Newlyweds Fabiana and Cody Philpott share their love of hand-drawn art with their business.

The pair opened Lake Country91裸聊视频檚 only tattoo shop, NSI Tattoo, located off of Highway 97 off near the Dairy Queen.

They focus on a traditional style of tattoos, with bold lines and bright colours, 91裸聊视频渢hings that will last forever,91裸聊视频� Fabiana said.

The space between the lines is usually a bit bigger in the traditional style. As the tattoo ages, the ink expands in the skin, so if tattoo lines are drawn closely together, over time, lines will expand and run into each other, Cody said. 91裸聊视频淚n tattooing, there91裸聊视频檚 an expression that bold will hold.91裸聊视频�

Coming from the small community of Vanderhoof, Cody enjoys the quaintness of Lake Country with the accessibility of Kelowna.

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Fabiana is from Brazil. She started her artistic career in fashion and textiles before moving into tattoos. She took classes in Japanese style paintings which evolved into a tattoo career.

91裸聊视频淚 actually met Fabiana through Instagram while I was in Japan. She got tattooed by the same guy who did all my tattoos in Japan,91裸聊视频� Cody said.

After two years of admiring each other91裸聊视频檚 work online, they met in Mexico. After getting married in Brazil the pair moved to Canada.

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Cody91裸聊视频檚 tattooing passion started with the Japanese artist who designed his tattoos, which stretch across his back and side.

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Graphic design and other forms of art can now be done online, but there91裸聊视频檚 something about having to do the art by hand which draws Cody to the art form.

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There91裸聊视频檚 a history to the art form, with rules that have to be followed, Fabiana said.

NSI Tattoo is holding a Christmas flash sale, Dec. 2 and 3 and is accepting walk-ins. Store hours are from Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The shop also offers tattoo ideas, for those who are unsure of what they want to get, Cody said.

Cody said it91裸聊视频檚 easier to get a tattoo in the winter because it gives the tattoo time to heal.