Mike DeVries is one of my favorite artists. He’s most well known for his realistic color tattoos. He doesn’t seem to be on any type of ego trip even though he’s tattooed some celebrities and has won over 100 awards over the years.
Macaw by Mike DeVries
He also has a good head on his shoulders for related businesses. He sells his art work, videos, and books. He has tutorial books as well as art books he’s put together. He collects and publishes tattoos done by many talented tattoo artists for you to drool over. One of the books explores tattoos of skulls. This latest book of his focuses on the topic of wildlife. Wild animals are a popular tattoo choice so there is no shortage of outstanding body art in this category. DeVries has put it all together in this attractive full color book.
The tattoo artists who are featured in this wildlife tattoo book are very impressive. The list include: Bob Tyrrell, Roman Abrego, Sweet Laraine, Larry Brogan, Brandon Bond, Eva Huber, and Myke Chambers.
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One woman from New Zealand has been an inspiration for other individuals now offering auctions for picking out – what will be inked on their rears. Tina Beznec, the 23-year old woman, came up with a unique method to raise money. Utilizing a New Zealand auction site, she’s taking bids to auction off a space of 9cm by 9cm on her butt for the tattoo of the winner’s choosing!
Her ad suggests –“advertise your business”, propose to your loved one (I doubt this would be a great idea), “destroy her love life” ( chuckle), get creative! The winner of the auction will receive a framed photograph of the final piece of art. If they’re lucky enough to live in the area, she said it’s OK to observe her getting the tattoo. The auction ends in February and as of today – the highest bid is $12,200!!
Now this idea is catching on and men and women are auctioning off space in the same area. In some cases, these people are strapped for cash and are planning to keep the money, while others are using it as a tool to raise money for a charity they believe in.
For example – Hannah Wesley, a nursing student, is offering the same options as Tina but she’s handing over half of the cash raised to her favorite animal welfare organization, the SPCA.
It’s an easy way to raise money for a good cause and shows that tattooing can be used for good causes.
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An unlucky twenty-one year old man from Iran had some words, along with his girlfriend’s initial (wonder how laser removal will feel once that relationship shits the bed – ouch!), inked on his private parts.
For eight days nothing unusual happened. Then he began to notice that his “morning erection” was lasting much longer than usual. Things steadily progressed until eventually he has acquired a constant half-rigid penis.
Doctors from made a diagnosis of non-ischemic priapism. It’s a medical condition where blood flowing out of the penis is not sufficient enough to shrink the erection.
Doctors tried to correct the condition with a simple surgical procedure that placed a shunt inside of his penis to drain the excess blood. Unfortunately the procedure didn’t work.
Doctors are not offering any answers except try more surgeries but they were pessimistic about any type of permanent solution!
The guy decided to leave well enough alone and says he has no regrets. No regrets?? Really???
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Jesus Tattoo by Douglas Billian
It’s nice to see that people are able to think outside the box and come up with a practical and logical plan. I’m referring to a Michigan pastor who is trying to reach out to young people who don’t feel completely comfortable visiting church or attending mass.
Rev. Steve Bentley started his church with the belief that mainstream religion has become ineffective. This is a theory that I read about years ago. Churches are closing, and attendance is down. Young people are not attending church to the same degree that their parents did.
So, Rev. Bentley opened up Serenity Tattoo – right inside the church. The church is located in a shopping center and two artists work there by appointment.
Bentley said he understands some people are not crazy about the idea of Serenity Tattoo inside the church, but the pastor considers tattooing a “morally neutral” practice.
I am not a fan of religion but I still think this guy has a great idea. One of the artists is a recovering alcoholic and finds that working in the church helps him stay on the right track.
The seniors in the church may not be happy about the tattoo infusion in their church, but I would bet it was a hit with anyone under 30 years old. Why not find new ways to attract young people?
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I figured this story was bound to surface once it was brought to light that people were getting medical tattoos to replace bracelets and other methods of stating a medical condition.
It makes sense that something as permanent as ink is safer than wearing a bracelet or necklace. There’s always the chance that you’ll forget to wear it. Maybe you haven’t had an attack or medical episode in years – so you get lax and just don’t wear it all the time……Then there’s the possibility that you’re in an accident and the jewelry is ripped off.
Asthma Tattoo
So, this woman, Michelle Bryant, had a severe asthma attack while shopping. She was hit suddenly with a severe attack and couldn’t speak. But! by pointing to her wrist tattoo, she alerted the staff to what was going on. By the time the ambulance got there she had almost stopped breathing entirely! She says “Without my tattoo, I do not think I would be alive today. I could not tell anyone what was happening, but the tattoo showed the staff what the problem was, I didn’t have to say a word.”.
It was such a serious attack that she spent 4 days in ICU.
By letting them know what the problem was immediately, the store employees took action immediately and the paramedics knew exactly what was going on.
Michelle has the idea after she lost her medical alert bracelet.
It’s one of the rare incident when a tattoo actually serves a purpose – and what an important one!
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Why do people have to be so damn judgmental and mean spirited? Especially at Christmas and especially to a woman who’s husband is making such a great sacrifice for his country?
Its one thing to not like tattoos for yourself and you may even find them unattractive on others. Fine. You have a right to your opinion. But why do people have to verbally attack someone who is a fan of tattoos?!!!
The woman under fire for her body art is Samantha Stevenson, the lead singer for the Military Wives, a UK choir group. Her beautiful voice led the choir to the number one spot on the charts in the UK for Christmas. They’ve starred in a BBC documentary, and sold hundreds of thousands of copies of their single, “Wherever You Are”.
Unfortunately, mean spirited people are being cruel and critical of her tattoos on the social network. Stevenson has been abused on Facebook and Twitter because of her extensive body art. They say she’s a “disgusting woman that shouldn’t be allowed on television”. They’ve called her vile and disgusting but the mother of two said she won’t let these people upset her although she found the comments hurtful.
Matter of fact, she plans on getting a new tattoo to celebrate the success of the group’s single going to number one. So, there!
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