With a lifelong interest in art, music and science, Brendan O'Connor began his career as a tattooer in 2005 when he completed a traditional apprenticeship under Andrew Stephens and Swirly Sinatra in Meanjin - Brisbane, Australia. Since then, Brendan’s career has taken him to many diverse domestic and international locations, including Japan, Germany, New Zealand, and many parts of South-East Asia. His work encompasses many different facets of contemporary and traditional Japanese=style tattooing, which he accomplishes with grace and care. Despite this, Brendan openly acknowledges that he is an outsider to Irezumi and can merely imitate with the highest respect and admiration for the true Japanese masters of the craft. Often in his work, Brendan will seek to include elements and imagery which reflect his own world experience and mixed Australian heritage.