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Viv | HOSKING INK | Tattoo Artist

@vivhosking

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Part-time hype man
Full-time skin doodler
Unqualified motivational advice
Polynesian creative • Girl dad

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A year ago, I probably wouldn’t have recognised the life I’m living today.

I stopped chasing the life I thought I was supposed to have and started building one that feels like mine.

If my journey helps even one person believe it’s never too late to reinvent themselves…

Then it’s all been worth it.

Welcome. 🤝 taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @vivhosking

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Book that flight my guy

#rarotonga #cookislands #rarotongacookislands #kukiairani #kuki by @vivhosking

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They lied to you. Your family. Your friends. They all lied.

Happiness CAN be bought, in the form of a new tattoo.

Soooooooo, dm me to book in a date!
June and July dates are now open (I defs didn’t forget to post about them being open last week. Defs not)

#audhd #adhd #cookislands #polynesian #melbournetattoo taken in Sandringham, Victoria by @vivhosking

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Even death dances when someone else turns the key.

Inktober #17 Contraption

Ngl. Only enjoyed the skull part….i was over the rest of it by @vivhosking

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No espresso, only depresso by @vivhosking

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He was too tall for heaven, too crooked for hell, and far too familiar with the living

INKTOBER 2026 #16 GANGLY

#inktober2026 #inktober26 #melbourneart by @vivhosking

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Lately by @vivhosking

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Life is short. Death is forever. Eat the fucking cake.

Inktober 2026 #15 HOORAY

#inktober #inktober2026 #inktober26 by @vivhosking

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Let’s be real. Worldwide productivity will drop by at LEAST 50% when GTA 6 drops 🚨

Which console are you playing it on?

I dropped this a month ago on my trial reels, so now you have a month. taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @vivhosking

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She wears no crown, for kingdoms mean nothing to her. She speaks no name, for all will come when called. And when the final candle dies, she will be waiting.

Inktober 2026 #14 LADY
#inktober #inktober2026 by @vivhosking

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I don’t know wtf is going on here 🤷🏽
If you make it through the bursts of ADHD 🙏 thank you for sticking around 😬 taken in Mentone, Victoria, Australia by @vivhosking

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Inktober #13 FLIMSY

Like a dandelion in the wind, life is fragile, fleeting, and never promised. Nothing lasts forever, not even us.

#inktober #inktober2026 by @vivhosking

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