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Ahma
on toinen studiomme handpoke-artisteista. Hänen lemppariaiheitaan ovat
kasvit, eläimet ja kaikki vähän höperö. Ahma on itsekin vähän höperö, ja
nimittänyt itsensä Studio Hellän iskävitsivastaavaksi.
Asiakaslähtöisyys on tärkeä osa Ahman työetiikkaa, ja siksi queer-studion perustaminen tuntui erityisen merkitykselliseltä. Ahma aloitti taipaleensa täysiaikaisena yrittäjänä 2019, jolloin hän perusti Ahma Tattoon Pikku Huopalahteen. Söpö ministudio palveli hyvin 1,5 vuotta ennen muuttoa Studio Hellän tiloihin.
Asiakaslähtöisyys on tärkeä osa Ahman työetiikkaa, ja siksi queer-studion perustaminen tuntui erityisen merkitykselliseltä. Ahma aloitti taipaleensa täysiaikaisena yrittäjänä 2019, jolloin hän perusti Ahma Tattoon Pikku Huopalahteen. Söpö ministudio palveli hyvin 1,5 vuotta ennen muuttoa Studio Hellän tiloihin.
Tatuoimisen lisäksi Ahma on sarjakuvataiteilija. Hän toimii osana helsinkiläistä HEXWILLER -kollektiivia.
Ahma
is one of our two handpoke artists. Their favourite tattoo subjects are
plants, animals and everything that is a bit goofy. In general, being
goofy is a big part of Ahma, and they are Studio Hellä’s self-proclaimed
Executive Dad Jokester.
Being customer-friendly plays a big part in Ahma’s work ethics and therefore founding a queer studio felt extremely important. Ahma started their career as a full time entrepreneur in 2019 when they founded Ahma Tattoo. The cute little studio was located in Pikku Huopalahti and served well for 1,5 years before Ahma relocated their tattoo station to Studio Hellä.
Besides tattooing, Ahma is also a comics artist. They are part of Helsinki-based HEXWILLER group.
Being customer-friendly plays a big part in Ahma’s work ethics and therefore founding a queer studio felt extremely important. Ahma started their career as a full time entrepreneur in 2019 when they founded Ahma Tattoo. The cute little studio was located in Pikku Huopalahti and served well for 1,5 years before Ahma relocated their tattoo station to Studio Hellä.
Besides tattooing, Ahma is also a comics artist. They are part of Helsinki-based HEXWILLER group.
Apila Pepita
languages: fin & eng
pronouns: they/them
contact: apilatattoo ︎ gmail.com
instagram: @apilatattoo
@apilapepita
facebook: Apila Tattoo
Apila Pepita
website: www.apilatattoo.com
www.apilapepita.com
Apilan tatuointityyli on värikäs ja sarjakuvamainen. Hän rakastaa tatuoida söpöjä olentoja paksujen ääriviivojen kera. Abstraktit tatuoinnit kuuluvat myös Apilan suosikkeihin.
Apila aloitti tatuointiuransa harjoittelija 69 Tattoossa (nykyään Pine Art & Tattoo) vuoden 2019 lopulla.
Tatuointien tekemisen lisäksi Apila on kuvittaja, sarjakuvataiteilija ja graafinen suunnittelija. Apila on kuvittanut paljon erityisesti lasten ja nuorten kirjoja.
Apila on opiskellut graafista suunnittelua Aalto-yliopistossa.
Apila on syntynyt vuonna 1991 Siilinjärvellä. Pohjois-Savosta hän muutti Helsinkiin yli 10 vuotta sitten.
Apila aloitti tatuointiuransa harjoittelija 69 Tattoossa (nykyään Pine Art & Tattoo) vuoden 2019 lopulla.
Tatuointien tekemisen lisäksi Apila on kuvittaja, sarjakuvataiteilija ja graafinen suunnittelija. Apila on kuvittanut paljon erityisesti lasten ja nuorten kirjoja.
Apila on opiskellut graafista suunnittelua Aalto-yliopistossa.
Apila on syntynyt vuonna 1991 Siilinjärvellä. Pohjois-Savosta hän muutti Helsinkiin yli 10 vuotta sitten.
Apila’s tattooing style is colourful and cartoony. They love to tattoo cute creatures with bold lines. Abstract tattoos are also one of Apila’s favourites to tattoo.
