TATTOO TALES
Go to the roots, not to the fruits.
I’m your host, Stef Bastiàn, tattooer with over twenty years of experience, traveler, painter, coach. Join me to improve your artistic, personal and professional journey through the stories and insights of inspiring guests, within and outside the tattoo world.
Learn more about my different projects and classes at https://www.stefbastian.com/
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
13. ROBERT RYAN- Spirituality, traditional foundations and contract killers
Some people keep traditions alive, some people push boundaries, others implement their own vision in within a well understood and processed style.
Robert is one of the latter.
He absorbed the foundat…
12. SHAWN BARBER- Life through the eyes of a painter
I remember how I used to look at Shawn’s paintings 10yrs ago, amazed by his masterful use of color, composition and personal interpretation of the subject. A fresh voice in the tattoo world. It’s bea…
11. TERRY MANTON- The history of Scottish Tattooing
Why is important to learn about the past? Studying where we come from allows us to understand where we’re at today, to develop appreciation for what we have and to treat it with respect, going beyond…
10. SHANE ENHOLM- All you gotta be is real
Tattooer, punk rocker, bank robber, surfer, musician... it’s hard to put Shane in a box.
His life could be a movie, a good one, made of passion, defeat, revelations and love. Love for what life is, f…
9. HANNAH WOLF- Knowledge is power
This episode is a bit different from what you’re used to. Dense and informative, it shines a light on a new publication, “The science of tattooing”, and those questions not many of us are really able…
8. YUSHI HORIKICHI- Japanese working longevity
On a beautiful New Zealand summer night in Tapua, with the background of the crickets chirping, I had the pleasure of having a nice chat with Yushi.
He’s on a world tour with his beautiful family and…
7. GORDON TOI- The Maori pride of a native
I’ve been really looking forward to this episode. This year I came back to New Zealand and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to interview a tattooer truly representating the local indigenous culture: t…
6. DEAN SACRED- New Zealand tattooing and Nicholas Cage
At the other very end of the world, Auckland New Zealand, I’ve met with Dean for an honest, refreshing chat.
Dean is one of the finest tattooers this country ever produced and he influenced a whole g…
5. ANDREAS COENEN- Giving back to the trade
An honest talk with a dedicated man who found his purpose over a long career and puts his heart in front of every decision he makes. This is Andreas in a nutshell. Committed, inspired, concerned abou…
4. RAMBO- Old school and memorabilia
This time I ended up in Manchester to meet up with local legend Rambo, owner of what has become one of the city’s landmarks, the historical RAMBO’S TATTOO PARLOUR.
Recorded in the pub he owns next do…
3. SCOTT ELLIS & OMAR EDMISON- Apprenticeships and bears’ wrestling
For this episode I ended up in Montpellier, France, where I’ve met the colorful American duo Scott Ellis and Omar Edmison. In between croissants and cheap whiskies they shared with me the 50+years of…
2. HANKY PANKY- The Dutch pirate
Henk Schiffmacher is the true living legend of Dutch tattooing. Over his 40+ years career he represented the true spirit of this craft, once belonged to pirates, outcasts and rebels, with adventure, …
1. LAL HARDY- British Tattooing at its best
Natural born storyteller, living encyclopedia of tattooing history, unique character with a big heart. There couldn’t have been a more appropriate figure to start my podcast with. Lal embodies the tr…