GIG HAS BEEN A GUEST ARTIST AT LIQUID AMBER SINCE 2019 AND VISITS OUR STUDIO ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Tattoo Artist: Gig (Gregory Williams) (he/him)
Tattoo Styles: Haida formline, black and grey realism, hand-poke and machine options
More About Gig:
My English name is Gregory N. Williams, Haida name is K’aajuu G’aaya from the Skedans Clan of the Haida Nation. Im a Tattoo Artist - Musician - Jeweller (Haida) for 20 years in silver, gold and copper. I learned to tattoo under the strict guidance of Mark Paroyan in 2009.
I have been tattooing since 2011 in Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii at Haida Inkk Tattoo Shop www.haidainkk.ca
Focusing on Haida formline and realism, I continue to study and absorb knowledge of tattooing from Indigenous tattoo mentors, Dion Kaszas from the Salish Nation www.consumedbyink.com, Haida/Tlingit artist Nahaan www.indigenousresistance.com
In March 2020, I was invited by the Maori to attend Wânanga Indigenous, a week long tattoo workshop and two day convention in Tauranga New Zealand . Workshops put on by some of the Indigenous tattoo artists from New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, Fiji, Philippines, Japan, US, and Canada. Workshops that offered traditional/contemporary methods from Indigenous artist with vast histories in tattooing techniques. The humbling experience elevated me to become a better person, artist and want to share the best version of my art with you.
I have been featured in a short documentary called ‘This Ink Runs Deep’, about the resurgence and revitalization of Indigenous tattoo artists - it features artists using traditional tattooing methods and those of us who use modern tools and techniques to tell stories and legends of our people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Mm_p1469I that was released at the Toronto International Film Festival.
For me, tattoos can connect a person to their culture and history, to life in the present, and to dreams for the future. When I practice this art form, I’m tattooing a part of a person soul into their skin, to be shared with the world.
I am humbled and excited to be doing a guest spot, learning from the great artists at Liquid Amber Tattoo & Art Collective.
GIG IS ACCEPTING REQUESTS FOR MACHINE AS WELL AS HAND POKED TATTOOS.
To send in your idea for Gig to review, please fill out the form at the link below.
If you have trouble with the request form:, please email your idea with reference images (include info that is asked on the form) to info@liquidambertattoo.com
Gig charges $220/hr plus gst
