Alastair Magee (left), Bradley Pretorius and Greg Aramu, the artists of Burnt Black.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe, on Friday.
The event was aimed at raising R750 000 for the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC), and generating a record of 1 500 tattoos in one day, across the world.
The Tattoo-a-thon featured talented tattoo artists from top studios in South Africa, such as Wildfire Tattoos, Electric Eye, Metal Machine and Fallen Heroes.
All tattoos were a set size, based on an hour’s work, and cost only R700, of which R500 was donated to CHOC and R200 covered the costs of each tattoo shop.
Temporary tattoos were also sold at R10 each, allowing people who do not want permanent ink and children to be involved.
Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event.
The artists of Burnt Black were in high spirits on Friday, and worked late into the night to accommodate people who were unable to get away from work during the day.
The shop was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
This is an impressive total for the shop’s first year of involvement in the Tattoo-a-thon
Bradley Pretorius works on Mandy Whitehead’s swallows and cherry blossom tattoo.
Graeme McCann shows off his new tattoo with girlfriend Sandy Tallack. McCann decided to support the CHOC Tattoo-a-thon to show his support for artist Bradley Pretorius, who recently lost his father to cancer.
The shop was full, with Bradley Pretorius (left) tattooing Mandy Whitehead, while Coral Bowler waited for her turn and Alastair Magee worked on Leigh Hodgson.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R6 300. The artists worked late into the night to accommodate people who were unable to get away from work during the day Here Alastair Magee (back, left), Bradley Pretorius, Mandy Whitehead (front, left), Coral Bowler, Leigh Hodgson and Greg Aramu smile happily after the first round of the evening’s tattoos.
Melissa Krause gets a tattoo from Greg Aramu, as part of the CHOC Tattoo-a-thon.
Nichola le Roux (back) and Hailey Pretorius show off the temporary tattoos that were also sold to raise funds.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
René Krause (left) and Chris Jordan got matching tattoos, as part of the CHOC Tattoo-a-thon.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
The third annual Tattoo-a-thon made its debut across the globe on Friday. Germiston-based tattoo parlour Burnt Black represented the city in the event and was able to raise R8 500, of which R6 300 will be donated to CHOC.
