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GUEST ARTISTS

If you are interested in being a guest artist at Hemlock, please review the following information. Please feel free to email hemlocktattoostudio@gmail.com to inquire. Space and time is limited due to the small size of our studio.

Hemlock has strict safety and conduct policies that apply to both artists and clients when they are in the shop. You can read them here.

We also require any guest artists to have their blood borne pathogens certification. If you don't have it already you can take it online for $35 here.
 

We require all artists to complete a trauma informed tattooing workshop before guest spotting at Hemlock, as this is a main philosophy we operate under. You can take a trauma informed tattooing workshop here.

We will supply you with all the set up materials, as well as wash bottles but please bring your own machine, needles, power supply, etc. We can supply you with  black ink but please bring any specific coloured ink you might want.

Hemlock takes 30% of guest artists total sales (not including your tips.) We are a cash only shop but you're welcome to accept e transfer as well.

We are located at 1 -1111 3 St SE, T2G 2S8, Calgary, AB, Canada. We are open Tuesday- Saturday 12-6pm. Please do not book clients outside of those hours if possible. If you wish to have access to our studio earlier or later, please arrange this before your arrival.

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Hemlock Tattoo would like to acknowledge our location and role to play within the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes: The Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations), and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. We want to express our deep gratitude for the people of these nations for caring for the land and all the sacrifices they have made in doing so.

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We want to acknowledge our privileged position to be operating on this extremely abundant land and to recognize that ALL people residing here are Treaty 7 people. In the spirit of acknowledging this history we want to conduct ourselves in a way that honours the Seven Teachings of the Blackfoot, Cree, and Ojibwe people. These teachings are comprised of courage, honesty, humility, love, respect, truth and wisdom and they perfectly encompass how we wish to operate and share space in Treaty 7 territory. 

We also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the indigenous origins and history of tattooing in North America as well as in a wider global context. Our modern western understanding of tattooing barely passes a glance at the deep, symbolic and sacred roots tattooing has in indigenous cultures. As a team we want to participate in changing this via the dissemination of information/education and supporting those who are working to revive and protect the ancestral tattoo techniques, motifs and patterns that colonialism sought to erase.

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Thank you to Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes for her warmth, wisdom and guidance and to all future educators and experts for sharing their knowledge with us. We want to commit ourselves to continuing to amplify voices and seeking out the expertise of the historical stewards of this land we call home.

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-Hemlock Tattoo

©2024 Hemlock Tattoo Studio. Created by the Bread & Butter Club.

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