I’ve been majorly slacking on this site lately, and I apologize. My time has been taken up goofing around on instagram and watching Ink Masters. I know this isn’t the first time I’ve sworn I’d change my ways, and I’m sure the very next post above this one will be dated 4 months in the future about how I was too busy this summer to make any postings or update my website.
So where are all the new photos?

Keep your fingers crossed (see what I did there?), maybe I’ll get my shit together. In the mean time follow my shit on instagram username: Hollingdrake or subscribe to the okey doke tumblr

New. Get into it.

A friend of mine the other day claimed that bikers we responsible for basically ruining tattooing from about the mid 60′s till the mid 90′s. I offer this video as my counter argument.

taken from occultvibrations

In progress on my pal Heather. Can’t wait to finish.

This website has been getting pretty woefully neglected recently because I’ve been spending a lot of time on The Okey Doke’s facebook/tumblr/twitter/website. What you’re looking at here is my second attempt at making an update from my telephone.

Here goes nothing.

  Check this art/photo/bike show in Parkdale this weekend. I’ll have a painting in it…at least Ive said I’m going to have a painting in it so many times that I’d better get off my ass and actually finish it. Either way, it’s worth checking out. click on the photo for a link.

I’m pleased to announce that the Okey Doke tattoo shop is opening its doors this week. Well, it’ll be mostly open…..I’ll be tattooing in there anyways, that’s all that matters. The lights are on and the sink and toilet are hooked up, thats I need for now. Signs, counters, phones and internet connections are for reality TV cry baby rock stars and I don’t need em. So come on by.

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We’re at 853 College street. It’s on the south side just west of Ossington. Call us at 416 538 0303 or add us on facebook, or email me directly at Hollingdrake@mac.com. I’ll post up some pictures of the new shop in all of its shiny new glory in the next few days.

After 4 busy years, I’m going to be leaving New Tribe for a new shop.  My pal and colleague Eric has invited me to work with him at his new shop. The Okey Doke tattoo shop will be located at near the corner of College and Ossington, and open some time this September. I’ll be at New Tribe until Sept 10th and I’m still taking bookings for any time beyond that. Touch-ups will still be honored as promised by me at the new shop and on-going work will be completed at a slightly reduced rate. Please feel free to contact me regarding appointments or if you have any concerns. I’ll post information as it becomes available about the new studio.