Apila first began their tattooing journey in 2019 as an apprentice at 69 Tattoo (now called Pine Art & Tattoo).
In addition to making tattoos Apila is also an illustrator, comics artist & graphic designer. Apila has illustrated loads of book (especially youth and children’s novels).
Apila has studied graphic design in Aalto University and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the same University.
They are originally from a small town called Siilinjärvi in Eastern Finland but have been living in Helsinki for 10 years now.
Apila first began their tattooing journey in 2019 as an apprentice at 69 Tattoo (now called Pine Art & Tattoo).
In addition to making tattoos Apila is also an illustrator, comics artist & graphic designer. Apila has illustrated loads of book (especially youth and children’s novels).
Apila has studied graphic design in Aalto University and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the same University.
They are originally from a small town called Siilinjärvi in Eastern Finland but have been living in Helsinki for 10 years now.
Kolya
languages: eng & rus
pronouns: they/them
contact: instagram DM
instagram: @kolyapokes
website:
kolyakotov.com
email: kolyakotov@me.com
Kolya is Studio Hellä’s tattoo apprentice whose passion for tattoos became a profession in 2021. At the moment they are making hand-poke tattoos and learning machine tattooing. As they are quite new into tattooing they are experimenting with different styles and techniques as line-work, blackwork, dot work. Kolya describes their tattoos as queer, loud and sometimes provocative.
Kolya is a multidisciplinary visual artist, originally from Russia. They moved to Finland in 2012. At the moment Kolya is a student at the Art Academy in Helsinki where they works mainly with photography, performance and video art. They also has a degree in fashion design and run a limited line of printed apparel @kolyakotov, some of their designs can be found in our Hellä shop.
Kolya is a multidisciplinary visual artist, originally from Russia. They moved to Finland in 2012. At the moment Kolya is a student at the Art Academy in Helsinki where they works mainly with photography, performance and video art. They also has a degree in fashion design and run a limited line of printed apparel @kolyakotov, some of their designs can be found in our Hellä shop.
Sasha Kretova
languages: eng & rus
pronouns: she/they
contact: instagram DM
instagram: @sashakretova.tattoo
website/shop: sashakretova.com
email: sasha ︎ sashakretova.com
Sasha has been learning to tattoo from our studio's own Ahma Tattoo since late 2019 and started tattooing on people in summer 2020. Until then she’s been, and still is, working as an illustrator, jewelry designer, occasional photographer and videographer, podcast host and all around creative person.
Sasha does hand poke tattoos in her clean and simple soft style with bold but minimal color palettes. Her favorite things to tattoo are cats, plants, mushrooms and cute random everyday objects.
Sasha was born in a small city in the Russian part of Sapmi in a Russian-Ukrainian-Jewish family and immigrated to Finland as a teen. She studied audiovisual technology and digital printing, but left the industry to be an artist.
Sasha does hand poke tattoos in her clean and simple soft style with bold but minimal color palettes. Her favorite things to tattoo are cats, plants, mushrooms and cute random everyday objects.
Sasha was born in a small city in the Russian part of Sapmi in a Russian-Ukrainian-Jewish family and immigrated to Finland as a teen. She studied audiovisual technology and digital printing, but left the industry to be an artist.
Саша начала учиться делать татуировки у Ahma Tattoo в конце 2019 года и летом 2020 уже делала тату на людях. До этого Саша занималась (и продолжает заниматься) иллюстрацией, дизайном украшений, иногда фотографией и видео, ведением подкаста и другими творческими проектами.
Саша делает татуировки в технике hand poke и в своем мягком и минималистичном стиле, используя смелые, но простые цветовые палитры. Ее любимые темы – растения, котики, грибочки и разные милые повседневные предметы.
Саша родилась в городе Мурманске, в русско-украинско-еврейской семье и эмигрировала в Финляндию в подростковом возрасте. В университете она изучала аудиовизуальные технологии и цифровую печать, но выпустившись, поняла, что хочет заниматься искусством.
Talvi Kuu Ba'al
languages: ita,eng,jap
pronouns: they/them
contact: tali_baal ︎ outlook.com
instagram:
@tali_baal_tattoo
@cheesus.crust666
Talvi came to Finland in 2015 and began
their tattoo apprenticeship in 2016. In 2018 they started to work
part-time at Impact Tattoo in Helsinki.
