Eric Blair
Eric first got tattooed in 1984 at age 18 at Sunset Strip Tattoo in Hollywood.
In those days there were not as many artists and only a few tattoo shops in town, Sunset was one of the oldest and had always had a good reputation.

By the time he was 20 he was hooked and started getting a whole back piece and sleeves from his future tattoo master, Greg James. Since then Eric has travelled all over the planet collecting pieces from some of the best artists in the world, completing his body suit. Eric apprenticed at Sunset Strip Tattoo with Robert Benedetti & Greg James in 1990.



Eric Blair studied and worked there at Sunset Strip Tattoo for 14 years during the golden age of tattooing in Hollywood, tattooing lots of celebritiesTupac Shakur (Thug Life and Notorious tattoos)
Angelina Jolie (Tennessee Williams quote and two black tribals on lower back)
Courtney Love
Jack Osborne (Back piece in progress)
Flava Flav
Heavy D
Robbie Williams
Juliette Lewis
Carrie Fisher
Billy Bob Thorton
Johnny Lee Miller
Grandmaster Flash
Melly Mel
Coolio
Dave Lombardo - Slayer
Peter Criss - Kiss
Mary Wilson - The Supremes
Josh Todd - Buck Cherry
John McEnroe - tennis pro
Nolan Harrison - Raiders
Vanilla Ice
Tiffany
Nicole Sullivan - Mad TV such as Tupac and Angelina Jolie... and met a lot of cool people. He has been tattooing at countless conventions in the US, Japan, Amsterdam and other European cities and has worked as a guest tattoo artists in many shops. Eric also worked at Shamrock Social Club with Mark Mahoney for 2 years.

An avid art lover, Eric has traveled to almost every museum in every major city in the world. Some artist favorites being Gerrit Dou & Johannes Vermeer, Dali and contemporaries like Robert Williams & Todd Schorr. Some major Influences in the tattoo community would be Greg James, Robert Benedetti, Dana Brunson, Mick from Zurich and many Japanese masters.

When asked "Why open a tattoo shop in the San Fernando Valley?" - Eric replies, "This is where I was born & raised.
I always wanted a clean, professional shop in the Valley run my way."

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