{"id":38704,"date":"2017-11-21T11:16:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T11:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=38704"},"modified":"2017-11-21T13:23:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:23:23","slug":"cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand","title":{"rendered":"Cathays tattoo studio set to expand"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Don\u2019t worry, Valkyrie Tattoo Studio aren\u2019t shutting their doors for good &#8211; they\u2019re only moving two minutes down the road<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_38706\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2.jpg\" alt=\"Valyrie owner Justin Oldham tattooing a client\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valkyrie Tattoo Studio&#8217;s owner Justin Oldham tattooing an adorable pug onto a client (photo credit: Valkyrie Tattoo Studio)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With tattoos on the rise in the UK, Cathays-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ValkyrieTattooStudio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valkyrie<\/a>\u00a0Tattoo Studio\u00a0are moving to a bigger shop on Woodville Road at the beginning of next month.<\/p>\n<p>Established by Justin Oldham in 2013, the studio houses four tattoo artists who specialise in creating original designs for their customers.<\/p>\n<p>After years of success in his cramped studio on Crwys Road, Justin decided it was time to move the business to a larger space on Woodville Road. He said: \u201cThe studio is our home. We pretty much spend most of our lives at our work, hence the move really &#8211; we want to make things better for ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38756\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38756\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Oldham looking psyched in the (unfurnished) studio on Woodville Road\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Oldham looking psyched in the (unfurnished) studio on Woodville Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The new studio will be opening on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1998959803672453\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 December<\/a> and promises to capture the spirit of Valkyrie with mural painting, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katvondbeauty.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kat Von D makeup<\/a> stand and (most importantly) candyfloss Prosecco. The event will also feature a burlesque show from Cardiff\u2019s Hourglass Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Gemma Gray, co-founder and production developer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HOURGLASS.ENTERTAINMENT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hourglass Entertainment<\/a>, claims her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/burlesque-for-beginners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">burlesque <\/a>dancers will bring \u201cthe sultry, the satirical, and the splendour\u201d to Valkyrie\u2019s circus-themed opening on Woodville Road.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=12TUsuceFhXurCAe5STf1uPDo9BUpfh1S\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With 13 years of tattoo experience under his belt, Justin credits <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the success of his shop<\/span> to the \u201cfresh blood\u201d of their Cathays-based clientele, who he believes keep tattoo artists on their toes with their focus on modern designs and specialist techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Once the new store is up and running, Justin aims to build the studio\u2019s reputation in the tattoo industry before embarking on new ink-based projects and conventions across the world. He said: \u201cI don\u2019t really have onset of world domination. A lot of people keep asking me if I\u2019m going to open up another ten shops, but that\u2019s not what I want &#8211; I just want to draw on people, and build a business that will help me do that more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t worry, Valkyrie Tattoo Studio aren\u2019t shutting their doors for good &#8211; they\u2019re only moving two minutes down the road<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":38706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11491],"tags":[1080,3453,11765],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cathays tattoo studio set to expand - alt.cardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don\u2019t worry, Valkyrie Tattoo Studio aren\u2019t shutting their doors for good - they\u2019re only moving two minutes down the road to Woodville Road\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cathays tattoo studio set to expand - alt.cardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don\u2019t worry, Valkyrie Tattoo Studio aren\u2019t shutting their doors for good - they\u2019re only moving two minutes down the road to Woodville Road\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"alt.cardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-11-21T11:16:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-11-21T13:23:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/\",\"name\":\"alt.cardiff\",\"description\":\"If it\\u2019s offbeat and in Cardiff then it\\u2019s online here.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/justin-2.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Valyrie owner Justin Oldham tattooing a client\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand\",\"name\":\"Cathays tattoo studio set to expand - alt.cardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-21T11:16:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-11-21T13:23:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/d6e79650a6bfb6eecca1d52c87cdad11\"},\"description\":\"Don\\u2019t worry, Valkyrie Tattoo Studio aren\\u2019t shutting their doors for good - they\\u2019re only moving two minutes down the road to Woodville Road\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/cathays-tattoo-studio-set-to-expand\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/d6e79650a6bfb6eecca1d52c87cdad11\",\"name\":\"Emmet McGonagle\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/caab0a5a9567348c165722970a55ac04?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Emmet McGonagle\"},\"description\":\"Irish hipster studying MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University, Wales. 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