We have such sights to show you..
The studio is not just your average tattoo studio. One for sorrow is full of oddities, curiosities, taxidermy, human skulls, antique medical equipment and much more. We encourage you to take a look around, ask questions and take everything in!
Mummified Fox
Named ‘Deadward’ (like edward but dead..)
Deadward the fox is from St Lucia, found under the floorboards of a property by the second people to live there.
Burying cats, dogs, and other animals are a way of warding off evil spirits.
It is also a tradition in the UK especially in old towns like Shrewsbury, and they can be found in walls and floors of old houses.
Karen the Haunted Doll
This doll was gifted by a medium who used it as an item to store a spirit. In this case, a playful, cheeky spirit named ‘Karen’
Child’s Coffin
This beautiful child’s coffin is from approximately the 1800’s era Germany.
Human Skulls
The studio is home to multiple human skulls. The ones in this image in particular are kept in a cabinet as they are particularly fragile. The one on the right still has part of the burial shroud attached to the skull. We don’t know the exact date of the skulls, however we believe they are at least 200 years old.
Our artists use the skulls in the studio for reference imagery to draw tattoo designs, or just general art.
Taxidermy
We have lots of taxidermy at the studio. Everyone has their favourite, which one will be yours? Water deer, Crows, Goats.. we even have Boris the water-buffalo in the back.
Victorian mourning chain
This is a genuine victorian mourning chain. Mourning chains and jewellery were made from the hair of the lost loved one to express grief and memorialise forever. Lockets and pendants held a lock of hair from the deceased.
Mummified Dancers Feet
One of our favourite items in the studio. These incredible genuine mummified feet from the 17th century are from a dancer which have been medically dissected and preserved.
Human Skull Caps
At the front desk you may spot a pair of real human skull caps atop custom made holders by our friend Henry Scragg who runs curiosities from the fifth corner in Essex.
Medical Curiosities
One of our cabinets is filled with old medical equipment and specimens. You will spot all kinds of things from a human femur to a medically preserved placenta, a vintage enema kit, syringes, an old arm prosthetic with a hook for a hand and much more.
