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meela rainey viking woman tattoos

I am a tattoo artist with over 13 years experience specialising exclusively in Nordic art, especially dotwork.

I take inspiration from archaeological artefacts, stone and wood carving art and stories and tales from  the Viking era in Scandinavia .

I am currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland and have developed a business where all clients are booked privately and in advance.

 I began drawing at a very early age and even won a drawing contest in my home town at the age of 4! I would describe myself as a very artistic person and after getting a tattoo myself, I always felt this was the direction I wanted to take my art.

 

From there, I was lucky enough to have a friend who introduced me to the basics of how to tattoo but it was mainly through practicing on myself and friends that I learned to tattoo. After developing my skills, I was tattooing for around 4 years, working mainly in the colour realism style before I realised that this wasn’t the direction I wanted to take my art in.

 

I first discovered Nordic mythology because I was attracted to the runes and began to read more deeply about the Norse culture when I was about 16. I have always been interested in history and the different art styles that cultures like the Egyptians and the Norse created but it wasn’t until around 7 years ago that I realised that to be good tattooist / artist it is more important to create things you are passionate about rather than be able to tattoo in every style.

Location

Folkvangr Tattoo, 10 London Road

EH7 5AP Edinburgh, Scotland

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Email: meelarainey.tattoo@gmail.com

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