I haven’t done a post about a specific artist in awhile. I’ve been concentrating that type of research for other projects – but in case you haven’t heard of this guy – I’d like to draw your attention – because the guy will knock your socks off. He is so exceptional; I want to share this with anyone that wasn’t aware of his art work. Roman Abrego is one of those artists that was born to tattoo. It would have been a sin if this man had never been drawn to tattooing.
Although his career started out rocky – as in spending time in jail – this opportunity gave Roman an opportunity to shift his focus on his art. He worked construction for a bit but eventually tried his hand at tattooing. He now owns his own tattoo shop – Artistic Element in Yucaipa, California. Visit his shops Facebook page – you can see more of his work there.
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When you lose a loved one, it is common to keep something belonging to them so you can feel that you have a part of them forever.
But this has been taken to a whole new level in a craze which takes the cremated remains from loved ones and mixes it with tattoo ink and then the ink is used by the artist to create a piece of art that pays tribute to the deceased.
This process has been going on for at least 30 years but only caught on recently. These tattoos are called commemorative or ritual tattoos. Using cremation ashes, known as “cremains”, is occurring more and more often. Individuals are getting their loved one’s ashes injected into their tattoo work.
It’s more of a symbolic gesture in my opinion. The amount of remains used in the process is microscopic and has to be sterilized to allow it to be safe to be injected into your skin with the ink.
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I wrote about this farm almost 3 years ago and the business is still in existence and going strong. I admire the beautiful tattoo work that these artists are laying on these pigs and the pigs seem to be living a good life and are well taken care of. They are the draw and the key to this business.
In Yang Zhen, Beijing artist Wim Delvoye tattoos hogs. Large crowds come out to the farm to observe the colorful tattooed pigs.
The pigs are anesthetized during the process and while they are out a total of 3 artists work on the pig to get as much work accomplished as possible. Delvoye works with 2 co-artists.
Animal rights activists are complaining about the pigs being used for commercial gain at the expense of their suffering. I thought at first this was a little over the top considering the pigs enjoy a fairly good life while the tourists gawk and stare. Each pig has a person taking care of their skin and applying daily moisturizer to keep the tattoo in good shape.
THEN I heard about another aspect of the business which is pretty disgusting in my book. Delvoye offers an “adopt a pig” program. Sounds like a good program until you hear the details.
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I don’t know if you’ve heard the latest regarding Zodiac signs. It seems the astrological sign you thought represented when you were born and what type of personality was typical, may no longer be the case. Certain dates that used to fall under Aquarius are now Capricorns. Not everyone has changed. 
There’s even a brand new sign called Ophiuchus which has pushed around the other signs. The sun’s relationship to other stars had changed since the first zodiac was created by the Babylonians. This means we’ve been incorrect for quite some time. continue reading
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Celebrity tattoos really have 2 meanings. On one hand, you have celebrities with tattoos. This group is growing all the time and celebrities are more than proud to show off their tattoos when being photographed. There are websites focused on this subject as well as at least one book has been published featuring celebrity tattoos. This has a positive influence for the tattoo industry. Fans of celebrities tend to mimic them. 
They admire them so it makes since. If it’s OK and safe for their heroes to get tattoos , then tattoos are A OK for them. Hell, some fans probably admire some of these people so much they may even get the same tattoo as the person they admire.
Then we have the other side of the coin. Everyday people getting ink that will be a constant reminder of celebrities they admire. Celebrities that hold a special place for them. I can’t say I have that much affection or respect for any celebrity but to each his own.
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Some people are completely unaware of one of the practical and helpful cosmetic offerings that tattoo body art offers. When we think cosmetic and tattoos permanent makeup comes to mind but this is different.
One area of the medical field works together with tattoo artists to provide body art after breast surgery. Offices that offer breast reconstruction surgery are teaming up with local tattoo artists who may even come right to the surgeon’s office to administer areola tattooing. Some women are seeking tattoo artists on their own after learning of the procedure.
This is a story about such a procedure. Jaimie Hurst underwent a total of 10 surgeries but was eventually able to get her areola tattooed. Once Jaimie read about the process, she used the internet to research an artist that was experienced in tattooing areolas. She went with Vinnie Myers, of Little Vinnie’s Tattoo who has experience and often performs areola tattooing on women who have undergone surgery.
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