ink atlanta magazine august 2011

Well our first issue was sogood we just had tomake another one. I tell

you what though, Bobby ... the monthsthat we have to put together PRICK Magand INK Atlanta at the same time almostkilled all of us involved. I must admit theresponse was pretty awesome on thefirst one. I am as excited as I was in thefirst few issues of PRICK.I can’t wait tobe even more fully engaged in the com-

munity back in my own home town.That’s where we need you - yesyou reading this. We need volunteer street teams and interns ofsorts to make sure were are covering all we can. Art shows, shopparties, tattooed people to feature, etc.We also could use some dis-tribution help in some of the farther reaching areas around metro-Atlanta. The most important thing of all we need help with is adsales. I know as a reader you may not want to see more ads butthats how we increase the page count and feature more articleseach month. They go hand in hand as long as the word FREEremains on the cover. So be part of INK Atlanta in any way you can.

This issue is packed with local awesomeness. The super hotHaley Hellian is our Miss Ink Atlanta August and Kid Cedek is thefeatured musician. Rob Flat of Psycho Tattoo graces our pages asthe featured artist and Inksomnia is our featured studio. Last butnot least we can’t forget local friend to all he meets, JonHinkemeyer of 13 Roses Tattoo Parlour showing his tattoo collec-tion and Jack’s Pizza for serving up their famous down home slices.

Enjoy this issue. See you next month. – Chuck B.

TABLE of CONTENTS

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Publisher’s Note

ON THE COVER: Haley Hellian by Christopher S. Kennedy

Covered - Jon Hinkemeyer

Tattoo by Inksomnia’s Shane Sudduth

Tattooed Bistro - Jack’s Pizza & Wings

DJ Kid Cedek (above)Artist Rob Flat (right)

4 LISTEN UPKid Cedek

8 TATTOOED BISTROJack’s Pizza and Wings

12 ARTIST SPOTLIGHTRob Flat

16 COVEREDJon Hinkemeyer

20 MISS INK ATL AUGUSTHaley Hellian

24 STUDIO SPOTLIGHTInksomnia

28 ReviewsSteadfast Brand v.Jason Kelly & Pinups on Two Wheels

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kid CedekBringing This City in Color

Visit KID CEDEK’s website and the first line of his bio reads,“The expe-rience of music is an overwhelming excitement that is shared by peoplethrough harmony and energy.”

Truer words have never been spoken and a study of KID CEDEK’s influenceon ATL’s electronic music circuit will undoubtedly yield the same result, furtherproving that electronic beats, melodies and lyrics are not only another genre of realmusic, but one that can move people beyond realms of usual experience. Originallyborn in Puerto Rico, Merchicedek “DJ KID CEDEK” Reyes, is bringing it large andredefining diversity through his musical style, persona and influences.

The name KID CEDEK evolved as he steadily focused his life on the pursuitof “good things in life and non-stop energy.” He was heavily influenced by his sur-rounding cultures, as he traveled extensively, crediting “Puerto Rico,The Dominican

Republic, New York, Massachusetts, Florida and the‘DMV’ more commonly known as theDC/Maryland/Virginia area.” All of these diverse andculturally rich places helped shape KID CEDEK as aperson in multiple ways “from his distinctive tattoos,charming childish humor, and even down to his arse-nal of denim and sneakers.”

While beginning to hone his chops as a DJ, KIDCEDEK traveled around the country, even hangingout with bands the likes of Staind “back in the day,” astark contrast to his initial exposure to more Latinatmospheres. His other musical influences span everygenre of music from The Rapture,The Postal Service,Mr.Vega, Daft Punk, Steve Aoki,The ChemicalBrothers and Tiga to Minus The Bear, Modest Mouse,Thom Yorke and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Now in his prime KID CEDEK has traveled most of North America,“encompassing all coasts of the United States as well as Canada” spreading hisbrand of music to new ears. Citing “the combination of his R.I.D.E. mix tape andWarped Tour 2010” where he was also tattooed by the likes of Vick Back andOliver Peck, he has been “able to infiltrate his style and energy to audiences allover, exemplifying his versatility to the masses.” KID CEDEK has also been tat-tooed by James Marlowe, Jason Von Victor and by ATL artist Chris Howell ofSouthern Star Tattoo.

