Welcome to the Liquid Amber Tattoo website!
Liquid Amber Tattoo is a female owned and operated studio located in the heart of Gastown. The studio includes four artists (seen here in the photo from left to right): Kylie Gibson, Jenny Jarrett, Justina Kervel and Rene Botha.
This sought-after group of artists specialize in custom work. Liquid Amber is health board approved and adheres to the highest level of cleanliness and professionalism. An open concept design coupled with exposed brick lends to a boutique style vibe and friendly atmosphere.
Thanks for visiting our website. This home page contains Liquid Amber info on conventions, guest artists, news clippings and other cool stuff that you might like to check out.
Stay a while, look around and don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have by going to our contact page.
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 1:15PM We will be closed
Saturday December 24th
Sunday December 25th
Sunday January 1st
for all other days, see our regular schedule.
Thanks and enjoy yourself over the holidays! You deserve it!!
From the peeps at LAT
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 5:07PM All was lost. We were all booked up with no room for anyone to get tattooed. Then Sue Addison from Pretty Devils Tattooing came in to save the day! Sue will be dong a guest spot with us December 28, 29 & 30... just in time to get that special tattoo you have been wanting to get all year!
Call the shop to book your appointment, 604-738-3667.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 2:09PM "So, do you have a tattoo?" I suppose it's a natural first question for people to ask when you explain that you're doing a couple of feature stories on the tattoo industry in BC. I don't in fact have a tattoo. I'm too fickle to have a piece of permanent art on my skin, and I'm not sure I could sit still long enough to go under the needle. I have, however, been intrigued by tattoos since I was a child. For as long as I can remember, my dad has had this mark on his left forearm, about an inch square. When I was old enough to talk, I asked him about it. At some point as a young teen, he decided it would be cool to have our last name tattooed on his arm, in English. He started jabbing away at his skin with a fountain pen filled with black ink. He got as far as the 'K' in Kwan before he stopped -- I've never been clear on whether the pain was too much or if he was interrupted. When my grandfather discovered what my dad had done, he was furious. He threatened to chop his arm off with a meat cleaver, because back then, 'only the Triads had tattoos.' Please keep in mind that my grandfather was born at the tail end of the 19th century. He was the very definition of old school. The mark on my dad's arm has faded and spread over the years, and now looks like a dark blue blobby X. It may not have turned out as intended, but what it has done is inspired my healthy curiosity over the years about distinctive tattoos. It's that sense of curiosity that prompted me to ask new questions around where social acceptability of tattoos stands now, where does the industry goes from here, and what's involved with the removal process if a piece doesn't work out. Here are some of the interesting facts I've discovered along the way. A good tattoo artist costs as much as a decent lawyer per hour, which means that a significant piece of work has the same price tag as a car. The new social divide seems to be less about whether you have a tattoo, and more about where it's placed. Facial and neck tattoos seem to be the most taboo regions. People with tattoos or those in the industry still face discrimination, from bankers who may be hesitant to give them loans to landlords who don't want to have them as tenants. Kimberly Law, a certified image consultant, tells her clients with tattoos to conceal them before a job interview. She says it reveals too much about someone's personal identity -- much in the way an over the top hairdo or style of clothing would -- when the focus should be on someone's job skills and overall employability. Having a tattoo removed is an expensive and time consuming process. Darker ink is easier to remove than white or yellow, based on how it absorbs the laser. Doctors also have to account for a patient's skin tone when performing treatments -- they may need to reduce the intensity of the laser and bump up the number of treatments if someone has darker skin. Learning about the industry was a journey. I hope you get something out of the stories, whether you already have lots of tattoos, are considering having one taken off, or have never thought for a minute about getting one.
Read it on Global News: Global BC | Tattoos etc.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 1:15PM Chek out this issue of Oops Magazine which features Liquid Amber Tattoo artist Jenny Jarrett in "Artist Talk".
Photo's of Jenny Jarrett taken by: Jessie Robertson
