new photos of the shop

its filling up nicely lots to look at

fun one from the other day

shops got a blog

so the shops got a blog now Stephy but it up today check it
out if you got some time away from the sun this week

Rain City Tattoos Blog

She also set us up with a Facebook page

facebook RCT

had fun at Tantrix part 2

flatlands look not a mountain in sight, this I found strange to navigate wile driving around there is no markers to let you know your going in the right way everything is just flat.
this is a photo of behind the shop were I smoked wile I was out in Saskatoon

this was the last tattoo I did at Tantrix this time around was super fun and quick and I was stoked to do it I never done a rose of no mans land before

one smoking foot Tyler smokes and he wanted something to represent that
did a little paradise scene in the smoke because smoking is bliss full

Tee got this fun girl head wile I was down too
its got butterflies and pixy dust every were

the rest of my photos turned out bad so thats all I got from my trip to Tantrix this year, thanks for the fun times anyone that came out and got tattooed and to the crew of the shop for treating me so well

had fun at Tantrix part 1

bugging Mike the owner of Tantrix wile hes trying to work
thanks for putting up with me wile I was out man had a fun time

chris's leg I did the girl my second day their and the wizard a few days latter when this photos was taken chirs is supper fun to tattoo and gets fun stuff , sorry for the bad photos I couldnt take a good photo to save my life there.

Lisa's lamp was a supper fun start to her arm
next time were gona add more girly things in the same style

I post more latter once I figure out if any of my photos came out well
you would think after taking photos for 10years everyday that I be better at them but no

Stephy is coming to work

Stephanie Babiarz is coming to work with us

at Rain City Tattoos as of June 15th

I seen Steph over the last few years become a great tattooer

and shes a fun person to work with you would have to be being Markys apprentice

so were super exited to have her on the crew over here.

not sure what days she will be in the shop

but come on by and give her some abuse or say hi

and welcome her to the new shop

coming home

coming home today I hope its nice out like this when I get there

I want to ride my bike and hang out with the wife on the deck

a few weeks back we set up the balcony again
getting ready for barbeque season
gona be starting up sunday potlucks again real soon

I would like to welcome Jessy JR to the area as he has just moved in downstairs
its gona be nice to be able to use the garage as a grarge not just storage, and every once in a wile have a good party

Also a big thanks to he crew of Tantrix for showing me a good busy time wile out in Saskatoon this week , if you ever looking for a good fun shop in Saskatoon give them a visit
photos from the trip soon I forgot to take many but got a few wich is better then the last few years I ve come out were I forgot to bring my camera

off to tantrix today

thats right I going to the flatlands today to visit some friends and do some tattoos

May 13th to 21st I'm in Saskatoon
I always have a good time tattooing at Tantrix Body Art
Come get tattooed!
Contact the shop to book an appointment:

Tantrix Body Art
#10-705 Central Ave Saskatoon, SK
306-384-5454

some of the fun tattoos I did last year wile I was out their
last time I went in febuary and froze my ass off,
this year I going in may so hopefully it will be warmer

lucy in the sky

My first shirt I ve wanted to have shirts printed for years and all it took was the jealousy of seeing Marky get some printed that made me finaly do it

Thanks to The Goods for doing a Great job
Shirts are black mens T's with off white(cream) print

Front and back

I will have these at Rain City tattoos for sale $20ea (cash only)
they come in Sm, Med,Lg and Xl

shop is located at 101-223 west broadway Vancouver BC

had fun tattooing Rob the other day

photos by Ian Hughes

first tattoo at the new shop goes to

picture of the new shop as promised

Kristopher from LA came in

and got this little ditty

Jeff was here with him too and he gets the second tattoo
out of the new station

had fun its allways a good time when Jeff comes for a tattoo

I how ever can never take a good photo of the tattoos on jeff for some reason
also haven't figured out were the best spot to take a good photo in the shop is yet either

back business

photo cara took of me tattooing

Megans back when we did the outline

she sat great aside from this area

were she is super ticklish even the tattoo needle was tickling her

it was funny as hell and made for a challange

last day

so its march 10 already and its my last day here at Adrenaline had fun and thank you everyone that came in and got tattooed also thanks to all support staff, the owner Dave and a special thanks to the artist that I ve worked with their over the three years

I am exited to say as of tomorrow I be joining Marky over at

Rain City Tattoos

101-223 West Broadway

Vancouver BC

604-569-1522

my new hours are

wednesday to sunday

12-6

and Ill be cash only

pics of the new shop coming soon

got new cards today check em out

getting exited for the new shop

picked up my new business cards today

stoped in and visted Marky too shop looks rad

here check them out

hard to see in the scan but yes thats tie die in the background

also had after care cards made up too

postcard size after care

New stickers coming soon too will post when I get them in

the word on the street

As of March 10th I will no longer be at tattooing at Adrenaline. I'd like to thank Dave, the crew, and all the people I tattooed there over the past 3 years. I had a great time - thank you!

One of the reasons I went to work at Adrenaline in the first place was to work with Mark Ainsworth, one of the raddest people I know. So it is a great pleasure to say I will be working with him again, at his brand-spanking-new studio Rain City Tattoo, located on Broadway at Columbia here in Vancouver. His new shop is a bare-bones back-to-basics tattoo shop: just tattoos, art and fun times.

So after March 10th you can find me here:

Rain City Tattoos
101-223 West Broadway
Vancouver BC
604-569-1522

new hours will be wenesday to sunday 12-6 to book now for the new shop email me at kirk@kirksheppardtattoos.com

Hope to see you all soon!

working on a big set of flash

its been a wile since I ve done a flash set, so I thought I d give it a go again this time bigger and better then before

set is six oversized sheets of flash each sheet is 20x14 inches

trying to get it done before the vancouver show

man I wish it would stay nice enuf on my days off to justify

reinsuring my bike I'd realy like to go for a ride

but anyways I found this photo of my bike mixed in a bunch of tattoo photos

its nothing fancy just a stock bike that needs a bit of love

this is also the spot in front of the shop that should be free motorcycle parking but isnt it just wasted space in between two car spots, on granville their is wasted space like this in bettween every car that could fit two bikes but its not alowed