EP 19: Tattoo Tales with Sean "Miami" Baxter

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PSA: This episode has lots of swear words (spoken by me, not Sean). Please keep little ears at bay!

About Sean Baxter:
Sean "Miami" Baxter is a Traditional tattoo artist from Brisbane, Australia. He currently practices from Southtown Tattoo in Brisbane and Lefty's Tattoo on the Gold Coast. With six years of experience tattooing, his passion for the craft developed from exploring the Traditional style and the application of early European inspirations from the early to middle twentieth century.

Sean was mentored  by Adam Smith at Whiskey Lane Tattoo on the Gold Coast. Sean's influences in tattooing include twentieth century artists artist such as George Burchett, Cecil Rhodes, Sutherland MacDonald, Amund Dietzel, and Ben Corday. He is also heavily influenced by artwork from this time period, such as postcard illustrations and vintage prop photography. 

Sean enjoys tattooing both in colour and black and grey. However, the current request and demand from clients is highly focused on tattoos in black and grey tones hence why he tattoos it more often. He is open to the request of colour, as he wishes to explore this more with his clients.

Over the last year, Sean has been enjoying exploring Western artwork references as per client requests. Previously to this, Sean never focused heavily on a particular subject or reference but has enjoyed exploring this subject matter. He is open to all reference points of Traditional tattoos.

While tattooing does take a majority of his time and energy, he does enjoy his time at home with his two dogs, cat, and partner. Being creative is important to him, he loves creating new dishes in the kitchen and researching the art history when he can!

This year, Sean is looking to branch out and do more conventions and guest spots at other shops around Australia, make sure to follow him on Instagram to keep up to date to where he is and book in with a deposit if you're wanting a piece from him.

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