Cally-Jo

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Cally-Jo
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Born
Cally-Jo Pothecary

(1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 36)
Southampton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipBritish
Occupations Tattoo artist, fine artist, television personality
Website Official site

Cally-Jo Pothecary (born 20 April 1989) is a British fine artist and tattoo artist.

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Early life

Cally-Jo was born on 20 April 1989 in Southampton, the United Kingdom and grew up in Shirley, London. [1] She studied fine art painting at Winchester School of Art, and graduated in 2011. [1] Cally-Jo began to tattoo in 2012.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 2012 Cally-Jo worked was hired as an tattoo artist at New Wave Tattoo Studio in North London. [2] Whilst working at New Wave Tattoo, she designed a decal for the One (M8) phone, which was awarded to finalists at the British MOBO music awards. [3]

In October 2013, Cally-Jo travelled to the Dominican Republic to tattoo Rihanna's hand. [1]

Cally-Jo was a participant in the gallery, The 100 Hands Project, [4] an exhibition presented at the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall, UK. The exhibit displayed 100 silicone hands tattooed by 100 tattoo artists who work in England. [5]

In 2016 Cally-Jo collaborated with the Coffee vs. Gangs campaign which was founded by the coffee company Kenco. The campaign commissioned Cally-Jo to create art that would combine aspects of gang tattoos common in Honduras with coffee farming. [6] This project attracted the attention of the press, as well as the visit of the Ambassador of Honduras. [7]

Cally-Jo was a cast member in Season 1 and Season 2 of the MTV British entertainment reality show Just Tattoo of Us . [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joseph Curtis (20 May 2014). "Southampton tattoo artist inks superstar Rihanna (From Daily Echo)". Dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cally-Jo | Inked Magazine". Inkedmag.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Future Publishing Limited. "MOBO award winners to receive(sic) limited edition 'tattooed' HTC One M8s as prizes | Gadget Magazine". Gadgetdaily.xyz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Press Cally-Jo". Callyjo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Alice Snape | The official blog for Things&Ink". Th-ink.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Written by  Edward (25 June 2016). "Coffee Vs Gangs is more than just a marketing campaign #CoffeeVsGangs". Suburbiaonline.ie. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Celebrity tattoo artist inks new design for Kenco Coffee Vs Gangs - Shelflife Magazine". Shelflife.ie. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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