Autumnal beanbag

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Hey everyone!

Autumn is here and I just completed my last guest spot for the year in Bristol!

I will be working mainly in Bicester now till March (maybe with a day or two in Keynsham if everything goes well!)

I now have a bunch of tattoo photos from recent I will share!

Cheryl had a devil that was not successfully covered once before, she asked for super bright and bold roses to cover it-but we only needed one to cover! (you can always add more!)

before photo!
as you can see it covered great! Cheryl wanted Bright and BOLD and I can always happily oblige that request!

cover ups are one of my favourite things to do!

This Dolly Parton chicken tattoo was for Molly who requested it before the untimely death of our sweet country queen

we managed to finish off Joe’s arm with this beautiful coastal scene and some swallows for his sweet little family!

I was really happy with this one, I’d love to do more scenery/landscape tattoos

So this one was a huge, difficult harry potter tattoo cover up for Callie who LOVES cryptids and mysterious shit as much as I do! What a dream to do the mothman all dressed up and having a BALL! Thankyou for this request Callie I absolutely loved every second of this!

I got to make this sweet little scorpion for one of my favourite people to tattoo! I love a bit of black and grey!

A couple of kingfishers this year!

a sneak peek of this cormorant leg we’ve been working on for charlie!

Hope you’ve enjoyed this little selection! I will eventually get round to putting them on Instagram but Meta is evil so I am trying for my own sanity to spend as little time on it as possible (think Frodo with the ring)

thankyou for looking! xx

Bicester-y Mystery Solved

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I figured out why work was dead! Google business page had suspended my account after I changed my address, I have now started a new one for hanbear and everything is once again rollin’

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Technology huh, who else just wants to go back to how things were before smartphones?

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I might get some postcards printed…

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I will be mainly based at all yours tattoo co in Bicester, Oxfordshire for the forseeable future! Working on my cover up game and saving up for a lil wee boat.

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If anybody fancies a tattoo or two let me know on hannahcalavera@hotmail.co.uk

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thankyou

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Oxfordshire and Bristol

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Hey everyone!

So I have finally got my directions in order and am trying to buy a narrowboat! But work has never been quite so dead!

I am making a lot of lino prints at the moment

which can be found on my

ETSY SHOP!!!

if you have unfinished work by me and are invested in me continuing the art of tattooing I could really do with any support you have to give

likes, comments and shares on my social media, recommendations if you are happy with my work I’d really appreciate the word of mouth especially as eeeeveryone wants a coverup or two! And perhaps if you are feeling flush in these trying times buying a print or booking in would help me out hugely at the moment.

So I am trying to knuckle down and improve my web presence and skills, do more lino and generally get my shit back in order!

One more thing for the SEO stuff

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witney, carterton, kidlington, cotswolds, banbury, cherwell, the shire, headington, abingdon, radley, woodstock, buckingham, milton keynes, watford, reading, northampton

Bicester!

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hey everyone

Just another update for the SEO stuff!

I will be working in Bicester Oxfordshire at allyours tattoo co studio for a fair amount of this year so I’m trying to type Bicester Oxfordshire, or Oxford as much as I can so it puts me up the top of the search engine page for a bit. Anyway these are the dates I have available at the wonderful tattoo studio filled with lovely tattoo artists

I will also be in Bristol every month or two, I will be trying out a private tattoo studio in Montpellier to see if it is a good fit!

and then I will also be in Cardiff and wales, at Wellfield road tattoo studio, and another welsh studio tba

thankyou for your continued support in these trying times!

love and peace to you all

Hambear x

Prints

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Hey everyone!

I have made some prints for the Black Shuck Festival in Bungay

These are Giclee prints of The weeping horse of Trowse and Old Shuck, based on the weird and wonderful folklore of East Anglia. They are for sale at my Big Cartel.

I’ve been using the extra time to really get back into doing art for myself, I hope to do some flash of all the things I enjoy.

These themes include animism, psychedelics, esoterica, ancient history, mystical themes, celtic artwork, welsh folklore, cryptids, ancient artwork, ancient Egypt, the natural world, landscapes and animation.

spring

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Another blog post to boost the ol’ SEO thingie!

I have been working between Bristol, Bicester and some midlands placements but I soon am to be guesting in Wales more often to try and find a more permanent tattoo studio to have as a base! then I will be in Bicester and Bristol once a month each too!

Guest spots at the moment just don’t get booked up as they used to (no surprise in this current climate!)

But this has left me with a really amazing “problem” to try and figure out. With more spare time than ever what does a girl do to try and make the world a better place whilst also earning some money?

If anyone has any ideas I’d be super thrilled to hear

I’ve been litter picking, volunteering and wwoofing but I can’t help but feel there is something more I could be doing right now to help the world. I will never give up being a tattoo artist, but having more time to work on designs and put intention into every piece has made me realise that I love this way of working. I feel like I have way more time and energy to give to my clients and definitely prefer working this way.

I want to practice more intentional spiritual tattooing, in more of a natural environment. I hope to one day have a cabin in the woods style private studio for me and a friend who both follow the Wu Wei…until that time though I shall keep finishing off all the unfinished work I have out there and trying to figure out what my part to play in the universe is.

