I have been handpoke tattooing since 2017. For four years, I ran a tattoo studio in Malmö called Den Heliga Gralen and nowadays I travel and guest tattoo in studios around Sweden and Europe. My instagram with all my tattoos can be found here.

 

My tattoos often depict plants and the natural world as well as symbols, but I am open to suggestions of any kind of imagery.

 

One of the aspects of tattooing that I find the most meaningful is to listen to my tattoo client's intention behind the tattoo, if they have one. Tattooing can be something deeply transformative. It's a process where a person's inner thoughts/feelings/hopes/memories become visible on the outside, and I feel honored to be a part of that process. 

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If you are interested in a tattoo, please email me at den.heliga.gralen@gmail.com, and include:

- the imagery you'd like

- the placement

- the approximate size

- when you'd like to get the tattoo

​Thank you 🙏🏼

 

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💬 Q&A about handpoke tattooing 💭

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Q: What is handpoke?

A: It's tattooing without a machine. I hold a tattoo needle in my hand, dip it in ink and create the tattoo dotwork-style, by poking the skin dot by dot to about 1 mm depth (the middle skin layer). It's a calm and quiet process that allows for talking, resting and soft music because there's no buzzing machine sound.

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Q: Why handpoke when you can get it done faster with a machine?

A: Some people prefer the dotwork style, the fact that it generally hurts less, the softness and quietude of the process. For people who want finger or hand tattoos, handpoke is a better choice than machine because the tattoos age better on the hands when handpoked compared to machine tattooed.