by Susan on Feb.17, 2009, under Tattoos-Body Art
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
by Susan on Feb.11, 2009, under Tattoos-Body Art
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
by Susan on Nov.18, 2008, under News, Tattoos-Body Art
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
by Susan on Nov.17, 2008, under Fashion, News, Tattoos-Body Art
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
by Susan on Jul.30, 2007, under Tattoos-Body Art
http://www.tattooblog.org – has a great article about a new ink -Edith Mathiowitz and her team in Brown University Laboratory at Rhode Island, United States, has made tiny particles coated in polymers. These particles are used to make new permanent ink that will be easily erased by a laser treatment. – To be available this fall. – Check out the full article on this blog page.
by Susan on Jul.04, 2007, under Tattoos-Body Art
A local tattoo parlor is running a special on patriotic tattoos – which there are some great designs for – very creative – thought I would spotlight one here – Enjoy your holiday!
