Author Archives: Oliver

I wish everybody a prosperous and peaceful start to a new year. Along with the rollover of the new lunar year, comes a new member of Thousand Stroke Tattoo. I am proud to introduce apprentice tattooer; Khristine. Khristine has been … Continued

Happy Year of the Tiger Everybody！ Alright, it has definitely been a challenging last two years for everybody, myself included. Despite being able to tattoo for most of last year, I feel a bit like I have been set back … Continued

Happy Holidays from me to you. As always a digital version of this card is free for download here at my deviantart page. Download it, email it, print it, share it. I hope everybody surrounding by joy and warmth passing … Continued

It’s been a decade since I began my journey as a tattoo artist. The picture above (Sept 28 2011) is from my last dinner in Shanghai before I moved back to San Francisco. The smile on my face shows how … Continued

Happy Year of the OX! If your reading this, you have survived one of the most difficult years in our lifetimes. Congratulations. As you usual I painted a watercolor card to commemorate the passing into a new year. I feel … Continued

I am now open for tattooing, but Feb and March are booked solid due to the fact that I had to roll all of Dec and Jan appointments back. I beg your continued patience in getting tattooed. Booking mid/late April … Continued

I’d love to see how the tattoos I’ve done have settled in and aged over the years. Send me some pics of your tattoos. I will also offer reworks/overhauls of my past pieces at half my hourly rate in 2021. … Continued

Happy Holidays from me to everybody! 2020 has been quite the year. With this second shut down in tattooing, I thought I would take some time to do some art exploration and produce a holiday card. As you can see … Continued