Archiebald Cook

Senior Resident Tattoo Artist

Black and Grey Realism Tattoo • Colour Realism • Oriental • Traditional

Archiebald Cook is a multi-award-winning tattoo artist best known for his exceptional skill in realism tattoo and oriental tattoo styles. Versatile in various styles, Archie excels in both colour and black and grey tattoos, consistently delivering stunning, lifelike artwork that has earned him widespread acclaim.

Over the years, Archie has won numerous awards at tattoo conventions across the country. His accolades include: Best of Show, Large Black and Grey, Oriental, Best Wildlife, and Best Female Large, highlighting his versatility and mastery in different tattoo genres.

Mentored by his father, Matt Cook of the Sharp Practice in Salisbury, Archie began tattooing at a remarkably young age. He started tattooing pig skin at just nine years old and transitioned to real skin by the age of thirteen. His talent was quickly recognised by multiple magazines during his teenage years, leading to several prestigious awards in black and grey realism tattoo and other categories throughout England.

Building a solid reputation in the tattoo industry, Archie has attracted a diverse clientele, including high-profile individuals such as international footballers like Jose Fonte. His expertise in black and grey realism tattoos has cemented his status as an award-winning tattoo artist, known for his precision, creativity, and artistic vision.

In May 2017, Archie opened his first studio in Ringwood, marking the beginning of a new chapter in his career. The success of this venture led to an expansion to Southampton in 2021, where his studio now boasts over 12 resident artists and numerous international guest artists throughout the year. This expansion has allowed Archie to offer a broader range of styles, including fineline, tribal, traditional, dotwork, and blackwork tattoos, while continuing to uphold his reputation for excellence in black and grey realism tattoo.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Poppy Tiller

Resident Tattoo Artist

Poppy is our fineline specialist nd her portfolio boats an array of beautiful designs. Her linework is ultra precises, and her attention to detail incredible. 

We’ve been lucky enough to have Poppy in our ranks since we opened our Ringwood shop back in 2017. In that time under the training of Archie, she’s progressed from a junior artist to one of our residents.

Poppy is excellent at floral tattoos & delicate details.

Poppy has bookable appointments Monday, Tuesdays, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Chris Hirakawa

Resident Tattoo Artist

Kiyoharu Hirakawa (aka Chris) is a half English, half Japanese opaque realism artist. His tattoo career began in graphite realism and has since taken him around the globe.

Chris has pushed the limits of opaque black and grey firmly establishing himself as one of the best.

His portfolio reflects his passion for dark realism and love for small details. His relaxed attitude and genuine love for tattooing make him a fantastic addition to the Kookie family.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Diyan Ivanov

Resident Tattoo Artist

Diyan Ivanov is a multi-award winning tattoo artist, specialising in colour and black and grey realism. 

With over 23 years experience and tattooing since he was 15, Diyan’s experience shows in his quality of work. Diyan started tattooing in Bulgaria, and has since had guest appearances as an artist in Holland, Germany and England. 

Winning serval awards at Southampton and Portsmouth tattoo convention for his black and grey and colour work. His film and horror tattoos have a particularly colourful and wicked style to them and his flower motifs and female portraits are particular special. 

Diyan has bookable appointments Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Please email or message the studio if you are interested in booking and appointment. 

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Annie Pascaru

Resident Tattoo Artist

Annie Pascaru is one of our resident artists. Annie first came to Kookie as a guest artist from Liverpool back in 2021 and we loved her so much we asked her to stay and join the team on a permanent bases. 

Originally from Moldova, Annie has many years experience tattooing across the globe. 

She is a skilled black and grey artist and confident in a number of styles including realism, graphic, old school. 

What sets Annie apart from our other artist is her unique style for graphic and quirky tattoos.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Cristina Ribeiro

Resident Tattoo Artist

Introducing Cristina Ribeiro aka @tiny_needlez, the newest addition to our team.

Her passion for tattooing can be seen in her attention to detail and her ability to work with the client to create a unique design. Her fave styles are neo-traditional and linework. Cristina works both in colour and black and grey, and loves to add a pop of colour to make her designs stand out.

Whether you’re looking for a small, intricate design or a large, bold statement piece, Cristina will work with you to create a tattoo you love.

Drop the studio a message if you’d like to book an appointment with Cristina.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Nicole Cruz

Junior Tattoo Artist

Nicole is our Junior Tattoo Artist, trained under Archiebald Cook. Specialising in realism and fineline.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Lottie Loolaz

Resident Tattoo Artist

Lottie’s Loolaz has a strong background in art and design and specialises in realism tattooing.

Her creative passion was prominent well before she was a tattoo artist and prior to tattooing she worked as a graphic designer and studied art and design in college.

