Tattoos by Bram Adey

Sunday, March 29, 2026

New tattoos and flash - Late-March 2026

Hi, welcome to the blog. My name is Bram Adey, and I've been tattooing in Winnipeg for sixteen years. I make black and grey tattoos, often nature themed, but do lots of custom work in varying themes as well. Here are some new tattoos from the last few weeks, as well as some new available designs from my ongoing work "Our Wild World" of Manitoba and environs wildlife designs.

Pussy-Willow tattoo - Forearm

From my aforementioned collection "Our Wild World", and Drawn from life, spring 2025.

pine cone tattoo - forearm - Pine cones and bough tattoo by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Pine Bough tattoo - Top of Wrist - A tattoo of a pine bough and cones wrapping from the innner forearm to the top of wrist, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Pine cones and needles - Forearm/wrist tattoo

This design is based on an older flash design i had available, updated and customized to fill the top of the client's wrist.

Snake tattoo detail - A detail of a forearm tattoo of a serpent, the tattoo is in a traditional black and grey style, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Snake tattoo - Forearm

I generally draw snakes based roughly on the form and patterning of the red sided garter snake that is the most common around Manitoba.

A tattoo of a running couger on an upper arm - the cougar tattoo is in a traditional black and grey style, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cougar tattoo - Upper Arm

Another one from "Our Wild World", based on the drawings of Dwayne Harty in the book "Manitoba's Big Cat"

A tattoo of a badger strolling across a chest. the badger tattoo is rendered in a traditional black and grey style, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Badger chest tattoo - Custom

To compliment the coyote on the other side by my friend Brit from Montreal.

a tattoo of a peony flower nestled in flames on an outer calf. the floral tattoo is in a fineline traditional style, mmade by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Peony and Flames - Calf Tattoo

An older flash design from my archive of available designs.

a tattoo of a hognose snake slithering across a back. the snake tattoo is in a traditional blacn and grey style, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hognose Snake - Custom Back Tattoo

Another of our native snake species.

An upper arm with a loon tattoo on the shoulder and a bison on the outer bicep. the loon and bison tattoos are in a traditional black and grey style, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Loon and Bison tattoos - Upper Arm

A shin tattoo of a pair of peony flowers and a dagger. the peony and dagger tattoo is in a traditional black and grey style, made by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dagger and Peonies - Shin tattoo

From my archive of available designs.

a larger tattoo of a snake filling an outer calf from knee to ankle. the black and grey snake tattoo is made in a traditional style by by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Custom snake tattoo - Outer calf

A ditch tattoo of a Lilac flower - the lilac floral tattoo is in a traditional black and grey style by Bram Adey at ritual winnipeg tattoo studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lilac floral tattoo - inner elbow

The Following are some new available flash designs

Mallard Duck - Tattoo Flash design

Black eyed susan - tattoo flash design

After roughing out a good twenty sheets of flash for this project, i was left with quite a few little gaps here and there, so i've been taking time to make up some smaller design to fill the spaces:

Black Widow - Tattoo flash design

Various bugs - insect tattoo flash

Loons - tattoo flash designs

Loon - tattoo flash design

I picked up "The Silmarillion" recently to give it a re-read, and was inspired by the description of the two trees to make up these interpretations of the flowers of the two trees. If you're a Tolkien lover and would like these tattoos, drop me a line, I'd love to do them or some version of them!

Thanks a lot for checking out my blog. If you'd like to come get tattooed, drop me a line at bram_adey@hotmail.com , my books are always open, and I'd love to see you!

-Bram