Once again I’m going to type a bunch of words for the algorithm lol. Tattoos, tattoo artist, tattoo studio Bicester, Bristol, Ceregigion, Wales, Powys, art, Oxford, London. Sorry if anyone actually reads this haha

Hannah

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Freedom is just around the corner

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Hey everyone, another fairly pointless update to try and push my website up the google rankings lol! Not much to report since the last one!

As the world slowly decides the systems we have built have lead to nothing but our own suffering it feels like we are in now in a kind of death rattle for capitalism and the illusion of democracy! It is, a funny old time.

Tattooing has certainly become more quiet in the last few months, and I’m not surprised- it is a luxury. The first things to take a downturn when the recession hits!

I’ve seen some tattooists online doing videos, saying why getting tattooed is important and even videos which imply that you should be spending money on tattoos over other things. I think this is kinda bollocks tbh. It is not a necessity and although we would all LOVE to be getting tattooed left right and centre -it’s just not a priority for most people who are struggling right now. Including myself.

A few years ago I decided to take a step back from tattooing full time to build some skills which i felt could be of benefit to humanity and nature, I am still trying to build that skill base, whilst at the same time continue to tattoo as much as I feasibly can.. Earning less money would have been a problem in Bristol but luckily i got a van and decided to live in that to avoid having to pay astronomical rent “for a year” whilst i did these other things. After 1 year I didn’t like the thought of going back- the rest is history!

Trying to live as cheaply as possible is actually pretty great but this has meant that getting tattooed, unless its for swaps right now is out of the window. Which is unfortunate as I have a lot ( a LOT) of unfinished work!

Because of this, I was thinking of doing pay what you can afford tattoo days a couple of days a month for people who need to get work finished but are in a similar situation. If you are maybe the one human who ever sees this blog and you need stuff finishing and you think it’s worth a shot email me!

hannahcalavera@hotmail.co.uk

Oh also as usual I split my time

at least once a month in Bristol, and once a month in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Lots more travel dates and places on my travel page though!

Tattoos and nature

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Hello

long time no blog!

I spent January with a friend doing art at an artist retreat at glorious Mud and Wool in Wales, and since then have been marooned in Bicester whilst Dick Van-Dyke awaits a needed (but very spenny) repair! Luckily the lovely ladies at Allyours tattoo have welcomed me with open arms into their lovely tattoo studio to get back to the craft! It’s been really lovely to chill and not travel for a little bit though!

I have added more dates, locations and tattoo studios to my travel page and all are available to book in at now. Thankyou to all my clients who have been super patient with me over the last few years since I have been pursuing my bushcraft dream but I shall definitely be knuckling down and making it a priority to finish off everybody’s tattoos!

I have also decided to spend some time making some tattoo flash of my special interests in the esoteric, nature, welsh folklore, aliens and psychedelica!

I’m just going to type out some of the places I will be guesting for SEO purposes lol

Daventry, Leicester, Bicester, Oxford, Wales, Ceredigion, Aberystwyth, Wiltshire,

the free life

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Hey there, whoever reads this!

I have spent since March living in the van, travelling and guesting, initially I had only planned for a year of that but I’ve been loving it so much I think I’m going to do at least another year, if not longer. I wish I had done this years ago, and couldn’t recommend it to anyone else highly enough!

I have just updated my travel page to reflect some changes, and will be sorting out next years sechedule over Christmas!

I am hoping to split next year between tattooing, doing an intensive Bushcraft and survival course, and hopefully testing my new skills in Chainsaw and forest planting as well! I will be tattooing at least two weeks a month so will have plenty of space! If you have a request for me to come visit your area let me know and I’ll try and arrange a guest spot near you!

I will also be doing regular spots in Bristol, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cornwall and Wales but also hope to make it up to Scotland for a while too if I can!

Anyone who wishes to keep up with my adventures, I made an instagram for vanlife @hanbearvanbear

Hannah x

Whispering no more

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Hey all you lovely folk, hope you are doing well! Thought I’d update as everyone is v curious to see what’s going on! The short version is that unfortunately due to a variety of factors it became apparent very late last year that I could no longer afford to run Whispering Weeds and had to shut up shop. Bit of a downer, but when life gives you lemons, throw a lemon party! I decided to use this opportunity to do what I haven’t been able to do for a while and travel, guest spot and visit people for the rest of this year.

I’m currently in the process of moving house into a campervan so if any of you have emailed in the last few weeks that’s why I havent been replying! I will be travelling round the UK this year, including many guest spots in Bristol and the South west! To see if I will be coming near you please go look at my TRAVEL PAGE!

If you see a guest spot that is near you email me with the location as the header and you will get a reply asap!

Sorry to all of you who got moved, will be getting in contact to reschedule everyone now that I’ve got the majority of my life stuff shifted! I will not be leaving anyone with unfinished tattoos, so don’t fret! I just need a bit more time this year to smell the sweet roses of life and get out of city living/slog mode.

Oh also,Whispering Weeds is now Tengu Tattoo! Go check it out 🙂

love and thanks to you all

Hanbear

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