Two Avondale artists are collaborating on a tattoo art project, open to the public during the Whau Arts Festival opening. Typeface – Live Tattoo Session will include tattoo’s designed by artist Vaimaila Urale and applied to volunteers for free, by Chris Amosa, tattoo artist and owner of Cain Tattoo Studio on Great North Road, Avondale. Vaimaila uses universal computer keyboard symbols such as backslash / and forward slash \ and mathematical characters < and > to create Polynesian inspired tattoo designs. The artists are putting a callout via social media for volunteers who would like to participate in Typeface- Live Tattoo Session and receive a free tattoo.

In 2015, Chris Amosa in partnership with his brother opened Cain Tattoo Studio in the heart of Avondale. An Avondale resident for the past 13 years, Chris has worked as a tattoo artist for 8 years. Also an accomplished musician, Chris is a keys player for The Daylight Robbery, the backing band for David Dallas.