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Hand covered in traditional roses in front of a flash wallTraditional flash sheet with an eagle and butterfly
Artist shading an owl onto a forearmDotwork dreamcatcher on a forearm above water

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The gallery

Every piece has a story, and an artist behind it

  • Hand covered in traditional roses in front of a flash wall

    Roses, ready to work

    by Dez Okoro

  • Pencil sketch of a raven above a rose and skeleton

    Raven, first pass

    by Inez Calder

  • Leg sleeve with a dagger and red flowers

    Dagger and peony

    by Mara Voss

  • Bold black and white rose design

    Black rose

    by Lena Sol

  • Small colourful rocket tattoo on a wrist

    Tiny rocket

    by Theo Marsh

  • Dotwork dreamcatcher on a forearm above water

    Dreamcatcher

    by Lena Sol

  • Traditional flash sheet with anchors, hearts and a woman's profile

    Sailor's Grave sheet

    by Dez Okoro

  • Colour elbow tattoo of snowflakes around an island

    Winter elbow

    by Mara Voss

  • Full colour sleeve in a wheat field

    Full sleeve, golden hour

    by Kenji Arai

  • Traditional flash sheet with an eagle and butterfly

    Forever More

    by Dez Okoro

  • Fine line world map on an outstretched forearm

    World map

    by Theo Marsh

  • Two raised hands with small matching wrist tattoos

    Matching pair

    by Theo Marsh

The journal

Learn from each other, one story at a time

Traditional flash sheet with swallows and roses

History · 9 min read

Flash sheets: how a wall of drawings built a tradition

From dockside shops to today's studios, flash has always been how tattooers teach, trade and tip their hats to one another. We trace a century of swallows, roses and eagles.

Dez Okoro, Artist, Iron Script · 24 Sep 2026

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Dez Okoro

@dez.letters · Iron Script

Books closedManchester, UK
  • Lettering
  • Traditional

27.9k followers · 4 pieces

About me

Old-school at heart. Bold lines, solid colour and lettering that still reads in twenty years. Walk-ins welcome on Fridays when the books are open.

Portfolio

Theo Marsh

@theomarsh · Line Theory

Melbourne, AU

12.6k followers · 4 pieces

  • Geometric
  • Minimal

Minimal

Matching pair

Two sisters, one design, done back to back on the same morning.

860likes · 3 weeks ago

Comments 2

  • Ellie Brandt · 3w

    This is the sweetest thing on my feed today.

  • Sam Whitlock · 2w

    Now trying to talk my brother into one.

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