Flash Your Tattoo

Maybe you’ve heard of painted cats – but have you heard of tattooed fish? Singapore exports tattooed fish to interested stores although animal rights activists do not condone this strange practice. (continue reading…)

Black and white art produces very minute details. I have been a fan of the fantasy art of Dennis Joern for over 20 years and own some of his work. His subject matter usually consists of elf like creatures with very intricate details. I first noticed his work as an advertisement for Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph Pens – they are the best – and was so impressed I actually bought them – (continue reading…)

Do you remember the fascination you had with carnies – and circus people? Their world was alien and fascinating to myself as a kid. Part of that world, was the beginnings of the tattoo craze. “Most Tattooed Man (or Woman)”, sometimes tattoo work was available at the traveling shows. (continue reading…)

What a great cause. Rescue Ink was formed to address the problem of animal abuse and neglect that is currently a huge problem and can not be left to the existing animal protection agencies to battle alone. Their mission – to protect animals at risk and rescue them from abusers. (continue reading…)

As you can guess, this area will probably be advancing as the years go on considering the popularity of tattoos. There are the creams and the expensive, painful, laser treatments that I know people have used. They are happy with the end result, but it’s more expensive than getting a tattoo and they say it has a similar feeling to having a rubber band snapped continuously on your skin – sounds damn painful to me. (continue reading…)

Lighter inks – especially white ink – is usually hard to “get in” the skin and use for highlighting. You have to make sure it’s in solid, possibly making more than 1 pass. White ink is subtle – in almost all cases but the color of the skin can make a difference – with surprisingly-artists are saying that pale skinned customers actually display these tattoos better.  (continue reading…)