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Photo Credits
Tattoo Show Photos by:
  • Brian Libby
  • Melissa Libby
  • Christal Treadwell
  • Al Cook
  • Dave Marden
  • George Grover
  • Daphene Pelletier
  • Angie Moser
  • Ed DuMont

Down East Tattoo Show (D.E.T.S.)

As many of you know, Al Cook, the coordinator of the Down East Tattoo Show has been in the hospital more than four and a half months. He had part of his foot amputated, making for a gap in his efforts to get the show ready. He was also in a rehab facility learning to walk again for a couple of months. With all of this going on he could not put the time into forming the show that he has put on for all of us like in the past. He does NOT want to go back to the Morgan Hill Event center and would like to keep it closer to hotels as it was in the past years making it convenient for the people that have traveled from far away to get to stores and after the show restaurants. With April so close he can not put this together and have it run right for everyone. Since it is leap year, it would be better to take a year off so he can heal and be ready for the next years show in 2013. He is sorry and thanks you for understanding about this year. Keep on getting ink to enter in the next year's show. Al has ideas to make it a better show for all of us. Please hang in there for 2013 to welcome the man (Al Cook) that brought this Down East Tattoo Show to this part of Maine for everyone to enjoy! We will post updates on this web site to let people know whats going on. Thank you!

The Down East Tattoo Show will be back for 2013!
Schedule of Events*

Daily:

  • Al Grayhawk DJ in lounge.
  • Karaoke at selected times,
  • food and bar in lounge
Awards:
Over 190 Awards

Friday:

  • 10:00am: Seminar for Artists
  • 1:00pm: Show Starts
  • 7:00pm: Best Hawaiian Shirt Contest
  • 8:00pm: Tattoo of the Day
  • 9:00pm: Hot Buns Contest

Saturday:

  • 11:30am: Show Opens
  • 3:00pm: Junior Tattoo Contest (Temporary Tattoos)
  • 7:00pm: Best Costume Contest
  • 8:00pm: Tattoo of the Day
  • 9:00pm: Hot Legs Contest (Male & Female)

Sunday:

  • 10:00am: Show Opens
  • 11:00am: Tattoo Judging Begins
  • 3:00pm: Tattoo Stage Show
  • 5:00pm: Awards

*All times are subject to change due to reasons beyond our control.

Tattoo Competition

The main tattoo competition held on Sunday morning, beginning at 11:00am boasts the largest amount of awards of any tattoo show on the east coast. Well over 200 awards are given for the largest number of tattoo categories on the east coast as well. This show features identical awards for the artist and the collector both.

Tattoo Competition Categories

Friday and Saturday:

  • best color collection male
  • best color collection female
  • best blackwork collection male
  • best blackwork collection female

Sunday:

  • best backpiece male
  • best backpiece female
  • best small blackwork male
  • best small blackwork female
  • best large blackwork male
  • best large blackwork female
  • best small color piece male
  • best small color piece female
  • best best fantacy male
  • best best fantacy female
  • best large color piece male
  • best large color piece female
  • most realistic male
  • most realistic female
  • most unusual male
  • most unusual female
  • best new piece done at the show male
  • best new piece done at the show female
  • best tribal piece male
  • best tribal piece female
  • best cartoon(both sexes)
  • best portrait(both sexes)
  • best sleeve (both sexes)
  • best lower back piece female
  • best bio mechanic (both sexes)
  • best religious (both sexes)

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