Ian in his tattoo shop in 1991 — Ian, 1991

45 years. A new direction.

After 45 years,
this feels like me.I want to do
something
different.

I’ve been tattooing for 45 years. I’ve finally landed on a style that feels like me. Now I want to tattoo it.

I’m looking for a few people who love big, badass tattoos.

No commitment. Let’s talk.

Show me the designs ↓

Design concept 01 · Blue and gold sleeveIan, 1991 · From the archives

Original designs

Here’s what I’ve
been working on ↓

Choose any that jump out at you.
Tap an image for a closer look.

Design 01Design concept

This jumps out

Design 08Design concept

This jumps out

Design 09Design concept

This jumps out

Design 05Design concept

This jumps out

Design 10Design concept

This jumps out

See something you’d wear?
Or want something custom?

You don’t have to choose a design to get in touch.

Ian in his tattoo shop — Ian, 1991From Ian’s archives

A long road

I want to do
something different.Hundreds of designs
led me here.

I’ve been tattooing for 45 years.

I’ve done a lot of different shit over that time, but one thing I’ve never really had is a style I could look at and say:

“That’s mine.”

So I started working on it.

Over the past 2 years. I made hundreds of designs. Tried different things. Kept what I liked, threw out what I didn’t, and kept pushing it until I started seeing something that actually felt like me.

Bigger ideas

This is where I landed.Built around the body.

Now I want to tattoo it.

But I don’t want to start small.

I’m looking for a few people who love big, badass tattoos and are willing to give me enough space to really do something with them.

Big arm pieces. Big leg pieces. Tattoos that take over the area and are designed around the body instead of just being dropped onto it.

Design concept 03: blue floral portrait arranged as a full arm piece — Design concept 03

A few of my finished tattoos.

Finished skull and snake tattoo by Ian — Skull and snake · Finished tattoo

Finished colourful dragon sleeve by Ian — Dragon sleeve · Finished tattoo

Ottawa Tattoo Expo · October 9–11, 2026

I want the first few
to be special.

Design concept 08: portrait with golden butterflies composed on a leg — Design concept 08 · Butterfly leg piece

I want to get some of these pieces finished before the Ottawa Tattoo Expo in October.

So for the first few people who want to do this with me, we’ve put together something that makes it a hell of a lot easier to go big.

I’m not asking you to commit to anything right now.

Just look through the designs.

Tell me which ones you like.

Tell me which ones you’d actually consider wearing.

And if you love the style but none of these are exactly what you want, tell me that too. I can create something completely new for you in this style.

Back to the designs ↑

Interested?

Tell me more.

If one of these designs jumps out at you, tell me. Or let’s talk about something custom.

No commitment to book.

After 45 years,this feels like me.I want to dosomethingdifferent.

Here’s what I’ve been working on ↓

I want to dosomething different.Hundreds of designsled me here.

This is where I landed.Built around the body.

A few of my finished tattoos.

I want the first fewto be special.

Tell me more.

After 45 years,
this feels like me.I want to do
something
different.

Here’s what I’ve
been working on ↓

I want to do
something different.Hundreds of designs
led me here.

I want the first few
to be special.