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Tattoos Are Unattractive? Good News? 2008-12-07 12:24:44
While many tattooed folks and artists alike are happy with the popularity boost that tattoos have received thanks to TV shows like LA Ink and artists of rockstar proportions like Kat Von D, we all know that there’s a significant margin of hardcores out there who wish that had never been the case. It’s [...] Read more:Good News
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Isobel Varley: A New Breed of Septuagenarian 2008-12-07 03:15:39
Isobel Varley is one hot mama…er, make that grandmama. The British woman has spent the past twenty-two years covering every available inch of her personal canvas in tattooed art and is, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the “World’s Most Senior Tattooed Woman.”
Varley’s love affair with tattooing started in 1986 - when she was [...] Read more:Breed
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Artist Interview: Shawn Hebrank at Identity Tattoos in MN 2008-12-07 00:32:11 Shawn
Hebrank
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Identity Tattoo
Maple Grove, MN
763.535.1313
My name is Shawn Hebrank, I tattoo at Identity Tattoo in Maple Grove Minnesota. I’ve been there for a year and a half, before that I was working in Connecticut. It’s a super dope shop. There’s three artists, including the owner, Todd Lambright. Him tattooing alongside us everyday not only [...] Read more:Artist
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About Face. 2008-12-06 17:18:05
Even with the semi-mainstream acceptance of tattoos there remains a taboo that is rarely broken. Few artists will touch the job, unless you already happen to have one, because it is such a definitive “bridge burner” that once you go there your pretty much stuck for life. Even with the expensive advances in tattoo removal [...]
‘Tis the Season For Giving 2008-12-06 17:08:33
I have written quite a few posts in the past month or so about the many ways tattoo artists the world over are using their skills and clientele to raise money and/or awareness for a plethora of charities. I’m happy to say the list of charitable tattooists keeps growing.
I’m sure I don’t need to [...] Read more:Giving
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Artist Interview: Carter Moore @ Immortal Canvas Ohio 2008-12-04 20:22:25
Interview with: CarterMooreImmortalCanvas
Tattoo & Piercing Studios
5573 Eureka Drive
Hamilton, Ohio
45011
513 863 I N K S [4657]
myspace.com/immortalcanvas
How Long have you been tattooing?
I’ve been tattooing for three years now. I spent 15 years working in advertising as an Art Director and Creative Director, I finally grew tired of lying to people to [...] Read more:Artist
No Longer Taboo: Tattoos are become trendy in India 2008-12-04 11:58:51
Thiruvananthapuram, India
, will host a tattoo festival this weekend – the city’s very first. Russell Van Buerle, a popular tattoo artist from Bangalore, along with his studio’s team, will be at Café Coffee Day from December 5 to 7 giving tattoos to the willing. Click here to read the hilariously worded press release.
Thiruvananthapuram’s tattoo festival [...] Read more:Taboo
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Byebye BBQ, Hello Professional Branding! 2008-12-04 11:58:09
I love tattoos. I especially love my tattoos (I’m a little biased…go figure). My husband has been around long enough to witness my progression from plain and pasty to gorgeously colorful (that’s me left) and while he adores me and my ink, he has a body art passion of his own: branding.
My man, an ex-football [...] Read more:BBQ
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We’re in the jailhouse now. 2008-12-03 16:20:13
Some of the most heavily tattooed individuals that you can find anywhere reside in prison. As a matter of fact it seems that given the health dangers associated with jailhouse tattooing and the strict environment of prohibition in the most controlled situation a human being can find themselves in, it would be just the opposite. [...]
For Scratchers 2008-12-02 13:47:38
Anyone who’s interested about how professional tattooers feel about scratchers should check out Lucky’s tattoo supply’s website. Click on supply store, then click on ’starter kits’, where it says ‘click here‘ click there. I’m not sure when they put this up but it’s amazing, I love those guys.
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