Sean Hobden

Tattooing in the 20th Century: A Celebration of One Pass Fast Walk In Tattooing Sean Hobden

Publisher Marketing: If you enjoyed Sean Hobden's Tales from the old school of tattooing you will enjoy this. This A4 book is a collection of traditional hand painted flash and folk art in full colour with the designs described from a traditional old school tattooist's point of view rather than a journalist's. The book contains more than thirty sheets of saleable fun to do fast walk in flash along with a few of the authors old photos and memories making this book more than just a flash book. It gives a small glimpse into the golden years of tattooing. As well as an insight into late 20th century tattooing the author also shares his thoughts on how he sees the future of modern tattooing. Sean Hobden has been tattooing his whole adult life and made a career of fast walk in tattooing. He entered the trade tattooing queues of soldiers on army payday giving him a solid grounding in this almost lost method of tattooing. He was fortunate to be accepted into the old school inner circles of the day at the very beginning of his long career giving him access to the minds of the early pioneers of tattooing. Now in the 21st century fast walk in tattooing is virtually dead but now that Sean is semi retired he is able to continue his first love of fast walk in tattooing. "I am passionate about keeping tattoo folk art alive and promoting the fact that tattooing should be fun" Fast walk in tattooing "Who's next?........ If you are of sober mind and wish to cross my palm with silver step this way sir!" Contributor Bio:  Hobden, Sean Sean Hobden has been tattooing for over thirty years. He rented his first high street shop at the age of twenty one after serving in the army, he then bought a bigger shop at the age of twenty five where he still works to this day. His shop is now one of the longest established in the South East of England.