by J.J. Diablo Photos by ryan “oh snap! kid” purcell

Listen Up

Above: KID CEDEK Left: Forearm by Jon Kellogg, Chest piece by Jason VonVictor Below: Getting some crowd love @Masquerade

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KID CEDEK has played at “Atlanta’s major venues including Opera, Sutra Lounge, Graveyard Tavern, ElBar, Halo, Gold Room, Primal, East Side Lounge and Lucky Lounge to name a few” with his most recent resi-dencies at Graveyard every third Friday and at Sutra Lounge for ‘BUZZ’ every first Saturday, bringing Atlanta“the truest nightlife experience featuring artists from across the nation.”

With his signature grin, KID CEDEK is bringing the ‘A’ to rebirth with every performance and he’sdoing it in full blown COLOR. He is also releasing a new EP, Circus Freaks on NY based label Rot10 Musikincluding remixes from local ATL producers Mayhem, Heroes & Villains, & Street Lurkin.

KID CEDEK’s music is available on iTunes, Beatport and all major music distributors.For more information and dates on KID CEDEK, visit: http://www.kidcedek.com/ H

kid Cedek

Below: Both crests done by Jason Von Victor aka “Painless J”

Back piece by Jason Von Victor

Below: Sneaker by Oliver Peck

Above & Below: Sleeve by James Marlowe of Marlowe Ink, VA.


Located in the Old Fourth Ward, Jack’s Pizza & Wings is a greatlifestyle friendly spot with cheap drinks, great people and someabsolutely ridiculous specialty pies. Originally a Johnny’s New York

Style Pizza the owner, Jack, decided to break away from the franchise abouttwo and a half years ago. Maintaining the same staff, Jack decided it was timeto put his own spin on pizza and give the restaurant a new look. The place isdecorated in a traditional pub manner but also has some giant blown up pho-tos from around Atlanta, old school plastic Empire Strikes Back lunch pales tohold spices on the tables, and a spacious patio area riddled with some nicegraffiti on their wooden fence.

What makes Jack’s different from many of the other pizza options inAtlanta is their list of specialty pies. Along with their tasty traditional pies areunique concoctions like “The Jason”, a Mac’ and cheese pizza topped withbacon and the “Beanie Weenie” garnished with BBQ baked beans, bacon andhot dogs. But their originality doesn’t stop there, they’ve also got the “BigMama” topped with pepperoni, ground beef, ground sausage, and bacon; notto mention the “Soul Food” pie which comes topped with fried chicken,mashed potatoes, collared greens and gravy.

With such crazy pizzas I had to know just how they come up with these

Jack’sPizzaby Harrison Knolle

Tattooed Bistros

Specialty pizza, “The Hangover” (left) and Gourmet pizzas the “Soul Food” (middle) and “The Jason” (right)

&Wings

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recipes. According to the manager, Leslie,“Our crazy ass staff in the back was justlike ‘Dude, what can we put on a pizza?!’ and it kind of just evolved like that. Wehad like seven different pizzas and had a big party for the staff and all picked ourfavorites.” As for the naming of these beastly pizzas Jack was inspired by some ofhis buddies. “‘The Jason’ is named after the owner of Wisteria. He’d been trying to

get me to put it on the menu foryears so when I finally did I namedit after him. The others are myfriends ex-girlfriends like the‘Roxanne’, the ‘Sunshine’, and the‘Big Mama’.”

Along with killer pizzas Jack’shas great drink specials includingdollar beers and three-dollar wellsevery day. They are also home tosome really cool events and spe-cials like half price wings onMondays,Adult Trivia on sex, drugs& music on Thursdays, Drunk BingoFridays and Sunday Bloody Sundaywith cheap Bloody Marys andmimosas. I would also have to rec-ommend trying their signatureshot, ‘The Eye of the Tiger’, whichconsists of Gatorade, Red Bull, andEverclear. Jack’s is also hostingtheir fifth annual Jell-O wrestlingparty the last Saturday of everymonth this summer. According toJack and Leslie it’s unlike any otherJell-O wrestling you’ve seen before;

“These chicks get buck wild man. We have five bands usually starting about 5o’clock. We take over the parking lot with bars and music. For the wrestling itselfwe set up the pit on the patio and it’s closed circuited on all the TVs inside as wellas a big screen in the parking lot.”

