Documentary Series • 3 Seasons

Maritime Ink

Maritime Ink explores the various facets of the tattoo subculture. Each episode visits a tattoo shop to learn about their style, influences, and art.

Tattoos have skyrocketed in popularity over the past decade. In 2010 about 40 percent of millennials had at least one tattoo and that number has increased. Young, high fashion runway models are often adorned with body art. With a clientele across the region ranging in age and background, the series features the intimate stories of people and their tattoos.

Produced with the support of:

Production Company

Garnan Productions

Director and Writer

Andrew Younger

Episodes

S1E1

Alicia Simms

Maritime Ink meets Truro tattoo artist Alicia Simms, exploring her art, inspiration, and career path. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E2

Kirt Silver

Maritime Ink meets internationally acclaimed, Elmsdale based, tattoo artist Kirt Silver, exploring his art, inspiration, and career path. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E3

Jillian Dawn

Maritime Ink meets Halifax tattoo artist Jillian Dawn, exploring her art, inspiration, and career path as she begins a career in the hand poke styles of tattooing. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E4

Chris Moss

Maritime Ink meets long-time Dartmouth tattoo artist Chris Moss, exploring his art, inspiration, and career path from funeral director to tattooist. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E5

Ashley Hamilton

Maritime Ink meets Wolfville tattoo artist Ashley Hamilton, exploring her art, inspiration, and career path, including the story that brought her across the country to setup in Nova Scotia. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E6

Gordon Sparks

Maritime Ink meets Mi’maq tattoo artist Gordon Sparks, an icon of the tattoo community, exploring his art, inspiration, and career path. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E7

Special: Removals and Cover-Ups

Tattoos are not always permanent. In this Maritime Ink special we peel back the veil on the world of tattoo removal and cover-ups and talk to Nova Scotians about why they are getting their old tattoos removed and changed.

S1E8

Emily Kane

Maritime Ink meets Antigonish blackwork tattoo artist Emily Kane, exploring her art, inspiration, and career path. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E9

Nick Frank

Maritime Ink meets Bridgewater tattoo artist Nick Frank and his wife piercing expert Mary Frank, exploring his art, inspiration, and career path to opening a shop in Bridgewater and becoming big community supporters. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E10

Krystina DeVille

Maritime Ink meets Dartmouth tattoo artist Krystina DeVille, exploring her art, inspiration, and career path. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E11

Andrew Stones

Maritime Ink meets young and emerging tattoo artist Andrew Stones, exploring his art, passion for flash tattooing, his inspiration, and career path. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E12

Derek Hill

Maritime Ink meets Dartmouth based Newfoundland tattoo artist DerekHill, exploring his art, inspiration, and career path from growing up in a Pentecostal community, to chef, to tattoo artist. We meet Nova Scotians who talk about their own tattoos, and what they mean to them.

S1E13

Special: 2019 Maritime Tattoo & Music Festival

Maritime Ink closes the season with a glimpse inside the 2019 Maritime Tattoo and Music Festival. Permanent and temporary tattoos, networking, music, contests, and carnival shows are all part of the excitement in this episode.

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