Every once and a while you run across a person who by simply being themselves, can teach you a lesson. Teiki is the man who owns and runs Teikis Tattoo Shop in Sayulita Mexico. I had the pleasure of getting a tribal shoulder tattoo done by him and Branda got a tribal butterfly tattoo on her shoulder blade.
Here is Teiki with a big smile.
How about another one from the man himself!
Teiki does all original tribal polynesian tattoos. First he will free hand an outline for you to look at and then if you like it he will free hand the insides of the tattoo with tribal themed designs. I have a couple of tattoos but Teiki blew me away.
Teiki is just setting up his shop and is in the process of adding the beauty touches that most store fronts have. Let me tell you one thing though, his work is absolutely awesome. He has already taken 1st and 3rd place at Guadalajara tattoo competition last year. Both for tribal designs. Teiki is from Tahiti and Polynesian themed tattoos are his deal. He loves all black work but will do color.
Here is the initial sketch of Brandas tribal butterfly on her shoulder.
Here is the done tattoo, sorry for the bad picture taking!
Here are a couple shots of the work getting done by Teiki in Sayulita, Mexico just north of puerto vallarta. I will talk more about Sayulita Mexico in another post because this is a wonderful town with wonderful people. We are so glad we went and got to know some people and they welcomed us with open arms.
Here is Teiki working on Brandas tattoo. Freehand baby.
Here are my action shots for my shoulder tribal piece. Dont I look happy? Seriously, this was a pretty painless tattoo. Teiki has the touch:
I guess the whole deal from sketch to completion took about 4 hours in total. Once the design is drawn on, Teiki works fast for how awesome his work is.
Here is the finished shoulder piece! The cool thing about this tattoo is that there is so much that can be added to it. I think that next year I will go back and get Teiki to add on a chest piece or a necklace of sorts. I am so happy with the tattoo.
So how do you find Teiki’s tattoo shop in sayulita mexico? Teiki’s Tattoo shop is a little hard to find if you are new to town, but if you just trust the map or ask anyone in town you will find it. The outside of the shop looks like a normal small white mexican house snugged into the corner of an intersection but that is changing fast as Teiki is fixing up his shop. Right now there is no outside sign up but that is probably next on the list.
Here are two maps I did that should help you find it and here is Teiki’s email if you want to try and book an approximate appointment. To set a solid appointment time you will have to put a deposit of 100 pesos and talk to Teiki in person.
And the email you need to contact Teiki is fteiki@cara.com. On a personal note…thankyou for everything Teiki. Peace and love. There are no ordinary moments!