Talvi enjoys traditional style tattoos with bold lines but with a twist. They also enjoys doing more abstract works like brushstroke tattoos.
For Talvi, tattooing means "to create a bond of trust between the tattooer and the customer, as both will work together creating something that will accompany the latter for life".
Another passion of Talvi is the art of Underground Drag. Their drag persona is called Cheesus Crust and has been lurking in Helsinki clubs for a couple of years before corona.
All in all, they love art and all its expressions.
Talvi enjoys traditional style tattoos with bold lines but with a twist. They also enjoys doing more abstract works like brushstroke tattoos.
For Talvi, tattooing means "to create a bond of trust between the tattooer and the customer, as both will work together creating something that will accompany the latter for life".
Another passion of Talvi is the art of Underground Drag. Their drag persona is called Cheesus Crust and has been lurking in Helsinki clubs for a couple of years before corona.
All in all, they love art and all its expressions.
Talvi approdò in Finlandia nel 2015 e iniziò il suo apprendistato nel 2016. Nel 2018, cominciò
a lavorare in Impact Tattoo a Helsinki.
A Talvi piace fare tatuaggi tradizionali con un tocco personalizzato ma anche lavori astratti (come ad esempio tatuaggi a "pennellata").
Per Talvi, tatuare significa "creare un legame di fiducia con * client*, con * qual* si lavora insieme creando qualcosa che rimarrà con loro a vita".
Un'altra passione di Talvi è l'arte del Drag. *l su* personaggi* si chiama Cheesus Crust e, prima della pandemia globale, avreste potuto trovarl* ad aggirarsi sui palchi dei club di Helsinki.
Nel complesso, Talvi ama l'arte in tutte le sue espressioni.
A Talvi piace fare tatuaggi tradizionali con un tocco personalizzato ma anche lavori astratti (come ad esempio tatuaggi a "pennellata").
Per Talvi, tatuare significa "creare un legame di fiducia con * client*, con * qual* si lavora insieme creando qualcosa che rimarrà con loro a vita".
Un'altra passione di Talvi è l'arte del Drag. *l su* personaggi* si chiama Cheesus Crust e, prima della pandemia globale, avreste potuto trovarl* ad aggirarsi sui palchi dei club di Helsinki.
Nel complesso, Talvi ama l'arte in tutte le sue espressioni.
Talvi tuli Suomeen 2015 ja aloitti
tatuointiharjoittelun 2016. Vuonna 2018 hän alkoi työskennellä
osa-aikaisesti Impact Tattoo -studiolla Helsingissä.
Talvi tykkää tehdä traditionaalisia tatuointeja paksuilla viivoilla, mutta pienellä tvistillä. Hän tykkää myös abstraktimpien teosten tekemisestä, kuten pensselillä maalatun näköisistä tatuoinneista.
Talville tatuointien tekeminen tarkoittaa "Luoda luottamus tatuoijan ja asiakkaan välille, koska molemmat työskentelevät yhdessä luomalla jotain, joka seuraa jälkimmäistä koko elämän ajan".
Toinen Talvin intohimo on Underground Drag -taide. Heidän draghahmonsa on nimeltään Cheesus Crust, ja hän on piileskelleet Helsingin klubeissa pari vuotta ennen koronaa.
Kaiken kaikkiaan hän rakastaa taidetta ja kaikkia sen ilmaisuja.
Talvi tykkää tehdä traditionaalisia tatuointeja paksuilla viivoilla, mutta pienellä tvistillä. Hän tykkää myös abstraktimpien teosten tekemisestä, kuten pensselillä maalatun näköisistä tatuoinneista.
Talville tatuointien tekeminen tarkoittaa "Luoda luottamus tatuoijan ja asiakkaan välille, koska molemmat työskentelevät yhdessä luomalla jotain, joka seuraa jälkimmäistä koko elämän ajan".
Toinen Talvin intohimo on Underground Drag -taide. Heidän draghahmonsa on nimeltään Cheesus Crust, ja hän on piileskelleet Helsingin klubeissa pari vuotta ennen koronaa.
Kaiken kaikkiaan hän rakastaa taidetta ja kaikkia sen ilmaisuja.