The next round of wrestling will be on August 27th. Jack’s Pizza & Wings isopen Mon,Wed, Sun 11:30am-12am and Thurs-Sat 11:30am-3am.

Visit www.jackspizzaandwings.com to take a look at their menu,call for delivery at (404) 525-4444, or stop by! Jack’s is located at676 Highland Avenue Northeast,Atlanta, GA.H

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Two femme fatales of the tattooed waitstaff at Jack’s.

Rob FlatPsycho tattooby j.j. Diablo

Artist spotlight

Albert Einstein, no stranger to adversity himself, oncesaid,“In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity.”

This month’s featured artist, Rob Flat, seems to have gone through hisown personal and physical adversity to find his new opportunity in atried and true, familiar setting. Back at Psycho Tattoo of Marietta, Rob

Flat has come full circle as an artist and as a human being overcoming challenge

and adversity.Rob began tattooing 9 years ago. He was brought onto the Psycho crew at

Shop #3 in Douglasville where he worked for four years before moving to Shop#1 in Marietta. Shortly after though, fate would take a twisted turn.

Flat was critically injured in a serious motorcycle accident where he wasthrown over his handlebars and flew 150 yards before landing to break multiplebones including his leg and ankle, dislocate his left arm and shatter his left pinkyfinger.The impact was so brutal he lost his helmet, shoes, socks and gloves.

He remembers being in the emergency room and pleading for doctors to notamputate his finger as he needed all of his digits for his livelihood. He woke to findthat while they were able to salvage the finger, he would surely face a long and

Strength Breeds Strength




extremely painful road to recovery and to tattooing again.Once on the mend, Flat traveled to Las Vegas and tattooed out of some of

the city’s casinos.While he loved the Vegas lights, he returned to Georgia to bewith his son, first tattooing out of Peachtree City before now returning to PsychoTattoo Marietta once the opportunity arose. Flat credits all the guys at Psycho asinfluences, especially Miami Burgess, saying that working with him for four years“opened my eyes up to so much” and “I would not be the artist I am today if Ihadn’t had that experience.”

Through obstacles of being forced to summon the drive and focus to rehabili-tate from such grave injuries and to adapt and overcome logistically and creatively,

Rob Flat’s mindset and attitude are aimed at positivity. His body of work has also evolved to be stronger and even more evident of the artist hehas become.

As far as future tattoo projects, he says that he’s been eager to work onmore portraits. Based on his work thus far I’d say that clients seeking such willsurely be proud to have him as their artist.

For more information on Rob Flat and to bookan appt, visit: http://www.psychotats.com/ H

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JonHinkemeyerWhen he’s not hanging at the front desk of 13 Roses Tattoo Parlour in

East Atlanta Jon Hinkemeyer is creating art to please your eyeballs.For the past ten years Jon’s been honing his craft as a painter and

artiste but according to him “It just seems like a long time but I still learn a lot everyyear.” You can see some of his work gloriously mounted like a ten point buck onsome of the walls and business in East ATL.

Q: So where do you get your inspiration for your work?A: Honestly started working at tattoo shops when I was like 15-16 years old.

Just things that I saw around there and definitely being out in California a lot andseeing a lot of the influences up there. I love doing traditional Mexican Day of theDead artwork. Lately I’ve been doing a lot of lettering and typography for people,which is a lot of fun. I’m trying to get really into that. Pin striping and old school let-tering, always seems kinda cool too.

Q: When did you start getting into painting murals?

by Harrison Knolle

Covered

ATL Mural Artist& 13 RosesRenaissance Man

Jon’s murals in The Basment (under Graveyard Tavern)


A: I definitely started doing more murals when I got to Atlanta. I actually kind of bullshit-ted my way to my first mural that I ever did. Totally learned a lot of lessons that first time. Itold ‘em ‘Yeah I could paint it real big’ then you get up there, you get real close and then stepback and realize you’ve got the f*cking whole wall left. So I definitely learned how to pull all thelines really big and it was difficult trying to get comfortable painting on a ladder.That was hell.

