2015 Holiday Gift Exchange
Our annual holiday event was, as usual, a real inspiration for us all. It was a great reminder of the high level of talent that exists among our crew. We all got together to celebrate and give thanks to another great year while participating in our annual tradition of the White Elephant gift exchange. Many […]
Mondial du Tatouage Paris March 2016
Aaron and Melissa Bell will once again be attending the fabulous Mondial du Tatouage taking place in Paris March 4-6 2016. This is by far one of the best shows in Europe! Hope to see you there…
Slave to the Needle celebrates 20 years in Seattle
Gallery Axis in the historic Pioneer Square district of Seattle was the location for this summer’s main event. Aaron Bell started slave to the Needle in 1995. On August 1st, in celebration, Slave to the needle hosted a fully catered party, which coincided with the Slave 20 group art show. Slave 20, made up of […]
Best of Seattle by Seattle Weekly
“Walking into either of Slave to the Needle’s two Seattle shops will put anyone looking for some new ink at ease. The space is as artful as its many artists, who are led by Aaron Bell, an old Orange County punk who found his way to Seattle, where he opened the Ballard location in 1995. […]
Group Art Show
Axis Gallery in Pioneer Square will be presenting Slave to the Needle’s 20th anniversary art show. An array of backpieces and bodysuits created by STTN’s resident and guest artists will be on display throughout the month of August. Join us for opening night on August 6th from 5-9:00 during the Seattle art walk. There will […]
National Nicest Studio Award 2015
We’re very pleased to have received the National Tattoo Association’s Nicest Studio award at the 36th annual tattoo convention in Orlando Florida. Thanks to the NTA members, our great crew, and all of our wonderful customers for making this possible!
Shaun Nel will be guesting May 4-9th
Shaun Nel aka Shaun the African will be guesting in Ballard and Wallingford May 4-9th 2015. Check his great work out on Instagram: shauntheafrican
Slave to the Needle welcomes Guest Artist Guka May 2015
Guka’s Instagram: Guka@qma968
Slave to the Needle at Ink-n-Iron in Long Beach CA June 12th-14th 2015
Aaron Bell, Clark Kent, Daniel Charneski, and Elijah Cole will be tattooing and selling prints, books and artwork at Ink n Iron June 12-14th. We still have bookings available. There are many great bands in the line up here including: Pennywise, Wanda Jackson, UK Subs, The Dickies, The Adolescents, Peter Murphy, Gary Numan and Fishbone just […]
The Bells attending the National Tattoo Family Reunion in Orlando April 22-27th
Aaron and Melissa Bell will be at the 36th annual National Tattoo Convention in April in Orlando Florida. Aaron will be participating in the usual painting demo with Cory Noriss and Paul Massaro Thursday night, and will be selling prints and signing books on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing all you tattoo friends out there!
Ballard and Wallingford artists at Portland Tattoo Expo
Aaron, Rok Greg, Andrew and Daniel will be at the Portland Tattoo Expo Oct. 10-12 2014. Being that it’s just a short drive for us, we’ll have lots of shirts and prints available! Stop by the booth and say hello… http://www.portlandtattooexpo.com/#!ntm-fundraiser/c181d Also, Aaron has donated a tattooed silicone hand that will be auctioned off to benefit the […]
Aaron and Melissa Bell at the Paris Tattoo Convention
Aaron Bell worked Tin Tin’s fabulous Le Mondial du Tatouage once again this year. The dates were March 7-9th and this sucker was a big one… something like 350 booths of top notch artists!!! If you can scrape together enough cash for a trip to Paris, this definitely is not one to miss!!! CHECK OUT THE […]
Matt, Cindy, and Clark in New Zealand
Kiwi Matt, Cindy Maxwell, and Clark Kent recently attended the New Zealand Tattoo & Art Festival, making a brief  stop along the way to do a lil skydiving in Fiji, have a few cocktails on the beach, and you know…  (yawn) other boring stuff. Check out the convention website here…
Aaron, Clark and Kiwi in Long Beach
Aaron Bell, Clark Kent, and Kiwi Matt recently attended the Ink & Iron Festival, tearing it up once again! This show takes place in Long Beach at the Queen Mary, and is a hell of a show. Some of the bands that played this year were Offspring, NOFX, the Dead Kennedys, and Iggy Pop, just to […]
Kiwi and Cindy returning to New Zealand convention Nov. 29-30th 2014
Kiwi Matt and Cindy Maxwell will once again descend upon the sleepy island (is NZ an island?) of New Zealand, where they will unleash their tools and inflict some tattoo badassery on some lucky victims. New Zealand Tattoo & Art Festival