of our employees and local Somerville celebrities.

Swing on by on Friday, May 24th from 7-10pm!

Sunday, May 5, 2013

New Announcement!!

Spring time is here and we have a huge announcement!!
Our shop family just keeps growing!

We are proud to announce that we have a new tattoo artist!

We would like to welcome Chris Depinto to our family. Chris has been tattooing and piercing for about 17 years, and we couldn't be happier to have him grace us with his talent! Anything is possible with Chris, so check out some of his work in the pictures we will post, or come down to the shop and check out his portfolio. Book now, because his slots will fill up quick!! His work is great and we all feel that he is the perfect fit for us here.

And for all of you smart phone enthusiasts, "check-in" on Foursquare or Yelp and get special discounts! Also, leave us your reviews!

Head on over to our Facebook page as well as our website to see albums with both of their respective works.
https://www.facebook.com/Artisanal.Tattoo.Studio
www.artisanaltattoo.com

You can also check out our brand new Instagram page!
We are on Instagram as : artisanal_tattoo
http://instagram.com/artisanal_tattoo

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Get Pierced

You got the body.

I got the needles.

Go ninja go ninja go.


courtesy of Lou Morgue

Skills

Whattup.

You think you got skills?

Come get tattooed and let's test your dance skills.

The challenge has been made.


-Lou Morgue 

For the love of SUGAR

Peoples.

What's your favorite cereal?

Me, my number 1 is Cracklin' Oat Bran., but I miss the days of sugary stomach lining destruction. Crunchin that shit up, tearing up the roof of my mouth and  my gums. Flooding my bloodstream with sugar and bouncing off the walls like a methhead. The problem for me is all the formulas has been changed on my favorite breakfast bowlfillers. Peanut Butter Capt'n Crunch used to taste like a mouthful of heaven, now it tastes like cardboard. Sadly, others have fallen as well: Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, all taste bland now. I understand the need to make cereal "healthier", but you know what, I ate cereal then rode my bike around the neighborhood for hours. Cereal is cereal, if you want healthy, go eat some Kashi you hippie!

I miss the good old days. Kaboom. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Nerds. PURE SUGAR.

Forced to eat King Vitamin for health. Fuck that, I'm chowed down on some C3POs!

Let me know what you guys used to munch down on and current favs.

-Lou Morgue
                         

The princess is in another castle

Come get tattooed in Lou Morgue's room "The Arcade"

You've been warned.


the Arcade is a subsidary level in the Spiral Zone, located just east of the Negative Zone

I'm back, I'm busy

So I returned triumphant from the 2013 Philadelphia Tattoo Convention. Surprisingly I ended up doing video game themed tattoos all weekend. THAT IS FUCKING AWESOME!!  Let's keep this going people. Bring in whatever video game designs you have, I'll do them all! Finishing up a neato Starcraft piece now, so I NEED MORE!

My room is set up now. I'd say I'm at 98%, but at least there is bad ass art hung up, video game music rocking, great vibes and lots of laughs. I've been on a massive comedy kick, so be prepared to be buried in an avalanche of yucks as I try out and refine my new bits as I tattoo you.

Come and help me raid castles on Happy Wars on XBOX live. Mayhem and destruction awaits. Join me as I launch a rain of deadly arrows or unleash the blackest tornado upon our enemies. My gamertag is Lou Morgue. The Baron is on too so come join us as we take the Iron Throne.

The new shop is nice. Clean, efficient, the setup is really cool. We're enjoying our new home right in the middle of Division St. The town is trying to setup D-street as the arts district, so we're going to take that banner and lead the charge. Pretty soon we'll have some info on a huge grand opening party and some cool ideas for the spring and summer. Stay tuned.

I think I'm going to run a piercing special soon. Thinking of ideas, anybody has one fell free to drop them suckas on me.


See you all later,


Lou Morgue




Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Ok this is the final lineup for Sunday January 27th
10am til 5pm

A TON of cool shit will be for sale, lots of vendors hocking collectibles and such, and great art.  We're also we're setting up a huge art fusion piece that will be raffled off at the end of the day.  Be forewarned the drawing may contain a large amount dicks and vaginas. I am so excited, this is going to be a killer fucking show! BE THERE!!