In this week’s episode I was joined by tattoo artist, ex-musician, bookshop owner and owner of micro-publisher Moonlight Editions – Liam Sparkes. Liam is best known for his work as a tattoo artist, having set up one of London’s most famous studios – Old Habits.

Liam describes himself as a bibliophile, and in this episode we delve deep into the ways that books have influenced his approached to tattoo art. Having roamed around and explored for years, I catch him in a reflective mood, and we discuss the different stages of life, and the figures that he has looked up to and whose biographies have inspired him to live in his own way.

I really enjoyed my time chatting to Liam, and he doesn’t hold back on questioning himself and really thinking through what I’m asking. If you’re interested in his work, go and visit his Instagram page @liamsparkesok, where you can also find links to old habits tattoo studio, as well as his book shop and publishing house.

If you’re interested in the work that I do curating people’s home collections, please do visit my website – www.aroyo.org.