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In Victoria, you can drive an
hour and find an uncrowded
wave. The beaches are terrific
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JAKE FRASER,
DYNAMIC TATTOO
“I basically painted what I thought Melbourne was
to me,” says Dynamic Tattoo’s Jake Fraser, “which
is live music, coffee and football.”
While many cities around the world boast
such virtues, the 30-year-old reckons it’s
Melbourne’s easy ability to mix together the arts
and sport that sets it apart. “I feel like it’s a very
creative and energetic city to be in,” he
says. “All you need to do is walk down
the street here in [inner eastern suburb]
Richmond to notice that pretty quickly.
Every shop is a bar or a cafe now!”
Fraser’s distinctive style, with its bold
lines and refined use of colour, was
established during a stint tattooing in
America. “The shop I worked for there was
pretty renowned for that traditional, oldschool tattooing. I’d like to say I’m pretty
diverse, but when people come to me
they usually want that traditional style.”
Fraser loves getting to the football,
galleries, and any one of the many
punk rock venues in and around
town. Still, his first love is surfing
and the often-forgotten breaks that
exist just outside of the city.
“I find that easy and
comforting,” he says. “In
Victoria, you can drive an
hour and find an uncrowded
wave, which isn’t the way
farther north. The beaches
are terrific.”
Richmond, Vic,
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Sydney is always
moving. Anything you
want to do, you can
always get
out and do SPRINKLES,
THE RUSTY ANVIL
it, no matter Like many a Kiwi, Aidan “Sprinkles” McKenzie
himself in Australia because of a girl. But
what time or found
having called Sydney home for eight years, the
day it is. 32-year-old is now very much a local.
“All of the skills that I’ve accumulated have
I love that been
honed in Sydney,” he says. “So Sydney is a bit
of a landmark place in terms of career.”
Sprinkles’s intricate work is heavy on symmetry
and incorporates splashes of colour, leaning on
influences from American artists such as Justin
Hartman and Jeff Gogue, as well as Melbournebased illustrator and designer Ken Taylor.
“Ultimately, though, I like to think my style is my
own,” he says.
Sprinkles laughs when describing himself as
a “bit of a street kid”, spending nights cruising
the byways near his Glebe private studio, or
enjoying a quiet view of Sydney’s skyscrapers
from one of the waterside parks on the northern
side of the suburb. That’s when he’s not enjoying
a couple of quiet drinks at the Forest Lodge
Hotel (forestlodgehotel.com.au) or checking out
the latest exhibition at nearby amBUSH Gallery
(ambushgallery.com).
“Sydney is always moving,” Sprinkles says.
AIDAN
“SPRINKLES”
MCKENZIE
This tattoo artist found
himself in Sydney
chasing a girl, but
found the city gave
him a creative burst
that has revealed itself
in his work.
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“Anything you want to do, you can always get out and
do it, no matter what time or day it is. I love that.”
Glebe, NSW; theblackdoughnut.com »
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I love doing a
few more laidback things,
[like] visiting
the gardens, or
heading out to
Wellington Point
and relaxing
out that way
SAMMY WINKS,
LUST FOR LIFE TATTOO,
GALLERY AND ESPRESSO
Sammy “Winks” Walters reckons
Brisbanites can forget how lucky they are
to call the Queensland capital home.
“They go on about how it’s not
as cultured as, say, Melbourne,” the
Tasmanian-born 31-year-old explains,
“but the city has lots of things that they
forget about. There are the City Botanic
Gardens (tel: 07 3012 9606) up here, as well as
the Mount Coot-tha Gardens (tel: 07 3403 2535);
When it comes
the Kookaburra Queen (kookaburrariverqueens.
to getting out and
com), which is always steaming along the river;
about, Winks will settle
and there’s a lot of great stuff just a stone’s throw
for some knock-offs at Ric’s (ricsbar.com.au)
outside of Brisbane.”
or a hardcore band at Crowbar (243 Brunswick St,
Winks’s design captures some of those forgotten
virtues in a traditional style developed during his
formative years on the Gold Coast.
“My major influences were the people I worked
Fortitude Valley). But the artist often looks a little
farther afield for relaxation.
“I love doing a few more laid-back things,” he
says, “[like] visiting the gardens or heading out to
with,” he says. “And I do a bit more of a traditional
Wellington Point, and relaxing and having a bit of
style, so people like [Berlin-based] Uncle Allan and
a feed out that way.”
[Melbourne’s] Bugsy have always influenced me.”
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There’s the Hula
Bula Bar, this
classic tiki bar
where you can
always get a
good cocktail –
or Devilles Pad.
For an amazing
restaurant, try
Print Hall
developed a fascination with centuries-old sailor
tattooing. “It’s something that I’ve always been
interested in,” he says. “I’m interested in the
history and culture of traditional tattooing.”
Now, Reilly’s keep him busy, but when
he’s not in the shop’s Osborne Park studio Daniels
CRAIG DANIELS,
REILLY TATTOO
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Craig Daniels, Perth’s
making a night of it in any one of the city’s
appeal is simple.
cocktail or whisky bars.
“Where I live, I’m 10 minutes from the city and
out Perth’s vibrant independent art scene or
“There’s the Hula Bula Bar (hulabulabar.com)
10 minutes from the beach. I’m more or less 10
– this classic tiki bar where you can always get
minutes from everything,” he laughs. “Then, half
a good cocktail – or Devilles Pad (devillespad.
an hour and I’m up in the hills.”
com). For an amazing restaurant, try Print Hall
It’s an aspect of the Western Australian capital
(printhall.com.au), while La Cholita’s (279 William
that the 28-year-old looked to capture in his
St, Northbridge) Mexican is a favourite.”
illustration. “Just that closeness of everything,”
Osborne Park, WA; reillytattoo.com.au
he says. “But then the wine regions have such an
influence over Perth, so I included that also.”
Daniels has been an artist all his life, but
only turned to ink in more recent years as he
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