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WWW.ILLICITHQ.COM [email protected] Tattoo is located at 202 Karangahape Rd Newton Auckland City New Zealand. It is home to cult tattoo artists Adam Craft, Mark Tumaru, Dean Sacred & Rose Hardy. Established in 2004 in conjunction with Illicit Clothing, Illicit Tattoo is a professional and creative environment catering to their customers with care and a huge dose of talent.Bio for ROSE HARDYTattooing 6 years. Apprenticed under Adam Craft then did an 18 month stint at Eastside Tattoo. Moved to Streetwise for a further 2.5 years before finding a home at Illicit HQ. Enjoys custom work in all tattoo styles (black/grey and colour preferred). Also works with airbrush and has organised three group exhibitions with DC Shoe Co USA. Attended conventions in NZ and Australia. Looks forward to travelling Europe and America and stealing tricks from Adam & Dean!Bio for ADAM CRAFTTattooing 12 years. Self taught with artistic heritage. Adept at all styles of tattoo; custom or traditional. Respects tattoo culture and values. Specialties: Large scale body work, classic, black graphic, Japanese, esoteric. Interests: drawing and painting (watercolour tattoo design etc) Playing TRUE METAL (drums), compleating own body suit. Travelling the world.Worked at Studio 801 (NZ), Amsterdam Tattoo, Angelic Hell (UK), Polynesian Tattoo (NZ), Vic Market Tattoo (Australia), Illustrated Man (Australia), Tattoo Sacred (NZ), Dermagraphic Tattoo (NZ), Evil from the Needle (London), Chapell tattoo (Melbourne), Inner Vision (Sydney), Wilcat (Belgium), Adrenaline (Italy)Bio for DEAN SACREDTattooing 12 years. Started Deep West Auckland. Moved to Hamilton, tattooed for 3 years. Moved back to Auckland in 1998 and opened Sacred until moving to Illicit HQ in 2004. Likes all forms of art. LIVES FOR TATTOOING.Styles: Anything from realistic to Japanese to American Old School. Enjoys music, specifically Metal and Hardcore.Research trips to Australia, Japan, USA, UK & Europe.Biio for MARK TUMARUTattooing 7 years. Started in Wanganui under Phil Carney of Trident Tattoos. Dropped outta art school to tattoo full time. Moved to Auckland in 1999. Worked at Stained Skin and then Sacred. Recently poached by Illicit HQ. Influenced by comic art; Geoff Darrow; Frank Miller, Timothy Bradstreet, Ashleigh Wood. Art Nouveau. Films and music. Happily married to Jonni, Illicit Clothing designer.