Q: Have you ever considered a transition into being a tattoo artist? A: I’ve been in the industry so long that if I’m not doing it by now then I’m not meant to

do it. I’d rather just be a painter and try to go that route.The canvas doesn’t talk back to you.But I did start two apprenticeships actually. I was offered an apprenticeship by WatsonAtkinson a few years ago back when 13 Roses first opened and sat under him for a littlewhile. I’m still at the shop I just don’t.There are too many good tattooers already out there,there aren’t enough good painters.

In addition to being a killer artist, Hinkemeyer is a journeyman when it comes to collect-ing tattoos. His collection consists of over 20 artists across the country including his buddiesat 13 Roses Tim McGrath and Mikey Slater and other local ATL talent like Bill Conner, PhilColvin, Danielle Distefano, and Russ Abbot to name a few. You can catch his artwork in placeslike Graveyard Tavern, both El Matadors and Holy Taco. He’ll also be showcasing at the Ink 4Pink breast cancer fundraiser on September 8th at The Basment under Graveyard, as well asauctioning off some work for the cause.

Check out Jon Hinkemeyer on Facebook for some custom artwork! H


El Matador murals by Hinkemeyer

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HaleyHellian

Miss Ink Atl August

by j.j. Diablo Photos by christopher s. kennedy


As the last month of summer is upon us, one can’t help but longfor the nostalgia of the old days when school was out and werushed to cram in as much all American fun as we could before

returning to the classroom, only to dream of the next time the pool wouldbe open again. Let’s face it, some of us still do this . . . often.

Nothing says more about summer in the South than the wholesomefarm gal from next door you always wanted to ask out once you got yourfirst car.Well what if I told you she was all grown up, tattooed and in thefollowing pages of this very magazine? I thought you’d be pleased.

Laura Harrell aka Haley Hellian is “a Georgia girl through and through,born and raised in the South!”

When you first see or meet Miss Hellian you would never guess whatshe does for a living.

“I own a horse farm. My everyday job is working outside taking care ofother people's horses along with my two. I ride horses all the time.”

Besides horses, she also loves football and traveling making this gal as‘Merican as apple pie. Haley Hellian is also an avid dog lover.

“I have four: two Chihuahua's and two Pitbulls so complete opposite insize.” One can only imagine the calamity at that house.

Haley Hellian got her first tattoo like many others, at 18 years old.“It was just a small band logo on the back of my neck. I got a few more

smaller ones after that. I never wanted anything that I couldn't cover up.Well look at me now! I fell in love with Japanese artwork and that's when Istarted getting more and more.”

Haley says modeling “was the last thing” she ever thought she’d getinto. “About two years ago now, a good friend of mine suggested I do aphoto shoot with my dogs. I gave it a try, and I loved it. My photo got pub-lished, and it's all taken off since then.”

One of the most notable shoots she’s done to date would be an elabo-rate Star Wars production with Macon’s most accomplished photographer,Robin Cook.



“My recent Star Wars shoot with Robin Cook was a blast! It was sucha great group of people to work with! I wanted to be a part of it from whenI first heard she was doing the shoot.Then I got the awesome role as slaveLeia. Be on the look out for more awesome star projects in the future!”

Add to that being on the cover of this month’s Skin & Ink Magazinewith Atlanta tattoo artist Rachel Anne of Liberty Tattoo and it’s quite clearthe girl next door has blossomed into a stunning tattooed woman destinedfor even bigger things than the farm.

Our young magazine was so impressed with Haley Hellian that weeven asked to use her image to help promote the project before our firstpages were ever printed. Miss Hellian graciously obliged and we are eternal-ly grateful for her support. She added, “I'm so glad to be a part of InkAtlanta! Hope y’all can see more of me in the future!”

For updates and more on Laura Harrell aka Haley Hellian, visit:http://www.modelmayhem.com/llauralouhttp://twitter.com/#!/HaleyHellian or check out her Facebook fan page under, “Haley Hellian”.H

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Alpharetta boasts some of the highest property values, income brackets andprestige in the state. One trip to premiere shopping hub, North Point Mall,and its neighboring shops can yield sightings of Usher, Lil Jon, Braves’ players,

the list goes on. However, Louis Vuitton and Chanel aren’t the only brands accessorizingthe manicured streets of Alpharetta these days.Another brand quickly aligning with thearea’s concepts of high-end luxu-ry accommodation and service isMike Cummings’ InksomniaTattoo.

