Tattoos as Ritual
Tattoos have long been associated with rituals amongst tribal people. Young men would often be tattooed to mark their transition from boyhood to adulthood and to mark other rites...
Cover-up Tattoos
Usually when we think of cover-up tattoos we think of an old lover whose name was tattooed in a moment of madness on some part of the body (usually...
Biker Tattoos
When most people think of bikers they think of gang members with menacing biker tattoos. The reality is that biker gangs only represent 1% of actual bikers. We have...
Tattoo parlors busy despite recession
SEATTLE – It’s hard to believe someone would pay hundreds of dollars for an experience Dawn Yackel says is like “broken glass being drug across your skin,” but she...
Samoan Tattoos
Samoan Legend About TattoosThe legend says that one day two Samoan twin girls from Manu’a traveled to Fiji to learn the art of tattooing. Upon their return to Samoa...
Americans’ lasting mark on Iraq: colorful, complex tattoos
Baghdad – Before US troops rolled into Iraq, Robert Eagle, an Iraqi, had seen his fair share of tattoos. There were lots of traditional Bedouin designs – simple patterns...
Tattoo and Pain
Pain is an interesting side effect of getting a tattoo. For some people, the process and the pain is the more important part, and the art is just secondary,...
The “Other” Tattoo Removal Process
Last month we talked about the tattoo removal using the laser tattoo removal process. But aside fro lasers, there are other options on getting rid of that one ugly...
Early Tattooing Methods
Different cultures developed a vast variety of different tattooing methods. In many North and South American Indian tribes the tattoos were applied by simple pricking. Other tribes simply rubbed...
Kanjis – Japanese Tattoo Designs
Kanjis and Japanese inspired tattoos are one of the most popular styles of tattoos according to a recent tattoo survey. Most people who think about getting a kanji tattoo...