There are certain artists and shops that we receive a ton of comments on whenever we post their latest work. Union Electric Tattoo is the king of those shops; their fans come out of the woodwork with tweets, comments, and e-mails encouraging us to post more.
Well, we actually listened and shot Big 5 some questions about the shop. Read below to find out what makes this shop tick, and how they have such a cult following in Southern California.
Tattoo Snob: First off, for anyone who doesn’t know – can you give us a short bio of the shop?
Union Electric Tattoo was opened by Big5 in 2006 in the harbor of Los Angeles. Big5 had been looking for a location for years in the South Bay area where he grew up. Unfortunately it’s outlawed there. So he looked to a spot where a lot of his clients worked, the harbor. The area where the shop is located has a ton of history. The brick building we occupy was built in the early 1920’s. The street still has cobble stone gutters. We’ve had a few artist come and go over the years, but the staff we have now have been here for years and are very dedicated to Union Electric.
