Artists from Northampton tattoo studio win 24 awards at American convention

The group of eight artists from Revelation Tattoo Studio in Derngate travelled to Minnesota to compete within the Villianarts Minneapolis Tattoo Conference final weekend.

The three-day competitors noticed 5 of the tattooists choose up awards together with two first place prizes for ‘better of the day’.

Anastasia Bortnik, who received one of many ‘better of the day’ awards and second place for the ‘better of present’ prize, was one of the profitable artists.

Nelson Sacramento additionally got here house extremely adorned as he, too, collected seven awards together with first place within the ‘finest black/gray portrait’ class.

Phil Bennett, supervisor of Revelation Tattoo Studio, mentioned: “We’re actually pleased with our guys. They work extremely laborious.

“It’s sensational and we will’t wait to get again on the market once more.

“Prior to now, probably the most we’ve got received is 13 awards at a conference so 24 is record-breaking for us.

“We usually win about 50 a 12 months, however we’ve got 24 within the first conference so we’re going to smash that this 12 months.”

Roman Grazhdantsev, who received the opposite ‘finest in day’ award, and Max Adamek bagged 4 gongs every and Teo Papadopoulos picked up two trophies.

The group usually competes in round eight conventions yearly and Phil is assured it helps footfall right here in Northampton.

He added: “Virtually 80 per cent of shoppers point out the awards we’ve got received, so it undoubtedly helps our enterprise.”

The subsequent conference that group Revelation will compete in is in Cleveland in three weeks the place they hope to proceed their success.