Queue for beauty that is more than skin deep

By James Kelly
Updated November 2 2012 - 10:59am, first published December 29 2008 - 1:59pm
BODY ART: Cameron Davis and David Grima show off their tattoos while, below, people queue outside the Inkspot Tattoo Studio to book an appointment for 2009.
BODY ART: Cameron Davis and David Grima show off their tattoos while, below, people queue outside the Inkspot Tattoo Studio to book an appointment for 2009.

ART is not just a painted canvas picture.To the committed and brave, the human body is the canvas, and tattoos form the picture.Yesterday up to 50 people queued outside Ballarat studio The Inkspot Tattoo in Humffray St to book their place in the chair of tattooist and artist David Andrews.It is the only opportunity customers have to book their time in the chair. Within six hours of opening his doors every available session for 2009 was taken.Mr Andrews said booking queues began a few years ago."It was never intended to be the way it is," he said."The kids used to get me a diary for Christmas and it's been the last couple of years it has happened. No one gets a little tattoo anymore, it's a major piece (of art) and they want to get it."Among the waiting crowd was David Grima who travelled from Melbourne to secure his spot on the footpath 10.30pm Sunday night.Mr Grima booked more than 60 hours of work to finish tattoos on his back and arms.Not even Mr Andrews daughter Jessica received special treatment, also forced to queue all night.

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