With 14 years of tattooexperience under his belt, MikeCummings and his fellowInksomnia artists, Shane Sudduth,Jeff Harp, Daniel Whalen andDave Putman as well as piercer,Jason King, have set the bar high-er for what the above averagetattoo client can expect of theirexperience.Word spread quicklythrough the city that a clean,friendly and professional shophad emerged, proving that asMike puts it, “the days of tattooshops in trailers or slummy areasof town are gone.”

by J.J. Diablo

Studio Spotlight

Inksomnia

Above:Tattoo by Mike Cummings

Above & Below: Tattoos by Jeff Harp

The New Brand


Above: Tattoos by Mike Cummings

Above: Tattoos by Shane Sudduth. Below: Dermals by Jason King


Inksomnia continuedTop rated on Kudzu.com anywhere north of

the airport for two years running and voted “BestShop of ‘08” on Citysearch.com means that theclients of Inksomnia have spoken. Mike says thattheir clientele now consists of the likes of “doc-tors, lawyers and CEOs of prominent businesses.”

A further credit to their success, Inksomniahas involved itself in the local community, hostingan annual Halloween party for its friends, familiesand clients proving yet again that “a tattoo shop isnot where all the lowlifes hang out” and can be avaluable business and social commodity to thelocal economy.

Whatever they are doing,Wall Street takenote.The market is booming at Inksmonia Tattoo:the best tattoo shop in Alpharetta!

For more information on upcoming eventsand to book an appointment, visit:

http://inksomniatattoos.com/ H


Get In Gear

Steadfast Brand vs. Jason Kelly:“Follow No One”Steadfast Brand vs. Jason Kelly:“Follow No One”

One of Atlanta’s most notable tattoo artists, Jason Kelly, isno stranger to blazing his own path.Traveling and tattooingall over the country, Kelly has followed his own personal

and professional journey from coast to shining coast. Now back in ATLfull time, while tattooing at Memorial Tattoo he has immersed himself inall things art, yet again burning his own road, including a partnership withSteadfast Brand on their new “Follow No One” campaign.

Chris Collins of Steadfast Brand explains,“the idea for the shirtcame out of the new line up of Steadfast Brand designs.We were lookingfor a traditional wolf reference to tie into the ‘Follow No One’ message.We kept coming back to Jason Kelly’s artwork for the ‘White Lines andBlack Dogs’ art project.We figured if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, so as fansof his work we called him up and asked if he would like to let us collabo-rate with his design.The final product is a perfect mix of our message andhis art and is now one of our all time favorite projects!”

With fresh designs just in, visit: http://steadfastbrand.com/ to orderyours today! H


Pin-Ups on Two WheelsProduced by HairBraine

In the Georgia sea of “pinup” Facebook and Model Mayhem images itseems many have forgotten the origins of pinup style photography and itspurpose. Not only has John Switzer aka HairBraine, graphic designer, pho-

tographer and tattooer of Tattoo Asylum in Loganville, recaptured this purpose,he has breathed new life into it adding contemporary two-wheeled machines anda fresh sex appeal to last another century still. Best described as “a book com-bining beautiful girls, bikes and scenery, splashed with graphics and poems writtenby himself and his friends” (Walton Tribune), John Switzer has created qualitymulti-media entertainment within the realms of one cover containing 144 pagesof the best models and cycles a true collector could want, all published byArtKulture. Featuring Georgia favorites such as Dirty Shirty and Roswell TiltedKilt girl,Traci Mize, PRICK cover girl alumni and Gravity Pub staple, Jessica Henry,and the book’s cover model, Sarah West, photographed in Atlanta’s own Slim’sGarage, Pin-Ups on Two Wheels delves deep into all things woman and all thingsmotorcycle in a win-win combination you’d be hard pressed to do without.

For more information and purchase, visit: http://www.hairbraine.com/Just remember, like the first true pinups, this book is for adult eyes only.

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