Ruby comes from an artist family.
He was born and raised in old Side, located in Antalya, Turkey.
His interest in art started at an early age, due to his grandfather who was a famous artist.
His first discovery of tattoo art began in his youth upon meeting Gökhan Kalafat a.k.a Ruby.
Boray began watching Ruby for hours with much admiration while he did tattoos at the tattoo shop that belonged to his father, and at this time he was sure that this art was his calling.
A short time later, Ruby’s tragic death affected him deeply.
In his teenage years he moved to Istanbul and began taking private art instruction at the well known Erart Art Faculty. Afterward he studied traditional art at İstanbul University.
At that time- with much support from his father- he started tattooing as a hobby.
When he returned to Side from Istanbul he started tattooing professionally under the name “Ruby” to honor Ruby’s name and memory
Today Ruby is still tattooing at his shop called Alpha Tattoo in old Side…