A full weekend of art and education, this seminar series will follow the Annual Porchlight Tattoo Art Show on Friday, Feb 27th from 7pm-12am, themed “Birds and Blossoms”.
We welcome tattooers and artists of all career lengths, studio environments, skill levels and genres to participate in what promises to be the first in a long line of seminar productions from Porchlight Tattoo.
In-person tickets will currently be limited to 25 people, so please register soon!
Attend online or in person!
Register for the whole two-day event for $600 which includes:
More than 8 hours of instructional time
question and answer periods
the potential for portfolio critiques from all of our presenters.
refreshments, food, drinks and the custom Phillips “Birds and Blossoms” beer, crafted especially for the Friday art show, with adequate breaks and discussion circles
Register for a single day for $350
take the seminars of your choice by choosing either day
more than 4 hours of instruction
all the above perks.
Tickets for the online presentation of these seminars will be made available in January, so please stay tuned and follow our pages for these announcements!
@porchlighttattoo
@porchlightgallery
The Seminars - Day One 12pm- 5pm
Two seminars by Kaija Heitland and Don Petersen, with different approaches and diverse subject matter appealing to both the artist wishing to expand their craft and the entrepreneur seeking to create financial stability through their art.
11:30 am: arrival and greetings
12 pm: “Successfull Side-hustling for Tattooers” with Kaija Heitland
1:30-2:30 pm: question and answer period on product design and creation, business planning and diversification strategies.
Refreshment break
3 PM: Don Petersen presenting “Designing large-scale tattoos that finish strong”
Time permitting: Discussion group and/or portfolio critique
To see more of their work visit their instagrams and websites below: @kaija.heitland.tattoos www.indigenousnouveau.com
@donpetersentattooer New World Samurai, Canmore, AB
The Seminars - Day two 10am- 5pm
Starting at 10 am, Markus Lenhard and Rob Noseworthy will speak to their combine 45 years of experience in the tattoo industry, focussing on style, composition and finding your voice in the work that you do.
9:30 am: Arrival and greetings
10am: “Priorities” with Markus Lenhard - structured workflow and finding your voice
11:30- 12:00 question and answer period
Refreshment break
1 PM: Rob Noseworthy presenting “Stylizing Dragons and other Japanese Imagery”
Time permitting: Discussion group and/or portfolio critique
To see more of their work visit their instagrams and websites below:
@luxaltera www.luxaltera.com
@robnoseworthy
Porchlight Tattoo
1821 Cook St #201, Victoria, BC V8T 3P5
Shuttle transportation is available to and from camp. Participants can be picked up near the York Street Subway Station on the F subway line. Subway access to the F, G, A, C, 2, 3 and B67.