Meet Marco Cerretelli of The Honorable Society Tattoo Parlour in West Hollywood

Today we’d like to introduce you to Marco Cerretelli.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Marco. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I was born and raised in Florence, Italy. My first encounter with tattooing came while I was in the Italian Army. I built my first tattoo gun out of an old Walkman, a toothbrush, and a pen. From 1998 to 2002, I worked for Maurizio Fiorini, the Italian Tattoo Master or Il Maestro as he is known; Maurizio is the oldest living Italian Tattoo Artist. In 2002 I graduated from the Academy of Art in Florence. After participating in a few Tattoo Conventions, Art shows, and working in a couple of Tattoo shops around Italy, I felt the need to travel to America to learn more about the art of Tattooing. I worked in New York City for a year, in 2003 I moved to Los Angeles California, where I was given the opportunity to work for the legendary Bob Roberts at Spotlight Tattoo, alongside other great artists.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I came here without really knowing the language. That was a big obstacle in communicating with customers when they’re trying to share their ideas or when you have to explain yourself in regard to certain technical and creative processes

Please tell us about The Honorable Society Tattoo Parlor.
I’ve been part of the honorable society since the opening in 2009.
It’s a great tattoo shop with a great group of artists that’s able to satisfy pretty much all type of “tattoo needs”.

Personally, I’ve never developed a specific style, but I’ve always tried to satisfy my customers using clean lines, smooth shading and solid colors.

Probably though I’d say that I’m best known for my “girls heads” and my black and gray neo-traditional tattoos.

Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Definitely, my connection with drawing and art in general since I was little.

My dad was a great artist too and I remember being in preschool and seeing him coming to the fence to bring me all kinds of drawings of comics and cartoons characters for me to copy in class.

I loved to trace and copy those drawings

Contact Info:

• Address: Marco Cerretelli
  The Honorable Society Tattoo Parlour and Lounge.
  8424/b Santa Monica blvd
  West Hollywood CA 90069
• Website: www.marcocerretelli.com
• Instagram: marcocerretelli