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WENDYKUSTOM **GQ**

Tattooist and psychobilly from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK

About Me

I am a female tattooist with my own studio - Kustom Kulture Ltd. I have been tattooing for 8 years and I love it. If I won the lottery, I'd keep doing it!! I work at some of the UK conventions, last one being Swansea 2007. The 2008 ones are listed below. I enjoy travelling far and wide, often as a busmans holiday, like the Long Beach convention on the Queen Mary in California last year. You can see lots of my work at: I can also be contacted on inkednation atI am now a member of the United Kingdom Gypsy Queens, check them out at
I've lived in South Wales, Plymouth, Reading, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Gloucester, Bicester, and Bristol, making lots of good friends along the way but finally managed to put down roots here in Weston. I spent a lot of time in London in the 80s and early 90s going the Klubfoot, LMS, Slimelights, etc. and also hung out at Take Two in Sheffield when the psychobilly scene was focused up there for a while. I love going to gigs and rallies and weekenders and love music ranging from 50s rockabilly through to punk, psychobilly and some rock/metal. If its got balls I'll probably like it.... As a person, I'm outspoken, though sometimes shy in new groups of people. I'm fiercy independent, determined and driven to the point of being deranged! I like company and laughing with my mates but I don't tolerate idiots easily. I treat people as would expect them to treat me. Which is usually a good thing!!You can see me and Steve Black, my colleague, at three tattoo conventions so far in 2008 - Swansea February 16th/17th, Birmingham NEC April 12/13th and Newport May 4/5th. If you want to get tattooed by either of us, drop me a note. Or you are welcome to tag along for a look see. Or just come and say Hi!


My Interests

Tattooing, live gigs, travelling, rallies/weekenders, surfing, swimming, dressmaking, painting (pictures not walls!), and playing pool and bowling when I get the chance. And of course spending time with my mates having a laugh. Oh and curry and cider.... (not together you understand - well not usually...) .. ..

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who wants to talk about tattooing, psychobilly, rockabilly, scooter rallies, travel and all the things that rock my boat. Particularly old mates from the various parts of the country where I've lived over the years - be good to catch up with more of the old faces. But also cool to meet new ones. Positive people who want to make the most of their time here on this planet. People who can be as good a friend to me as I can be to them.

Music:

Proper Psychobilly, rockabilly, punk, ska and some rock/metal. Including The Meteors (who I first saw in 1984), Demented are Go, Mad Sin, Nekromantix, Dead Kings, King Kurt, Guanabatz, Frenzy, Restless, Caravans, Anti-nowhere League, Gallows, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Limp Biscuit, Nice and Easy, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, The Hives, Metallica - anything with some raucous get up and go! But not Tiger Army... Don't get me started....

Movies:

Horrors, comedies and brit flicks mainly. Favourite film is Twin Town without a doubt.

Television:

I like a laugh so mainly comedies starring Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly or Peter Kaye. But also like American dramas like Prison Break, House, Greys Anatomy, Criminal Minds and American comedies like King of Queens, Frasier, etc.

Books:

Crime novels like Patricia Cornwell, and light-hearted escapist girly holiday reads. And tattoo books.

Heroes:

Anyone who takes life by the balls and makes the most of it. And Dangermouse.

My Blog

Quite calm but feel the urge to vent.....

Hello All.  Now while I'm in a calm mood I thought I'd take the time to mention a few things that sometimes make me.... not calm. Firstly, in the tattoo studio, "Is this the actual size of the d...
Posted by WENDYKUSTOM **GQ** on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:34:00 PST

The Gypsy Queens - what its all about......

I've recently become a Gypsy Queen, hence the GQ in my name here om myspace.  For those of you who want to know more, here is the official line from the GQ myspace page: "The Gypsy Queens are a N...
Posted by WENDYKUSTOM **GQ** on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:21:00 PST

TATTOOIST WITH INTEGRITY, OR JUST AN AWKWARD BUGGAR?

Now you tell me  which am I?  We've had a few rules in our shop for the past years, mainly no under 18s, no kids allowed in and 50% deposit for appointments.  It's been a pain in the ass ...
Posted by WENDYKUSTOM **GQ** on Sun, 06 May 2007 02:04:00 PST

COVER-UP TATTOOS

I've recently had a few visits from people wanting cover-ups. Nothing unusual there.  But there seems to be a trend developing - let me explain. My first question is "what do we need to cove...
Posted by WENDYKUSTOM **GQ** on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:13:00 PST

My tattoo blogs

Firstly, let me tell you I'm new to this blogging malarkey and I've not read anyone else's either, so I'm not sure how most people do these things.  Anyway, my intention is to do an occasional di...
Posted by WENDYKUSTOM **GQ** on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:47:00 PST