Traditional tattoos in Portsmouth

Traditional tattooing is the heart of Morgan’s work: heavy black outlines, solid shading and a small palette of strong colour, made to stay readable for decades. Bold will hold.

The style grew up in port towns on the arms of sailors, which makes Portsmouth a fitting place to get one. Roses, daggers, swallows, hearts, lady heads and tall ships all turn up in Morgan’s work, next to less expected subjects such as fruit, frogs and moths.

Pieces are drawn to order or picked from his flash, in full colour or in black alone. Send a request with your idea and where it is going, and Morgan will reply by email.