Bad Weather Tattoo
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Bad Weather Tattoo. Private custom studio and numbered flash, Sydney Road, Brunswick.

Gloved hands holding a tattoo machine over a wrapped forearm, in black and white

RM 00 Foyer · ACC. index 2019 to 2026

A private custom studio and a wall of numbered flash. Every piece we make is photographed, numbered and filed.

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Walk-in flashSaturdays
from 12Tue to Sat · 11am to 7pm

37.7667° S
144.9612° E

Books status
Updated 22.09.2026

ART. 01Mira KovačFine line, botanicalBooks open: November ART. 02Jonah ReyesBlackwork, ornamentalWaitlist ART. 03Tess AlbrightNeo-traditional, colourBooks closed to February ART. 04Kit MorenoAmerican traditional, flashWalk-ins Saturday

RM 01 The work · Selected accessions, 2024 to 2026

TheArchive

Records shown
12
Artists
04
Healed / fresh
08 / 04
Hours in the chair
104

Healed where we can, fresh where we couldn't wait. Every record carries the artist, the placement, the hours in the chair and how it has settled.

Fresh blackwork skull framed by a spider web on a forearm Feature
ACC. 2026.114Jonah ReyesForearm6HFresh Skull under the web, half sleeve
Healed blackwork peony on the side of a neck
ACC. 2025.088Jonah ReyesNeck5HHealed Peony, solid black
Healed fine line ginkgo leaf and moth across the back of a hand
ACC. 2026.121Mira KovačHand3HHealed Ginkgo and moth
Fresh red botanical sprig on a collarbone
ACC. 2026.126Mira KovačCollarbone2HFresh Red sprig, single needle
Healed full colour sleeve with a red hannya mask, waves and blossom Feature
ACC. 2025.097Tess AlbrightFull sleeve38HHealed Hannya sleeve, five sittings
Healed fine line olive branch on an inner arm
ACC. 2026.132Mira KovačInner arm2HHealed Olive branch
Healed traditional eagle with a red sun on a shoulder
ACC. 2025.103Kit MorenoShoulder7HHealed Eagle and red sun
Fresh black stag skull with dotwork on a shoulder blade
ACC. 2025.109Jonah ReyesShoulder blade3HFresh Stag skull, dotwork
Healed colour forearm sleeve of a teal serpent and cherry blossom Feature
ACC. 2025.091Tess AlbrightForearm22HHealed Serpent and blossom
Healed bold line figure tattoo on an upper arm, in black
ACC. 2024.075Kit MorenoUpper arm3HHealed The bather
Fresh single line drawing of two faces on a forearm
ACC. 2026.118Mira KovačForearm1HFresh Two faces, one line
Healed portrait of a woman with flowing hair and lilies on an upper arm
ACC. 2025.084Tess AlbrightUpper arm12HHealed Medusa in bloom

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RM 02 The artists · Drawer 02 · Four cards

Four
artists.
Four
sets of
books.

Each artist keeps their own card and their own calendar. Tap a card to see who is open, then request a consult with the one whose work you came for.

ART. 01Mira KovačOpen ART. 02Jonah ReyesWaitlist ART. 03Tess AlbrightClosed ART. 04Kit MorenoWalk-ins
Catalogue card · ART. 01Chair 01Since 20198 records
Mira Kovač tattooing fine linework on a client's shoulder

Mira
Kovač

Fine line, botanical

Books
Books open: November
Next opening
November 2026
  1. 01Single-needle florals
  2. 02Botanical studies from life
  3. 03Pieces under three hours

On file: 2026.132 · 2026.126 · 2026.121

Open Mira's file
Catalogue card · ART. 02Chair 02Since 20198 records
Jonah Reyes leaning in over a client with a tattoo machine

Jonah
Reyes

Blackwork, ornamental

Books
Waitlist
Next opening
Waitlist, next draw January
  1. 01Ornamental sleeves
  2. 02Dotwork and geometry
  3. 03Cover-ups in solid black

On file: 2026.137 · 2026.135 · 2026.114

Open Jonah's file
Catalogue card · ART. 03Chair 03Since 20208 records
Tess Albright drawing floral designs on a tablet, flash cards spread on the desk

Tess
Albright

Neo-traditional, colour

Books
Books closed to February
Next opening
February 2027
  1. 01Colour sleeves
  2. 02Heirlooms redrawn
  3. 03Rework of tired colour

On file: 2026.130 · 2025.097 · 2025.091

Open Tess's file
Catalogue card · ART. 04Chair 04Since 20218 records
Kit Moreno drawing at a desk under a wall of framed traditional flash

Kit
Moreno

American traditional, flash

Books
Walk-ins Saturday
Next opening
Saturdays from 12, custom in December
  1. 01Numbered flash
  2. 02Walk-ins from 12
  3. 03Bold line, bright fill

On file: 2025.103 · 2025.099 · 2024.075

Open Kit's file

RM 03 Flash · Sheet 07 · Spring 2026

Pick it
off the
wall

  • Rule 01Drawn in house, numbered, priced on the sheet.
  • Rule 02Walk in Saturdays from 12. First in, first inked.
  • Rule 03Each design is tattooed once, then retired and filed.

RM 04 Booking · Custom work

File a request

  1. Stage ARequestPick an artist, tell us the placement, size and idea. Links to references are fine.
  2. Stage B$100 depositHolds your consult and date. It comes off the final price.
  3. Stage CSessionThe drawing is finished before you sit down. 18+ with photo ID.

Accession requestForm BW-01 · short · custom work

Next no.2026.139

01Artist
03Size

Cover-up, touch-up or flash? Use the full form

Visitors' book Filed beside the records they came from

Tess redrew my grandmother's roses better than the photo.

Filed with ACC. 2025.061Tess AlbrightElbow9HHealedClient, Coburg

Came in for flash, left with a Saturday tradition.

Flash 019Kit MorenoClient, Fitzroy

Jonah talked me out of my first idea. The second one is on my back and I still stare at it.

ACC. 2024.052Jonah ReyesClient, Northcote

Fine line that actually held. Two years on, still crisp.

ACC. 2024.033Mira KovačClient, Brunswick
Inside the studio: an artist at work under a lamp, stag skull on the wall, in black and white

RM 06 The studio · Conditions of the collection

412
Sydney Rd

  • Cond. 01Registered premisesLicensed with the City of Merri-bek.
  • Cond. 02Single-use needlesOpened in front of you, binned after.
  • Cond. 03Vegan inksAvailable for any piece. Just ask.
  • Cond. 04Wheelchair accessStreet level from Sydney Road.

RM 05 Aftercare · The short version

  1. Hours 0 to 4Leave the wrap on. Then wash with warm water and plain soap.
  2. Days 1 to 14Thin layer of balm, twice a day. No pools, no sun, no picking.
  3. Week 6Healed. Send us a photo and it goes in the archive.
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RM 00 Next accession · 2026.139

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A $100 deposit holds your date and comes off the final price. 18+ with photo ID. Walk-in flash needs neither, just turn up on a Saturday.

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