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Cally-Jo
Born
Cally-Jo

(1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 35)
Southampton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipBritish
Occupation(s)Tattoo artist, fine artist, photo model, television personality
WebsiteOfficial site

Cally-Jo (born 20 April 1989, Southampton, United Kingdom) is a British fine artist and tattoo artist.

Her tattoo projects have been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, as well as in advertising campaigns by Chanel, Balmain and Christian Dior. She made tattoos for many celebrities, including Rihanna,[1] Tim Howard, Sienna Miller, Slipknot and others.

Early life

Cally-Jo was born on 20 April 1989 and grew up in town Shirley, England.[2] She studied fine art painting at Winchester School of Art, graduating in 2011.[2] Cally-Jo began to tattoo in 2012.

Career

In 2012 Cally-Jo was offered a job at Love Hate Social Club, London.[3]

After this Cally-Jo worked with tattoo artist Lal Hardy at New Wave Tattoo Studio in North London.[3]

The iconic tattooed MOBO Awards HTC One M8
image icon Cally-Jo and Lal Hardy to create design for HTC One (M8) (reenactment)[4]
image icon Sketch HTC Phone Tattoo (reenactment)[4]

She collaborated with Lal Hardy to create a winged vintage microphone design on limited editions of the One (M8) phone, which were awarded to finalists at the British MOBO music awards.[4] The wings symbolised freedom in both music and art.

Limited Edition HTC One M9 INK
image icon HTC INK with new design from Cally-Jo (reenactment)[5]

Tattoo artist Cally-Jo partnered with supermodel Jourdan Dunn to create a design that is featured on the device Limited Edition HTC One M9 INK In an interview with HTC INK, the artist said that the project interested her because mobile technology is an important aspect of her life. The image is composed of two symbols - the eye and the hand. The eye means strength and sincerity. A hand means protection and positivity. Leaves mean the flowering of art. The sun and moon symbolize balance and harmony.[6]

Cally-Jo tattooed many celebrities such as Rihanna, Tim Howard, Sienna Miller, Alexandra Burke, Huey Morgan, Professor Green and Slipknot. Her tattoo projects have been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, as well as in advertising campaigns by Chanel, Balmain and Christian Dior.

Rihanna and Cally-Jo
image icon Rihanna tattoo on hand by Cally-Jo (reenactment)[7]

In October 2013 Cally-Jo went out to the Dominican Republic to tattoo in style mehendi on Rihanna hand.[2]

Cally-Jo was models and worked a tattoo studio in «Grit N Glory».

Cally-Jo was a party to the gallery The 100 Hands Project,[8]. The exhibition was presented at the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall, UK. The exhibition shows about 100 silicone hands that are tattooed from 100 tattoo artists who work in England. This exhibition can still be visited until January 2018.[9]

In 2016 Cally-Jo collaborated with the Coffee Vs Gangs campaign, which was founded by the coffee company Kenco. Gang tattoos are symbolic of a life of crime in Honduras, with gang members using special tattoo symbols to identify their allegiance to certain gangs. «Kenco» Ireland commissioned Cally-Jo to create an original artwork that captures the rich symbolism of tattoos, but also touches on the hopeful potential of coffee farming as an alternative to gang life.[10] Cally-Jo project won worldwide recognition. The launch event attracted the attention of the press, as well as the visit of the Ambassador of Honduras.[11]

Cally-Jo can seen on the covers of magazines such as Freshly Inked Magazine,[8] «Total Tattoo Magazine»,[8] Things & Ink Magazine.[8]

Cally-Jo is currently on MTV show Just Tattoo of Us as a tattooist.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rihanna's most famous tattoos are the work of British artist Cally-Jo Pothecary". Mail Online. 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Joseph Curtis (20 May 2014). "Southampton tattoo artist inks superstar Rihanna (From Daily Echo)". Dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Cally-Jo | Inked Magazine". Inkedmag.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Future Publishing Limited. "MOBO award winners to receive(sic) limited edition 'tattooed' HTC One M8s as prizes | Gadget Magazine". Gadgetdaily.xyz. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ "HTC INK: The Handset is Here - HTC Blog". Blog.htc.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ http://blog.htc.com/2015/06/htc-ink-the-handset-is-here/ [unreliable source?]
  7. ^ Joseph Curtis (20 May 2014). "Southampton tattoo artist inks superstar Rihanna (From Daily Echo)". Dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Press â€" Cally-Jo". Callyjo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Alice Snape | The official blog for Things&Ink". Th-ink.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  10. ^ Written by  Edward (25 June 2016). "Coffee Vs Gangs is more than just a marketing campaign #CoffeeVsGangs". Suburbiaonline.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  11. ^ 29 June 2016 (29 June 2016). "Celebrity tattoo artist inks new design for Kenco Coffee Vs Gangs - Shelflife Magazine". Shelflife.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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