Going on now through Monday November 26th at midnight get 15% off your entire Acanthus purchase on Etsy and at Vitae in Des Moines.&n...

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The St. Louis Old School Tattoo Expo is this weekend. I do have a little bit of time left so email me to book an appt., joshuacbowers...

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We have been working on a lot of new fall/winter apparel. Check out www.acanthusapparel.com<...

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I'm heading to Portland on Thursday for the Portland Tattoo Expo.  I still have some time available so meassage through the ...

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We just got the photos back from our recent Acanthus dog hoodie photo shoot. They turned out great! You can view all of them at

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I'm heading to Keystone, Colorado tomorrow for the Paradise Tattoo Gathering with a bag full of Acanthus Apparel. I'm ready to do some killer tattoos this weekend and have a little fun. I'll also have a few n...

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Check out my Instagram to see what I'm currently working on. I post everything from tattoo drawings, new machines, t-shirt design...

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We printed some new women's t-shirts and put them up on Etsy.  The Spaceman and Honest Abe designs are also available in men...

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We marked down the remaining tank tops on Etsy 10% to 20% off through August 5th. There aren't many left. Visit »Read More

I'm very appreciative of all of the press I have been receiving this month.  I have a six page tattoo feature in the August/...

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I just added some new hoodies to the Etsy store, including this Spaceman burnout fleece zip hoodie. Check it out along with our other...

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Acanthus Apparel summer 2012

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Well Jamaica was fantastic. I had some much needed R&R and I'm ready to get back to work as normal........kinda. I'm only home for a bit before I leave again. This time to Long Beach, CA for the Ink and Iron show. 

Vacati...

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I am taking a much needed vacation and will be "off the grid"  from Monday the 21th to Tuesday the 29th. I will return from Jamaica wide eyed and bushy tailed and promptly reply to all my e-mails. I appreciate everyones patience. ...

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I am now booking appointments for the Chicago Tattoo Arts Festival on April 13th-15th. If your interested in getting tattooed shoot me a message to book an appointment.

I will be bringing a pretty large amount of merch with me as well. St...

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I'm still booking appointments for the upcoming Philladelphia show Feb. 10th-12th. If you would like to get in e-mail me your idea. I also have some other travel destinations coming up, please check out my travel section, if you would like to sc...

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I just updated and re-stocked my webstore. Please check it out, I've got a little something for everyone. Including a few newly built machines.

As always, if there'...

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I just got home from an amazing trip to St. Louis. The St. Louis Old School convention was amazing and my short stop at Daddyo's Tattoo was great. It was nice to see old friends and meet some new ones. I was able to do some cool tattoos while I ...

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I'm hittin the road on Monday, not looking forward to the drive but really lookin forward to the stay. First off I'm gonna be at Daddyo's in Centralia, IL. Tue. the 8th and Wednesday the 9th, to work and hang out with friends. Then off t...

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I don't have spare machines too often but after a solid 2 months of building I was able to build one to post on my site. If you've been waiting for a Bowers liner but didn't want to wait the typical build time here's your chance to g...

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I am redesigning my "Shop" page to make it easier to navigate and purchase items. The new page will be up shortly and will include some new products and possibly even some limited time specials.

thank you for your patience.

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Thank you all for being so patient. I now have available the burnout baseball tees that all of you have been waiting for. I put up prints of my most recent painting "Head in the Clouds" as well. These are high quality, archival giclee prin...

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 Well I just back from Philadelphia and we had a hell of time. I couldn't have asked for funner tattoos to do. I updated my gallery with a few for your viewing pleasure.

Over the weekend I was exposed to so many great tattoos, like eye ...

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 I am booking appointments for the Philladelphia tattoo convention, Feb. 4th,5th and 6th in downtown Philladelphia. 

I've still got some time available so if your looking to get a tattoo shoot me an e-mail. I'm looking forward to doin...

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 Attention Des Moines residents, after a long break, Iron Heart is offering piercing again. Obviously we couldn't bring on just any run of the mill hole poker. We at Iron Heart have pretty high standards for the work that goes out of our shop and ...

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 It's official... Holiday shopping has begun! To kick off the season I am offering 20% off plus free shipping in the United States on all of the apparel in the Acanthus Etsy store. The sale will begin this Sunday the 28th at 5pm and end Monday at...

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 I just got home from the St. Louis Old School convention. Paul and I had a lot fun, and also did a fair amount of tattooing. It's always nice to meet new people and hang out with old friends, but it is nice to be back home in Des Moines.

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    Well the leaves and are falling here in Des Moines and the seasons changing which is great news for you, why? It's the best time to get tattooed. Not only do tattoos typically heal better when their out of the sun, but right now the ...

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I want to thank Skin Deep for including me in their top 100 artist list in the August issue. It took forever to get my hands on one.  They were sold out everywhere. It means a lot to me to be in the company of such amazing tattooers.

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 There was a great turnout for "For The Birds". It was my first solo art show, and although it consisted of only 10 pieces, it was the largest body of work I've ever had in one place. Thank you for everyone who showed up to Vitae, and for those who mis...

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 I'm gonna be in Minneapolis again on Oct. 8th-10th for the Tattoo Arts Convention at the Hyatt Regency . I had so much fun last year I'm really expecting a great time this year. Minneapolis has gotta be one of my top 3 favorite cities. I was extr...

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 I just got home from the Little Rock convention and a relaxing vacation in Colorado where I enjoyed some great bluegrass music. Now I'm back and ready to work so book your appointments today.

Also, I now have my sketchbook available on my...

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I currently work at Iron Heart Tattoo in Des Moines, IA. If you would like to make an appointment with me at Iron Heart please call the shop at 515-270-1500. I also do a lot of traveling so check out my conventions page and email me at joshuacbowers@ho...

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