In Episode 106 of the Overheard Podcast, we go on location inside Electric Grizzly Tattoo in Canmore, Alberta, sitting down with award-winning artist and tattooer Derek Turcotte for a deep, wide-ranging conversation about art, permanence, and building something real in the Bow Valley.

Hosted by Daniel Ruedl alongside co-host Matty Rage, this episode traces Derek’s journey from drawing as a child, to painting and airbrushing in his teens, through apprenticing under Crosseyed Airbrushing, and ultimately into large-scale tattooing and shop ownership in the Canadian Rockies.

We dive into how artistic style evolves over time, what it means to design tattoos that move with the human body, and the unique pressures that come with creating permanent art on living skin. Derek shares insight into large-scale tattoo design, full s ...