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Urge 2 Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Edmonton's Parkallen neighbourhood at 6551 111 Street NW, open daily from 12:00 to 18:00 and by appointment. Johnny Faulds opened it in 1999, four years after founding the first Urge in Victoria, and it shares its premises with Legacy Tattoo Removal. The studio FAQ sets out a shop hourly rate, a deposit taken to hold an appointment, an 18-and-over rule and a free touch-up booked within six months, and states that there is no resident piercer, so the service scope is tattooing only. Each artist keeps their own schedule and is reached through the inquiry form on their profile page or by Instagram direct message. The resident roster is eight tattooers: Johnny, Andrew, Mark, Dylan, Sydney, Ash, Jen and Yura. Gov and Chris are labelled guest artists by the site and are kept outside the roster.
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Edmonton · AB
Andrew Christou is presented by the studio as an owner and tattooer at Urge II in Edmonton. His page describes him as experienced across several styles, with preferred work in the Japanese and traditional ranges, in either colour or black and grey. He has tattooed in Edmonton shops for nearly two decades, including the studio's earlier Jasper Avenue location back in 2005.
Edmonton · AB
Ash, whose studio-linked edmonton.ink listing gives the name Ashes Jewell, has tattooed since 2022. Her page describes neo-traditional and illustrative pieces in both vibrant colour and black and grey, a reputation built on small to medium work, and a welcome for larger projects. The studio points clients to email her or to book at venue.ink/@batmagik.
Edmonton · AB
Dylan Lightbourn describes herself on her page as working in traditional-style tattooing, black and grey or colour, custom or flash, and recounts growing up in Shishalh territory in British Columbia drawing constantly. Her page carries an available-flash section and links to her professional listing on edmonton.ink.
Edmonton · AB
Jen writes on her page that she really enjoys doing bold, colourful tattoos in her own illustrative style and invites clients to contact her for a custom piece. She also mentions helping Johnny with the studio's Instagram. She appears in the navigation roster, the artists gallery and the homepage grid.
Edmonton · AB
Johnny Faulds founded Urge, opening the first studio in Victoria in 1995 and Urge 2 in Edmonton in 1999; his official page slug names him owner and artist. His profile describes almost thirty years of professional tattooing, a bold graphic illustrative style drawn from vintage book illustrators, and an appetite for cover-ups and blast-overs. A former Canadian Army infantryman, he went on to a visual arts program at Camosun College and still paints. The homepage also links his separate painting collection at johnnyfauldsart.com, which is not tattoo work.
Edmonton · AB
Mark Lobkowicz, known in the shop as Lobo, has tattooed since 2012 and has spent his whole career at Urge II in Edmonton after apprenticing under Johnny Faulds. His page claims proficiency across the trade's styles with main focuses in illustrative work, military tattoos and black and grey, and carries an available-flash section. The studio adds that his books are never closed. The history page names him, alongside Johnny, as an infantry soldier and veteran.
Edmonton · AB
Sydney Mason has tattooed since 2022, and her page states a liking for neo-traditional and illustrative styles as well as black-and-grey realism. She says she likes tattooing nature, plants, birds and insects, and takes projects of any size including cover-ups. The studio directs clients to her Instagram direct messages or the form on her page; her edmonton.ink listing is linked from that same page.
Edmonton · AB
Yura has tattooed since 2008, and her page states a specialty in custom neo-traditional, Japanese-style and traditional tattooing, from full back pieces down to walk-in script. The studio says her books stay open to new clients and points them to her Instagram direct messages or the form on her page. Her page also carries an available-flash section.
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