Archive Tattoo
Located in Brockton Village, Toronto, Archive is the product of husband and wife team of David and Elyse Glantz. From the shop's earliest conceptual stages to its day-to-day operation, they've taken an active role in ensuring that Archive Tattoo stands alone in what it offers.
While David brings with him a near-decade of professional tattooing experience, Elyse's expertise as an office manager and a veterinary technician has left her proficient in sterile surgical environments and well-trained in sterilization procedures. Together they strive to maintain an exceptional level of cleanliness, while at the same time creating a comfortable, contemporary and inviting environment for their clientele.
All of Archive's staff are all well-trained in sterilization, the prevention of cross-contamination, and the constant maintenance of a hygienic work environment. The studio's separate sterilization room plays host to a multi-stage sterilization process that exceeds the requirements of Toronto Public Health, including the use of a Branson Ultrasonic Cleaner and a Ritter Autoclave. To maintain the effectiveness of its sterilization process, Archive runs twice-monthly spore tests and all test results are kept on-hand at the studio. Additionally, all tattooing at Archive is performed with single-use, pre-sterilized needles, which are disposed of after each appointment into certified sharps-disposal containers.
Though tattooing is by appointment only, Archive's door is almost always open during posted business hours and David, Elyse and Angie are always flattered when clients and friends stop in to say hi.
David Glantz
First enrolled in art school at the age of four, David has always known his life's calling. He spent the next twenty-one years in a variety of educational institutions, including the Ottawa School of Art, the University of Ottawa and culminating with Ryerson University, where he majored in photography studies. Through the years of his youth, his efforts were largely focused in illustration and painting, along with plenty of extra-curricular graffiti.
Although he had a rough start and his first apprenticeship was short-lived, it wasn't long before he'd found a second apprenticeship with friends Bryan Turnbull and Colin Wiley at Lucky 13 Tattoo Shop. Together, they pushed the boundaries and creative constraints typically associated with tattoos of the time. As time passed, David moved on to work with his long-time friend, Derek Lewis, where he continued to explore new directions and techniques. After a little more than a year, the shop disbanded and he moved on to work with celebrated-artist, Rob Coutts. The ambitious, like-minded pair took the city's custom-tattooing scene by storm. His work progressed exponentially over the next four years and amicably parted ways with Rob in the fall of 2008 to open Archive Tattoo Studio, where he continues to work today.
Awarded 2009's "Best Tattoo Artist" by Toronto Life Magazine and dubbed one of "50 Tattoo Artists You Need to Know" by Complex Magazine, his unique approach to tattooing (as well as his illustration and painting) takes its influence from a broad spectrum of classical and contemporary styles. From sculpture, art nouveau and asian paintings to comics, graphic design, graffiti, avant-garde and mid-20th-century propaganda art, David's work is both eclectic and undeniably original. Dedicated to producing the highest quality of original tattoo work, David looks for specific projects he feels he'd be best suited for. He enjoys all tattooing, and tends to focus primarily - but not exclusively - on larger pieces that inspire and challenge him on a deep, creative level.
Angela "Angie Fey" Daniels
Originally from the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, Angela has taken a circuitous path to Toronto and tattooing. From a young age Angela was encouraged to pursue her passion for art with drawing and sculpture classes at the local art centre. In high school she excelled in her photography classes, and developed an interest in the medium that eventually lead to Toronto and an enrollment in the Creative Photography program at Humber College. After two years as a photographer’s assistant, Angela revisited her love for drawing and, in 2009, began apprenticing to be a tattoo artist. Later that year she was invited to continue her apprenticeship at Archive Tattoo.
A veteran of both the Pillow Fight League and Toronto Roller Derby, Angela has left her scrapping days behind for now, focusing instead on drawing, going to concerts, and hanging out with her two rascally cats and equally mischievous husband.