Jo Bryant, 47, won the best small colour tattoo award at the 2026 Great Western Tattoo Show, an annual convention held at the end of July at the Great Western Railway Museum. Jo's work in the competition (Image: Megan Horn)Jo said: “I wasn’t going to enter the competition originally, I was just going to tattoo at the event. Tattoo artists must enter the competition at a set time on the day in order to compete. Jo has owned her tattoo shop, The Wakkie Ink Co, since 2011 and specialises in abstract, full-colour designs. Having started her tattoo career at the age of 32, Jo described herself as a late starter.