It seems Nathan Kostechko has decided to close his studio, Coil Tattoo Gallery, once June rolls around. Nathan plans to be a world traveler instead–which is great for those of us that don’t live in Los Angeles or make it to many of the conventions he attends.
From his website:
Coil Tattoo Gallery is now operating as a private studio, no longer open to the public. I will be working by appointment only (as I always do). If you would like to stop by to discuss getting tattooed or to see the art work inside, please contact me to schedule a time. As of June, Coil Tattoo Gallery will be closed, so there is about 5 months left to get tattooed. I will be giving clients with existing work priority, not taking on many new clients, only small tattoos able to be finished in one session, in order to finish up on going large projects.
My plan is to shut down shop and travel the world, with no end in site. I’m to young to be sitting in a shop slaving away just to pay the bills, taking away from my time focusing on my art and my life. There is so much out there to see and experience which I want to show through my work, staying stagnant doesn’t help anything… I am in a position to do it as a person who tattoos, so I’m taking advantage of it. I’ll be announcing specific guest spots, conventions, and any travel destinations as they get planned and confirmed. Contact me with any destination requests, ideas, conventions, etc…
Below you can see a two week, 5-day session Nathan did on Aro from Italy. (Can you imagine sitting that much in such a short time span? Jesus.) They did everything except his elbow–probably a good choice, I can only imagine how swollen he had to be once it was all said and done.
