The Liner - Dagmar, Roeselare/Brugge, West-Vlaanderen | Tattoo Dagmar | Poetic | Ornamental | Dotwork | Pattern | Flower | Art-nouveau

DAGMAR V.

I am not a man of many words. In fact, I feel that the description of your work can really take away the charm of its visuality.

But I’m pretty sure you want to know at least a thing or two about me, so I’ll try my best to explain who I am and what I do.

I believe in beauty as I see it.
Something beautiful can sometimes attract me only because of its purity, its simpleness. Other times it’s just because of the complexity that I come to like something, or because of the beauty of a repeading pattern. If that sounds a little vague to you, let me put it this way: I don’t have any standards for what is and what isn’t ‘art’, or ‘beautiful’. This is the only way I feel I can evolve as a designer, to reach out to every aspect of life. Inspiration can be the result of a temporary obsessment with fractals, though I’m most certainly not a mathematician. But I can as well be inspired by a mandala crochet pattern my wife is working on, or by buildings, movements, and like a thousand other things.

I have always loved the beauty of honesty.
It allows us to be the person that we want to be, the person that we are. Staying true to myself, watching my own work very critically and accepting the fact that there’s always room for improvement: all of these aspects allow me to stay the down-to-earth person that I am. I want to keep evolving, as a person, as a designer. Developing skill, taste and admiration for fellow tattoo artists is essential to be able to do that.

I am not the ‘big artist’, I’m just an ordinary familyguy living life the way I want to, using my skills to create a way of life that’s filled with simple and complex beauty. And tattooing is the perfect way for me to live life exactly as I want to live it.

I hope you enjoy my work. In fact, I hope you can enjoy it for as long as possible.

*Always in search for a divine pattern
Always in search for the pure beauty in a drawing
Always in search for something
That takes my breath away*

SOFIE DE JONGHE

My husband has an incredible talent for creating the most beautiful pieces of art: on your skin, on paper, on canvas, on walls… Drawing, sketching, painting and tattooing has been a part of our relationship from the moment we’ve met, and it really defines our lives: nothing is impossible with a little bit of imagination. What Dagmar does is not a job, not a hobby, it’s his life.

That’s why we work on this project together. Dagmar creates, and I try make sure that’s all he needs to do. That means, when you e-mail us to make an appointment, it will be me answering your questions. When you call us, it will be me on the other side of the phone. When you order something from our webshop, I will send it to you. And when you have any questions, I’ll be glad to answer them.

Besides that, I’m very lucky to be able to take care of our 2 kids every day: after school, during school breaks and whenever it’s necessary. I’m like a part-time stay-at-home-mum, and I really enjoy it.

When I’m not doing anything of the above, I’m probably sewing, knitting or crocheting. You can read all about that on my blog, misterandmissesv.blogspot.be.

I hope you’ll feel very welcome in our shop, I’m so happy I can share my admiration for Dagmar’s work with ALL of you!

THE LINER

The Liner is not a regular tattooshop, it’s an art-house. Basically, this means that The Liner is not a person but a building. A house where different artists meet and collaborate. It’s a place where we feel connected as artists and fill each others needs in a creative way.

This is the place where we can work in our own universe, far away from society and everyday life. This is the place where we feel good, we laugh, create and drink coffee. Whenever you walk through this door you can sense the inspiration and feel comfortable. It feels like coming home.

The Liner is the home base of a few artists, but other creative people also often work here. This combines a lot of artistic branches, from illustration to stage setting or furniture design, from fiber art and needle work to photography.

Not only tattooing and designing is part of The Liner, we also have a sewing area, a sculpture atelier and a multifunctional workshop–and-events area. We feel very comfortable about our quiet and harmonic environment and because of that, we choose not to allow walk-ins. The Liner is a closed shop/workspace, which means you always have to make an appointment (for a tattoo project, the workspace or to discuss any upcoming projects).

If you have any questions about the liner, please contact us on hello@theliner.be

We will be honoured to help you in your search for something you seek but cannot find.

Lots of love,
THE LINER TEAM