Our owner and founder, Tom Tom has been tattooing for 20 years and focuses on his own interpretation and stylised custom Japanese/Irezumi tattooing. He almost only does large scale, ongoing work with very loyal clients but also enjoys doing fun “one shot” and smaller tattoos. Influenced majorly by his travels to Japan, and by the amazing Japanese Irezumi artists of the 19th and 20th century, he continues to develop his craft in our studio daily.
Horiyama was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan and has now been tattooing for over 8 years. She specialises in Traditional Japanese Irezumi tattoos. Her style is bright, bold, and simple, carrying on a long tradition of tattooing from her country of birth.
Gordy began his apprenticeship under Tom Tom in 2021, focussing on bright and bold traditional Japanese and American tattooing. He is dedicated to learning everything Japanese traditional, combining this with his expert illustration skills makes for some stand out classic tattoos. Keep an eye out for some of his larger scale work being completed in the next couple of months.
Get in touch if you’ve been thinking about getting some traditional Japanese work done - we’re here to help you out and answer any questions you might have about the process. Fill out one of our contact forms here or email us at info@sunsettattoo.co.nz to get started!