Her artistic interests shifted towards tattooing and she pursued an apprenticeship at Scream N’ Ink Southampton to better her skills. Here she learnt how to tattoo in a traditional style.

However her growing love for realistic drawing soon took centre stage, this is where her real design flare was.

Lottie now specialises in realism, whether it’s black and grey or vibrant colour. Her favourite subjects to tattoo are animals (especially furry ones), like big cats and dogs.

She takes pride in treating each tattoo as a personal gift, creating something special for her clients.
For Lottie, tattooing is a therapeutic experience and she loves the fact that she can bring someone’s idea to life, brightening their day.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Maddy Connor

Cosmetic Tattoo Artist

Maddy is a Semi-permanent makeup artist from Hampshire. Specialising in eyebrows and scalp mico-pigmentation, Maddy offers a range of treatments including eyelash enhancement, eyeliner, lip blush, eyebrows, ombré brow, hair strokes and powder.
With a VTCT level 4 qualification and several years of experience in the beauty industry, she has a lot of experience in creating semi-permanent make up that is unique to each and every person!

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Hannah George

Cosmetic Tattoo Artist

Hannah George is a gifted semi-permanent makeup artist with a passion for enhancing natural beauty. Since completing her training in 2014 at the prestigious Finishing Touches, Hannah has spent the last 9 years building up her permanent makeup skills in eyebrows, lips, and eyeliner, becoming a specialist in these areas. Her dedication to perfection has made her a go-to artist for corrective work, skillfully rectifying mistakes made by other artists. Hannah’s expertise goes beyond technical proficiency; she believes in the importance of understanding her clients’ unique needs. Hannah crafts bespoke permanent makeup that perfectly complements each client’s face shape, style, and requirements.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

(Kuki) Qiping Cai

Resident Tattoo Artist

Qiping Cai or Kuki as he is known is a East Asian tattoo artist specialising in traditional Chinese and Japanese tattoo, whilst being a well rounded black and grey and colour artist.

Having experience in China tattooing traditional style means Kuki’s experience is unique to our studio. Kuki’s work often revolves around the theme of animals and he loves to tattoo dragons, cranes, snakes, demons as well as Chinese characters and typography. 

Kuki hasa decade of experience tattooing in China, where he had his own tattoo studio. He learnt from his master/teacher, one of the best in China – AngZi Qi (translated name). 

With bookable appointments from Monday to Saturday, please contact the studio if you are interested in booking a tattoo with Kuki. 

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Darren Redbeard

Resident Tattoo Artist

Meet Darren, a seasoned tattoo artist with 25 years of experience under his belt. Specialising in Traditional in both black and colour.

As a versatile artist with tons of experience Darren can tattoo everything from tribal and Celtic to floral, dot work, Japanese, and script.

In the early stages of his career Archie (our studio owner) worked with Darren for a number of years where Darren passed on a wealth of knowledge.

His tattoo career began back in 1999 in Milton Keynes under the teachings of Lee Marshall, where endless questions led to a passion for the craft. In 2005, Darren made the move to Ireland, honing his skills at Zac Deeneys in Derry city centre, and later in Letterkenny. Then after settling in Salisbury in 2011 Darren has been there creating tattoos since.

Hailing from a vibrant Irish family, Darren has a soft spot for the original Star Wars trilogy and the intricate world of Lord of the Rings, particularly the books.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Pedro Veloso

Guest Artist | 8th February – 5th May 2024

BLACK & GREY • TRIBAL • ORNAMENTAL • DOTWORK • REALISM

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Lyon Sandro

Guest Artist | 20th February – 6th April 2024

BLACK & GREY • FINELINE

Renowned for his distinctive gothic black and grey style, Lyon’s portfolio showcases a blend of blackwork, realism, fineline and ornamental tattoos.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Leo Avelar

Guest Artist | 22nd May – 5th September 2024

Dotwork • Geometric • Neo-traditional • Traditional • Realism

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Lucas Lemes

Guest Artist | 2nd April – 7th May 2024

BLACK & GREY • REALISM

Our black and grey phenomenon: from realism, to fineline, old school and whip shading – he’s got it covered.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Tulio De Paula

Guest Artist | 3rd June – 30th September 2024

REALISM • BLACK & GREY • COLOUR

Joining us from Brazil, Tulio has established himself across the globe as respected name in the realm of black & grey and colour realism.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com

Al Correa

Guest Artist | 5th – 30th August 2024

NEO-TRADITIONAL • TRADITIONAL • DOTWORK • GEOMETRIC

‘Al’ as we call him is our neo-traditional ink maestro with 11 years of tattooing experience.

For bookings email info@kookietattoo.com