Tattooluum: Fine Art and Tattoo Studio

**As this is a page of first hand experiences, these are my own pictures. You can see so many more examples of the art work and tattoos shown here at the link below***

I have finally gotten to see one of Tulum’s premier tattoo artists in action the other day. I have seen a lot of his work and am eagerly anticipating my own piece of body art. Updates on that coming in October.


This first tattoo was that of my husband. I was not sure what to expect with what my husband was describing to me but when I saw the artist’s 1st sketch I started to get a good idea and was getting really excited about what I saw. Here is a little background on the man behind that tattoo.

Olmo Hinojosa was born in Mexico and spent most of his young life in the Cancun area. When asked about when he first got interested in drawing he sat quietly for a few moments and then responded with the answer that seemed pretty obvious. “I cannot remember a time when I was not into drawing” he says.


As a teenager he moved to the state of Washington in the United States and saw a whole new side of natural beauty that he had not witnessed before. The juxtaposition of the Rivera Maya to the Pacific Northwest served as inspiration for the aspiring artists and he began to invest more energy into photography, a long time passion of his. With the lush backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, he began to photograph the landscapes of the state while continually soaking up inspiration for his art.

The 4 years he spent in Washington served as an awakening. He began to learn fresh ideas, new ways of thinking and exploring the various realms of spirituality. As his horizon widened and armed with a new passion for beauty and art he moved back to the Cancun area to be near his family where he met his beautiful wife, Crystal. Who herself has her own magical tricks up her sleeve. Check out more about her gifts as a Russian Gypsy card reader here.
While traveling throughout the United States and Mexico with his wife, Olmo began to extend his creative talents into tattooing. He began by doing tattoos for friends where he quickly gained a great reputation.

After arriving back in Cancun, he practiced the art of drawing on the human body while doing henna tattoos on the beaches of Cancun. It did not take long for his talent to be recognized and he was quickly taken in as an apprentice by a talented tattoo artist in the area.



Craving a simpler lifestyle and wanting once again to be surrounded by the natural beauty that he had grown to admire in the Pacific Northwest, Olmo and his young family moved to Tulum. In Tulum, they opened Tattooluum: Fine Art and Tattoo Studio, Tulum’s first combined art gallery and tattoo studio.

The art gallery features spectacular pieces of art created by Tulum’s most talented artists’ including Olmo as well as his extremely talented father, Alfredo. The gallery is full of stunning paintings and drawings, creative sculpture and beautiful hand made furniture.


Also available are the one of kind pieces made from natural materials that, by using artistic touches and embellishments, creates a new shape and a new life for the once bare wood. And the stunning pieces of Shankari jewelry. These “Talismans of Power” are stunning one of a kind pieces that are completely unmatched by any other bobble found in Tulum. You can read much more about these pieces here.


Anyway, back to Olmo and Tattooluum. As Tulum has grown and changed, so has the location of Tattooluum. As they finalize a new location, Olmo is available as a mobile tattoo artist.
With Ruben’s work schedule he was only able to get the outline done. I think it is going to look great. I will update with more pictures once I have them. This is also part of a cover up of a former tattoo which is what you can see in the photos.

And it will only be a few short weeks until I do my tattoo! YEAH!!! We will also be taking in my daughter to get her ears pierced for her 6th birthday. You can check out all of the amazing piercings at the sites below as well.

You can check out a lot more photos of his work at these links.

Their website
Inked Nation
Myspace
Facebook