I've
been
trying
to
get
____________________
appointment
with
Valerie
Vargas
,
one
of
London's
best
-
known
tattooists
.
I'm
told
____________________
she's
not
taking
any
new
customers
.
I've
been
scouring
her
Twitter
feed
on
____________________
near
hourly
basis
for
____________________
slightest
whiff
of
____________________
cancellation
but
,
so
far
,
my
attempts
have
met
with
failure
.
Hunjan
explains
____________________
____________________
London
Tattoo
Convention
,
now
in
its
eighth
year
,
was
instrumental
in
forming
____________________
network
of
female
artists
.
When
I
visited
the
2012
event
last
month
and
walked
around
east
London's
Tobacco
Dock
,
enveloped
in
____________________
acerbic
buzz
of
tattoo
machines
,
it
was
evident
that
not
only
are
tattoos
big
business
-
the
convention
figures
increase
year
on
year
-
but
____________________
all
eyes
are
on
____________________
female
artists
such
as
Lina
Stigsson
and
Angelique
Houtkamp
,
who
have
a
constant
swarm
around
their
shared
booth
.
"
There's
been
____________________
huge
increase
in
____________________
number
of
female
artists
in
____________________
past
five
years
,
"
Stigsson
tells
me
.
"
It's
____________________
hugely
progressive
industry
in
terms
of
gender
equality
.
"
