HISTORY

My Journey Back to Painting

My Journey Back to Painting
In 2013, during a bustling convention, I was approached by someone who posed a question that would alter my creative journey: “Would you ever want to have a solo show... Meer informatie...
2022: The New Akumu Ink Studio

2022: The New Akumu Ink Studio
A completely unplanned pivot due to a lack of electricity in our previous warehouse (which was an old tulip warehouse intended mainly for storage) caused us to move suddenly to... Meer informatie...
2021: Why we Left the USA & Now Call the Netherlands our New Home

2021: Why we Left the USA & Now Call the Netherlands our New Home
Part 1 :: The End of our American Dream We loved living the fast-paced American life, where for 5 years we spent every other weekend vending at the biggest comic... Meer informatie...
2019: Our Second Book :: Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland

2019: Our Second Book :: Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland
After having so much fun creating our first book Just Another Birthday, we wanted to take what we learned and expand on it. We wanted to create a new world... Meer informatie...
2018: Moving to the Netherlands

2018: Moving to the Netherlands
During our 5 years in the United States, we created over 100 original designs, and setup our booth at 89 conventions across 15 states! But in 2019 we had to... Meer informatie...
2015: We Got Engaged!

2015: We Got Engaged!
Back in 2007, after dating for only 3 months, Aldora came up with the random idea to start a t-shirt company. 6 months later Akumu Ink was online and we... Meer informatie...
2014: Our First Book :: Just Another Birthday

2014: Our First Book :: Just Another Birthday
On Halloween of 2014, after a successful first year of being in the US. We had toured the country for our first time and we were setup at our last... Meer informatie...
2014: Our California Warehouse

2014: Our California Warehouse
In moving to California we came with the intention of opening our first ever warehouse/office. Previously we had been managing the whole process from Canada for the last few years,... Meer informatie...
2014: Moved to California!

2014: Moved to California!
You probably already know our backstory by now: We started printing single tshirts in the spare bedroom of our Montreal (Canada) apartment back in 2008. Since then we grew the... Meer informatie...
2008: First Store to Carry our Merch :: Montreal Tattoo Shop

2008: First Store to Carry our Merch :: Montreal Tattoo Shop
First store to carry us: Sin City Tatouage in Montreal 2008: Meer informatie...
2008: Printing in our Apartment

2008: Printing in our Apartment
Here are some photos  of our first apartment in Montreal, Canada. This was where everything started. We learned to screen-print in this apartment. It only had 2-bedrooms so we didn't... Meer informatie...
2008: First Convention :: Toronto Tattoo Art Show

2008: First Convention :: Toronto Tattoo Art Show
We have sold at over 100+ conventions from 2008-2019. But it all started here in Toronto, Canada at NIX Tattoo Show in 2008. We had no idea what we were... Meer informatie...