John is the owner of TATTOOSTUDIOSBIRMINGHAM.COM AKA Dragon Fashions, he mostly works by appointment, and can be booked to do full day sittings which begin about 10am with a coffee and a chat,  going through the day in a steady manner with a couple of breaks for coffee and a snack, and continue till around 5 or 6 pm, giving people who have to travel, plenty of time to start or complete their artwork.He excels at most styles of tattoo and relishes a challenge,

he also oversees a studio in Thailand on the kulab resort near Pakchom where his Thai apprentice does some beautiful work by hand and or electric tattoo machine.

As John spends time abroad its always best to call the Rubery studio to ask when he is next taking bookings in the uk or check our news flash page for updates

To book full day work with John he charges minimum 250 pounds,  a deposit and consultation is required in advance

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Below first 4 sits on Steveskis leg a patriotic scene to celebrate the building in Birmingham at castlevale of the legendary spitfire

Below are three shots of ratchels leg, Rachel is Stu,s partner who tattoos on Cov road in Brum she has had 5 sits so far approx 9 hours work
below, I tattoo,d Steve about 15 years ago it took him that long to realize he liked my work enough to have another started this is his new piece after around 3 hours.   More to come
Steve's 3rd sitting so about 4 hours now
nuns rib and lower back tattoo by john about 2.5 hours one more session will complete
below Gemma has started a large floral back design flowing up from an existing butterfly that john did about  4 years ago in 2006
Below the start of Fifis upper arm sleeve by john, an idea she bought in as a sketch. This is two sits about 2 hours so far at Nov 2009
Fionas 3rd sitting below, next time will add rainbow and more butterfly's over shoulder
Starting a flower and butterfly shoulderpiece on rose
I think the picture below was sitting no 4 so  six hours work in all so far
Emmas Dragon Flies
The Beginning Of Emmas Large Body Piece To Go Up The Back To Shoulder

SHE IS ADDING LILIES IN A LARGE WATER CRASH THAT IS PLANNED TO REACH UP TO HER SHOULDERS
below is Emmas 7th sitting including the dragon flies

greyshade angel by john in 2007 took 3 sits about 4 hours in all

DAVE SAW john WORKING A CONVENTION & CALLED HIM AT THE SHOP ABOUT STARTING AND ARM PIECE COMING OFF AN EXISTING TATTOO, WHEN HE TURNED UP JOHN FOUND THE TATTOO MENTIONED HAD BEEN DONE BY HIS OLD MATE  KARL GREEN FROM NUNEATON, AND WAS A BRIGHTLY COLOURED DRAGONS HEAD AND CLAW, AND SO JOHN DECIDED TO ADD A BODY AND PIERNY WITH WATER AND WIND BARS TO CREATE AN UPPER SLEEVE AND CHEST PLATE, THE CHEST IT IS PLANNED TO ADD A TIGER IN WATER REACHING OUT AND ENTWINED WITH THE DRAGON work started October 2009, PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED AS WORK PROGRESSES
Below is Dave's 3rd sitting and so approx 4 hours so far next we gonna add tiger from chest, you can see tail appearing through shoulder already.
Below is Dave's Tattoo after sit no 4 we added tiger head on chest to confront the Dragon that Karl did
2 PHOTOS OF DAWNS RIBS  & LOWER BACK PIECE BY JOHN

traditional Thai scene on dales back by john

Large samurai on tony,s back approx 30 sits over 18 months

Thai Buddha by john the client was inspired by a trip to Thailand in 2006

above grey shade Betty on bike , below Hanuman fictional Thai character
BELOW IS STEVE'S CHEST IT TOOK ABOUT 8 SITS TO COMPLETE ,STEVE HAS NOW BEGAN HIS BACK TATTOO WHICH WE WILL SHOW HERE SOON
OK below we finally starting Steve's back you can follow progress every few weeks
Below 3rd sit approx 4 hours so far
below sitting 4 at 5 hours or so
Eventually will cover whole back and blend in with existing tattoo  Below sitting 5

uras tiger and water on lower back by john

Neat !!
Below a free handed pattern around thigh by john

paws for thought
Freehand design around foot and ankle by John and coloured by Dale

Robs traditional Japanese style shoulder and chest piece by john
Below is robs leg gonna be more flowers and watercrashes to form sleeve on leg
Moose had a large leg piece off of John in the mid 90s and returned in 2008 with a plan for this large eagle across his rib cage

grey shade character from lord of the rings on thigh by John
below a free handed grey shade dragon by john drawn around ankle and foot

A white or invisible tattoo as it is sometimes known
The next 10 or so photos are of Ben,s work done over a period of about 15 years he has gone for John,s favourite bold n bright style of work

free handed dragon starting from his foot in 2008 by john

His other leg has a tiger snake and water theme again mostly free handed by John

Ben's back was started early 90s and this photo took in 2008 and so shows how a well executed colour tattoo can hold over time

Alan's koi and water sleeve now has added colour photos to be added soon

Below you can see the old boxer portrait on Alan's forearm, in the process of being lightend by laser to make covering an easier option, 2 laser sessions at this stage 1 more should suffice

Check out Alan's sleeve in progress at YOUTUBE  SEARCH  TATTOOJOHNNYF

Jackies mostly greyshade back piece by John

Jackie is now adding an upper arm half sleeve to her collection photos will be added shortly

Below the start of Jackies koi half sleeve
A few pics below of kaylieghs sleeves by John
A collague of old and new school, with fantasy style Tattooing mostly her own ideas linked together by John

	above demonic greyshade on Michaels arm/below Michaels leg

below Dan AKA Diedre,s koi upper sleeve that covers an earlier tattoo, he has now decided to extend this and create a 3/4 sleeve.
ABOVE AND BELOW, STARTING DIEDRES 3/4 EXTENSION, WE ADDED ANOTHER CARP WRAPPING AROUND THE FOREARM AND BLENDED IN WITH THE SAME STYLE WINDBARS AND BLOSSOMS AS ABOVE

	Below Brian AKA "the rope"s Armand & Flavole by John