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What is Ceramic Tattoo Art? 

Ceramic Tattoo Art blends three seemingly different worlds: ceramics tattoos, and memorial art.   The art pieces that I specialize in are:
  • Framed Wall Art - both Gallery Art Plates and Memorial Art Plates.  These are often custom Ceramic Plates and Tiles in black box frames.  Different material are utilized to create these are pieces including ceramic glazes, acrylic inks, enamels, and graffiti pens.
  • Ceramic memorial urns, small vases and keepsakes.
  • Bonsai Pots - loved by bonsai enthusiasts because they are handmade (in the USA!) and very unique.
 
In addition to these beautiful ceramic products, the owner and operator of Ceramic Tattoo Art, Matthew Kennedy, has created his own line of coloring books - "Color For Balance". 
  • Tribal Tattoo Coloring Book (Volume 1) - This coloring book was made with the 12-Step Recovery program in mind.  It has AA sayings on each page along with some simple tribal designs originally created as something positive to do each morning at AA Meetings.
  • Ceramic Tattoo Art Coloring and Maze Book - This coloring book was just released on Amazon on January 1, 2018! It was designed with EVERYONE in mind - colored by adults and children alike.  It has positive quotes on every page, an original tribal design created by Matt, and a maze on each page that gets progressively harder as you go through the book.  This coloring and Maze book was inspired by the true love of Tattoo & Graffiti Art! 
  • You can find framed colorings from each of these books here. 
  • New designs are created on a weekly basis.  Many enjoy these coloring pages because than can be completed in 1-2 hours instead of many.  Join my mailing list and receive the latest Tattoo & Graffiti inspired coloring pages FREE!  Sign up below or by emailing tootallspottery@gmail.com. ​​

Tattooing a Ceramic Urn

Throwing Pottery

Check out some custom artwork! 

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This brings us to the next question: Why Tattoos? 

The Tattoo Texture
​Tattoos can mean a variety of different things in today's world, but they also tell a story through their designs.  Tattoos range from tribal to abstract to realistic.  But here at Ceramic Tattoo Art, Tattoos refer to  applying a tattoo machine to a ceramic surface to create a unique texture. We are the first to do this and want to share it with you! Our art styles tend to lean toward tribal, simple, or elegant, though, there are many cases where we can stylize an actual tattoo onto a ceramic plate or urn.  ​​

There is meaning behind tattoos and so many people love them.  We even have tattoos ourselves!  Everyone gets tattoos for different reasons, but a recurring theme is some form of memorial: the hand print of a newborn, the paw print of your four-legged family member, or the name of a loved one - living or lost. Even though we love our tattoos, we know there are many out there that appreciate the art, but do not want the permanence of art on their bodies.  That's where Ceramic Tattoo Art comes in - we provide tattoo art, both in a literal and symbolic sense, to ceramics to serve as a memorial for the people or things you love. 

What do we create at Ceramic Tattoo Art?
Using the above concepts, Ceramic Tattoo Art creates tattoo style art for both enjoyment and as a memorial.  We apply these artworks to a variety of ceramic products including pots, bonsai pots, figurines, plates, tiles, urns, necklaces, though we view our products more as a service.  We don't just create products to sell them - we create a service that helps you represent your story using our talents.  If our pieces aren't customized by request, each piece is made carefully with love.  We do this because we love it and want to share our talents with YOU! 

Tribal Tattoo Coloring Book

This Coloring Book has AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) sayings on the top of each page.

Tattoo Tribal Patterns

For our art pieces, we have created a tattoo art coloring book and regularly use these designs as inspiration for new gallery art pieces.  Sign up for our Newsletter and get a free PDF of one of the designs from our coloring book.  Our most recently inspired art plates are the Dragonfly Mandala Ceramic Plate and the Tribal Mask Ceramic Plate.  

Color For Balance Tattoo Art Coloring and Maze Book

Home Decor: Ceramic Tiles and Memorial Plates
​A "memorial" is defined as something that is designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, or some other thing that we want to eternally remember.  When put this way, it tends to have a negative connotation, but memorials do not have to come from a place of grief.  We can memorialize people or events that are happy - like the birth of your first child. We would love to create a memorial art plate to display that which holds a speical place in your heart.

Handmade Cremation Urns

Of course there is the opposite side of the spectrum - helping people memorialize loved ones as they process grief.  Our Mission Statement is to help bring peace and comfort to people grieving.  We specialize in creating custom ceramic tattoo art urns and pet urns because it is the best way we know how to truly help you with our talents.  Each urn receives a great deal of personal care because we know that it is the spirit's final resting place.  We take this responsibility seriously it and want a person's spirit to be at peace and happy with what is created for them.  We start each custom urn by asking for a picture of your loved one so that we can connect with them we go through the process of creating their final home.  We hope that our urns help ease the grief process and bring some beauty into a dark time. 
Custom and Framed Pet Memorial Wall Hangings

Ceramic Tattoo Art Featured in Skin Art Magazine...

Ceramic Tattoo Art - under our personal brand TooTall - was featured in the Skin Art Magazine Issue 145.  We are proud to be a part of three worlds: the tattoo industry, the ceramic industry, and the memorial industry.  Though we specialize in creating urns, we really specialize in creating Memorial Art - which is exactly what tattoo are! 

The Press-Enterprise: Artist Spotlight

A few years ago, before Ceramic Tattoo Art became an official business, The Press Enterprise and the Riverside Arts Council joined together to write an article on the owner and creator behind Ceramic Tattoo Art.  It was during his homeless experience that this article was written and when he decided to develop his resources for the homeless at HomelessResourcesCA.org.  Matthew Kennedy still regularly volunteers at his local homeless warming shelter, bringing both necessities to share as well as coloring pages and markers to help pass the time.  Check out our Facebook page to see constant updates!

Personalized Memorial Urns

As the owner of Ceramic Tattoo Art, I hate to see people grieving.  My friend recently lost her mother and this is the urn I created for her.  I hope it offers her some peace.  She had the following to share about her mother:
"My Mom, Theresa, was my best friend and the person I talked to most of my adult life everyday. I can remember when she, my Dad and sibling moved to Arkansas, I ended up with the biggest telephone bill. I got into so much trouble over that bill. It was like over $500.00! It was hard being away from family - I was 21 years old. She was there when my babies were born and I decided to go back to college. I still want to pick up my phone to hear her on the other line. My Mom is missed by me and my three children. The last few months were hard on us all. She died not being able to say goodbye to us.  She spent almost a month in ICU. I had just talked to her the night before she slipped into a coma where she stayed for 3 weeks before she went to stay with the Angels. My Mom loved everyone she met which was not always the best thing, but that was my Mom. We lost Dad 3 years before Mom, so they are together again. I will forever miss my Mom."