2014 Convention Schedule

Here are our convention dates for 2014. The only one not included is St. Louis but we will post that info one we have dates. Joshua will have plenty of Acanthus Apparel, prints and tattoo machines at all of these shows. Make sure to email him if you want to make an appointment to get tattooed, joshuacbowers@hotmail.com.

Ink N Iron 2013

Joshua is heading to Ink N' Iron next weekend! I've been printing up some men's t-shirts and women's tank tops for him to take. So stop by his booth early in the weekend to make sure we have your size.

For all of the tattooers he will have plenty of new tattoo machines for you to check out. 

And if anyone wants to get in for a tattoo appointment during the festival then email Joshua at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com. 

For more information about the festival check out their website at http://ink-n-iron.com/.

Hell City Tattoo Fest 2013

Next week Joshua is heading to Columbus, Ohio for the Hell City Tattoo Fest.  He'll have some liners and rotaries for sale. The rotaries have been selling fast so you might want to stop by his booth on Friday if your interested in one. He will also have some men's diver t-shirts and women's crocodile tanks. He'll only have a small run of each.

 If your interested in getting tattooed by Joshua at the convention email him at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com to check his availability.

For more information about the Hell City Tattoo Fest visit www.hellcity.com.

St. Louis Old School Tattoo Expo 2012

The St. Louis Old School Tattoo Expo is this weekend, November 2nd- 4th. Joshua still has a few openings left so email him if you want to get tattooed, joshuacbowers@hotmail.com. He will also have some liners and shaders for sale.  He's been working hard on new machines. 

At the show you can pick up some new Acanthus gear for yourself or as a holiday gift.  We will have some unisex panther hoodies, off the shoulder heart and crossbones sweatshirts, Indian scarves, heart and crossbones scarves, panther scarves, women's sailor girl t-shirts, spaceman t-shirts, bee t-shirts and eagle t-shirts. 

Stop by and say hi!

Portland Tattoo Expo 2012

Joshua and I are headed to Portland in a few days for the Portland Tattoo Expo. I will have plenty of Acanthus tee's available for purchase (pictures below) plus a couple of new scarves. Joshua will have some tattoo machines for sale also, 3 coil machines and two rotaries. So be sure to stop by our booth this weekend! 

Paradise Tattoo Gathering: Keystone, CO

We are heading to the Paradise Tattoo Gathering for the first time and I have stocked up on Acanthus Apparel for everyone.  I even have scarves! Look for Acanthus in Joshua's booth.  

Joshua does have a little bit of time left at the convention so email him at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com if you want to make an appt.

Fall 2012 Tattoo Conventions

I know it's still June but Joshua and I have been thinking ahead to the three conventions we will be attending this fall. We had an impromptu Acanthus meeting this morning and talked about some new designs and reprinting some classics for the fall.  And of course we will be printing lots of scarves!

So look for the new Acanthus banner in Joshua's booth at the following conventions:

Paradise Tattoo Gathering

Keystone, CO

September 13th- 16th, 2012

Portland Tattoo Expo

Portland, OR

October 12th- 14th, 2012

St. Louis Old School Tattoo Expo

St. Louis, MO

November 2nd- 4th, 2012

You can book a tattoo appointment at these shows by emailing Joshua at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com.

Our Weekend at Ink N' Iron

Our first experience at Ink N' Iron was amazing! The atmosphere, entertainment and incredible lineup of artists made this convention one that we will do every year.  Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

This is the Queen Mary. The convention was aboard as well as our hotel room.

The view of Long Beach across the harbor.

The setup outside of the convention hall.

The view from our room.

Our booth at the convention. We had a double booth with Nathan Evans, Megan Hoogland and James Vaughn.

A band playing in the convention hall...

And in the boiler room.

Some of the weekend entertainment.

I caught a couple songs of the Vandals...

Merch for the Chicago Convention

The Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention is approaching.  I have been busy printing up some apparel to take to the show.  I will have all of the shirts pictured below available in Joshua's booth.  You might want to get yours early in the weekend because I will only have a couple of each size per design and they have sold out fast at the last 2 conventions.  I am also working on some of the wood paintings/screen prints and Joshua will have art prints available.

Acanthus Apparel in Philly

Joshua is in Philadelphia right now at the Philadelphia Tattoo Art Convention with a lot of Acanthus Apparel Merchandise. The convention started yesterday and he sold out of a couple of items... so find his booth today so you don't miss out on anything else. He still has some scarves left and art prints along with plenty of Indian and Abe Lincoln t-shirts. Check out the photo of his fully stocked booth below.

We also have denim patches available free with any Acanthus purchase at the convention.

Check out Etsy if you can't make it to the convention or email me for a custom order.

www.acanthusapparel.etsy.com

alyssabowers@live.com

Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention

Joshua's getting ready to make his yearly trek to Philadelphia for one of his favorite conventions. The Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention is one of the biggest and best conventions that we have attended. This year it's taking place on February 10th, 11th and 12th. Joshua still has some time available, if anyone is interested in getting tattooed email him at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com to make an appointment. View his work at www.joshuabowers.com.

This is the first time that I will not attending the Philadelphia Convention with Joshua, but I'm not sending him empty handed. I've got scarves on their way here to print and will have plenty of Honest Abe and Indian t-shirts available. Don't worry ladies... I'll make sure there are some fitted t's for you too, maybe v-necks! So if your in the Philly area make sure you stop by the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention and look for Joshua's booth.

2012 Tattoo Conventions

Here is Joshua's tentative convention schedule for the beginning of 2012.

Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention

February 10th- 12th, 2012

Philadelphia Convention Center

Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention

April 13th- 15th, 2012

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Ink-N-Iron Festival

June 8th- 10th, 2012

Aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA

Email Joshua at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com to book an appointment at any of these conventions.

November Tattoos

Here are some tattoos Joshua recently finished. The top 4 were all done in St. Louis at the Old School Tattoo Expo. For questions about getting tattooed email Joshua at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com or visit his website, www.joshuabowers.com.

St. Louis Old School Tattoo Expo 2011

Joshua's going to be doing some tattooing in St. Louis this weekend. He'll be at the St. Louis Old School Tattoo Expo. It's one of his favorite conventions to attend. He still has a few openings so email him at joshuacbowers@hotmail.com to book an appointment.