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About Me

I was born in 1965 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada to the son of Scandinavian immigrants. My parents were a foster family to special needs children (native Indian, handicapped, etc.). My mother was an Artisan and great inspiration to me. I studied fine art and theatre in high school before travelling to Europe and Asia. Upon returning to Canada I completed a University degree in Fine Arts. It was during this time I became interested in Rock Art. Both the petroglyphs/pictographs of my brothers and sisters - native roots and the "helleristninger" and rune stones of my own ancestry.I re-immigrated to Denmark in 1991, where I pursued a career as a Graphic Artist and Medical Illustrator, before meeting Erik Reime. My understanding of body musculature and love of rock art, fit well with Erik's artistic direction as a tattooist, and I was quickly taken on as an apprentice at Kunsten pÃ¥ Kroppen - where I continue to work. If you want to check out our homepage it's easy to remember...www.tattoo.dk I have two daughters, two Nortons and two dogs in urns

My Interests

Art, Anthropology and Archaeology, Cultural Tattooing, Boxing and Kickboxing, Motorcycles from the 1950's and 60's, Films, books and movies from the same era, Dead things as well as bright and shiney things :-)

I'd like to meet:

Artists, Poets and other Mis-fits

Music:

When I'm up... The Beatles and "The King". When I'm down... Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Nick Cave. Other than that... I like just about everything. 50's Beat, 60's Psychadelic, 70's Punk... However I have yet to learn an appreciation for Rap or Disco

Movies:

Usually like particular directors more than specific films... Stanley Kubrick, The Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone, Quintin Tarantino, Pavel Klushanstev, Jean-Pierre Jeanet & Marc Caro, etc, etc. 1950's and 60's B-movies, The Adventures of Robin Hood and anything by Ray Harryhausen

Television:

1960's camp... The Avengers, The Fugitive, The Prisoner, The Man from Uncle, Secret Agent Man, The Saint, Star Trek, Get Smart, Batman, Munsters, Thunderbirds, etc, etc. Every once in a while a new series might grab me... X-files, 24, CSI, Prison Break and of course The Simpsons

Books:

Pulp Fiction specifically Fantasy and Sci-Fi from before July 21 1969, Comic books, Graphic Novels, Anything that has been made into a film and anything by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (may he rest in Peace)

Heroes:

My Parents

My Blog

Tattoo Tour 2007

Well it seens that I've been a little negligent in my correspondence :-( Sorry everyone but I've been touring nonstop for the last 3 months. The Odessey started with Stockholm. I just rec...
Posted by Colin Dale on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:37:00 PST

Tatouage Magazine #56 Mai/Juin

Just back from the Paris Art Fest where I had the privilege of tattooing Travelin' Mic. For anyone interested the French tattoo magazine "Tatouage" just published a short article on me in...
Posted by Colin Dale on Mon, 07 May 2007 02:32:00 PST

Bon Voyage

The Odyssey continues... headed to Stockholm tomorrow followed by Calgary, some family time in the Rockies, Montreal, Oslö and London before heading home in mid October. Hope you'll all bear with the ...
Posted by Colin Dale on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:57:00 PST

Super Dad

Had another Super Dad moment the other day. Took my daughter and some of her friends to an open air concert with Gavin DeGraw last Friday... arrived 3 hours early just to get a good spot in front of t...
Posted by Colin Dale on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:18:00 PST

2006 Odyssey part 1 Oslo

Oh well, after a whirlwind tour of 5 cities in 4 countries in 3 weeks on 2 continents and 1 island... I'm finally back where I started :-) Oslo: Went on the Ferry a couple of days early with...
Posted by Colin Dale on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:27:00 PST

THX 1138

Had a very dear friend of mine set me up with a Blog space recently. Not sure if it was to keep in better touch with me since I've been travelling so much lately or just to kick my M...
Posted by Colin Dale on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:32:00 PST