01Sean Rigg · Workhorse
Independent tattoo studio · Stroud
WORKHORSE
Tattooing with character. Original work, considered properly — in a studio built to make you feel at home.
Union Street · Stroud · Gloucestershire · UK
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BLACK & GREY REALISM ✦ TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ✦ CUSTOM WORK ✦ ORIGINAL IDEAS ✦ STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE ✦ BLACK & GREY REALISM ✦ TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ✦ CUSTOM WORK ✦ ORIGINAL IDEAS ✦ STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE ✦
Not a conveyor belt. Not somebody else’s tattoo. Workhorse is a place for original ideas, good conversation and work made to belong to you.
A studio with a point of view
Founded by tattoo artist Sean Rigg in his hometown of Stroud, Workhorse brings together Sean, Taia and Jim in a character-filled independent studio. The idea is simple: make strong work, keep the atmosphere open, and give people space to turn an idea into something permanent.
03Resident artists
01Independent studio
∞Ideas welcome
01 · Work / Studio
Made to be worn.
01Sean Rigg · Workhorse
02Taia · Resident artist
03Jim · Resident artist
04The Workhorse team05Union Street · Stroud02 · The artists
Three artists.
Three points of view.
Find your fit
Not sure who to book?
Choose the direction you’re thinking about. We’ll point you toward the best starting conversation — and if you’re still not sure, send the idea anyway.
RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT /
SEAN
Sean’s stated specialism is black & grey realism, with recent work leaning into traditional Japanese tattooing.
BLACK & GREY · REALISM
Never been tattooed?
Good.
You’re in safe hands.
01 / IDEA
Tell us what’s in your head.
Subject, placement, rough size and reference images are enough to start.
02 / MATCH
Find the right artist.
We’ll make sure your idea lands with the person best suited to take it further.
03 / MAKE
Turn up. Get comfortable.
We’ll talk everything through before the tattoo starts. No stupid questions.
03 · The studio
Somewhere with character.
Made in Stroud.
Workhorse lives in the former Swan Inn on Union Street — a building Sean chose because it already had the character he wanted. The studio is designed around the same idea: relaxed, open and personal enough to make your own.
WORKHORSE TATTOO
Union Street
Stroud, Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Union Street
Stroud, Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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