Short · Sheffield
Playing card forearm tattoo, stencil to reveal
Bladen's 6-hour sitting · 24 September 2026 · 0:24 short
Bladen's first large tattoo: the stencil goes on, and six hours later the cards are on the table.
The full session
Black and grey playing card forearm tattoo, 6-hour sessionWatch this piece being done, start to finish →About the piece
Two playing cards, an eight of clubs and an ace of hearts, with Latin script and a date in Roman numerals breaking through torn paper, and a Greek temple rising from the smoke at the wrist. Bladen's first large tattoo, and the start of a sleeve.
Placement: Inner forearm
The finished piece
Playing cards, Latin script and a Greek temple on the inner forearmView in the portfolio →Want something like this?
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