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Dead Dolls

Tattoosue — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:53:00 +0000

I wrote a post about this artist almost 2 years ago. Since then she’s expanded her gothic selection and her current inventory looks completely new to me – so I just wanted to throw her some traffic for her latest creations. I really think hand crafted goth dolls are not appreciated as they should be. Each one is unique and one of a kind. A collector’s item for people that have an affection for vampires and scary movies.

Internationally known artist, D.L. Marian, creates one of a kind dead dolls, mannequins and other works of art. I like that she offers to add fangs on request. She also offers tours of her studio which would be so interesting. She’s located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I love a cool site like this.

This is a cover on 13^th Hour Magazine with one of D.L. Marian’s creations. Visit her site to see all of her work.

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Mexican Vampire Woman on Display at Ripley

Tattoosue — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:24:25 +0000

Although I found this article published in a couple places on the web, I really wasn’t clear on why Ripley wants the Mexican Vampire Woman’s cast in their museum. I heard in the video that she was the most “unusual woman” so we’ll go with that.

Her name is Maria Jose Cristerna but she’s better known as the Mexican Vampire woman. It’s the combination of her completely tattooed body along with the many skin and dental implants the woman has. Including vampire fangs. Her tattoos tell the story of her life and the hardships she went through as a battered housewife. Now she’s using the publicity she attracts to raise money for a battered woman’s shelter located in Mexico.

Ripley’s says it will eventually have life sized wax statues of Maria throughout the world. Her tattoos will be hand painted on each statue.

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Stereotyping – We’re All Guilty

Tattoosue — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:04:57 +0000

At least I’ll make that statement about myself. I try to be open minded but there are certain lifestyles that we tend to associate with certain social groups. Well – this story shows you can’t always judge a book by its cover. You have to look deeper. It also shows how tattoos are now popular with people from just about all walks of life.

Mitzi Britt is a tattoo artist and a Christian who wanted to help get rid of stereotyping when it came to her faith. She wants to show that even Christians can love motorcycles and tattoos. She’s spreading the word with her own clothing line called Soul Candy Brand. The images are favorite tattoo images like skulls with religious images incorporated in as well. She wants to show people that the life of a Christian isn’t dull and boring.

I think this works to prove a point in 2 ways. You shouldn’t stereotype people because of their faith and you shouldn’t stereotype people that have tattoos.

Another mention- Britt donates a portion of each Soul Candy Brand sale to local community organizations and to their church.

You can buy their products at their studio, Wildfire Tattoo Studio, and online. Wildfire is located in Walnut Cove, North Carolina.

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Paul Booth and the 13th Hour Exhibit

Tattoosue — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:54:21 +0000

When I think of Halloween and tattoos, the first artist that comes to mind is Paul Booth. His tattoos, his shop, and every aspect of the art of Paul Booth screams Halloween. This year marks the third year that Last Rites Gallery, Booth’s shop, has celebrated it’s 13th Hour Group Exhibit. The exhibit began this weekend and will run until the 21st of November. He brings together artists specializing in the dark, depraved, and gothic style from around the world to exhibit their work. The studio and where you can visit this exhibition is located in New York city. Booth built up a highly respected reputation in the tattoo industry and is now using his fame to help bring these artists together and help establish an appreciation for dark art which gets a bad rap. These talent artists are given a chance to display their work as a serious art form. Gothic art is slowly building up a respectable reputation with the help of artist like Paul Booth. (Last Rites also holds additional exhibits throughout the year.)

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Goth Tattoo Artist Doll

Tattoosue — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:49:39 +0000

Found a new goth doll blog site – NewAged Dolls. I actually feel this doll maker may have gone a little past goth and into a Stephen King novel. The kicker was it was a commissioned order filled by this talented Canadian artist, Jade Perez, which is adorned with a tattoo on it’s chest as well as a tattoo gun clutched in it’s little doll hand. Jade says “I love horror, blood and scary things.”… The doll was a gift to the buyer’s tattoo artist. She has the blog which is pretty attractive, well put together, and a way to see some of her work which includes some jewelry too – of course the designs are similar to the dolls. Looks like she recently held a contest to win a doll so there’s reason right there to check it out. She also sells her wares via an etsy store – http://www.etsy.com/shop/newagedolls – wish her the best of luck.

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More Evil Babies

Tattoosue — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:37:48 +0000

Well it’s just going to be one of those weeks – found another talented dark doll artist by the name of Kamila Mlynarczyk. Each doll is one of a kind and completely hand made. Her styles are Victorian and antique in style. The dolls are fascinating and so odd. Her sculptures range from mermaids and zombies to conjoined twins. It’s difficult to discern the size of some of her dolls. A lack of detailed description sometimes makes it impossible to tell. In some of the settings you see a human hand so you’re able to judge the size based on comparison and the dolls are surprisingly tiny. They are not for the weak hearted – some have bleeding stumps where limbs have been chopped off. More than just your average goth style dolls.

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Evil Goth Dolls

Tattoosue — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:06:55 +0000

I’m excited – found a brand new goth doll artist that has a unique and wonderful VERY dark style. And the reasons for getting into the craft touched my heart. After rescuing a puppy born with several birth defects, macabre artist D. L. Marian, began making dolls to enable her to work at home with her pup by her side. She creates one of a kind gothic horror dolls and mannequins. Some of her doll categories include ghost dolls, vampire dolls and strange babies. Some of them are borderline disturbing but I guess you can just equate that to flattery to the artist. She even has a payment plan option to make them easier to afford but her prices seem extremely reasonable to start with. This may be an offer I cannot refuse.

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Clothing for Immortals

Tattoosue — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:23:27 +0000

The recent HUGE popularity surge of vampires and all aspects of their world has led to more of an interest in all things vampire. The Twilight popularity has led to a surge in the young teen age group. Kind of a young version of the Anne Rice vampire series. Books, movies, and TV shows – love that True Blood – and we now have clothing and jewelry. They were recently mentioned in a big tattoo magazine – Rebel Ink– and yes, they even have blood vial jewelry. They carry everything you need from head to toe – the shoes, jewelry, fangs, handbags, vampire bite tattoos, and even a cute tee for your little dog.

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Hot Tattoo Witch

Tattoosue — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:42:57 +0000

Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween festivities. Happy the day after Halloween. Time to dive into the left over candy. SO, speaking of Halloween I did some searching around for some good Witch related tattoos. Less to be found than I had anticipated – but as often happens one type of search turns into a stumble onto a site that makes you even happier.This is a painting by an artist by the name of Scott Clayton a fantasy artist from Aurora, Illinois – and you can see all of his works by clicking here. The title of the piece is Hot Tattoo Witch – perfect, to the point, and the reason I stumbled on it.

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Coffin Art

Tattoosue — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:50:01 +0000

Black Market Art has brought tattoo artists together with custom clothing for the past 5 years.Recently, they have expanded this concept by having artists paint coffin lids – not real lids but wooden cutouts in the shape of a coffin lid. The artists have free range in their choice of media – including watercolors, oils, and airbrush. This creative idea evolved into an art show where limited edition prints of the art are available for purchase. The prints are available in 3 foot and 6 foot sizes. Click here to visit the site.

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