East Side Ink

Back Home, & now slingin' at East Side Ink, NYC!

Well, the road trip was great, albeit long, and many thanks go to all those who came out to get tattooed! Minneapolis, Eugene, San Francisco, Berkley... enjoy your new skin! And, moving on to the big news: I can now be found at my new home with the crew at East Side Ink. An old New York L.E.S. standby, newly reopened in bigger and better digs. I'm very excited and totally pumped to get you kids in here for some killer tattoos! The shop is huge, immaculate and beautiful. And our crew here is fantastic. You can find me, and the rest of us at East Side Ink, at #97 Avenue B, between 6th and 7th Streets in Manhattan. God Bless The L.E.S.!!!!

Born and raised in NYC, Alex Sherker first learned electric tattooing with a Spaulding machine and acetate stencils. Some things change, and others dont. His true love lies in traditional "old school" Americana designs, the older and truer to historical precident the better; but traditional Japanese designs are rendered with no less care and finesse. Artsy-fartsy art school graduate, ex 80's punk rocker, and probably the sweetest guy you'll ever meet, even if it doesnt seem that way when you meet him. Alex is rooted in New York art/tattoo tradition and is an 'old-school' minded guy: just doin' tattoos. Cursive names and kanji, 'creepin'-lizard' panthers and 'bowling-pin' eagles, hearts-and-daggers, pin-ups and ever popular skulls, elegant Art Nouveau, gritty Americana or sophisticated Japanese; you want a tattoo to grow old with and he wants to give it to you, straight forward and built to last.