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We have another sign that the tattoo industry is becoming more legit and acceptable. Now that shops are popping up in nice neighborhoods, people are becoming more open minded in their attitude towards the business.

Little Girl Getting Piercing

Little Girl Getting Ears Pierced

More mothers are avoiding the mall kiosk. They’re taking their young daughters to tattoo and piercing shops to get their ears pierced instead! Mothers believe the tattoo shops are cleaner and they get more individual attention. People are reporting positive experiences which are leading to more people favoring the tattoo shops over the mall.

The stigma and stereotype associated with tattoo parlors is finally fading into history. It may have been true at one time that a tattoo shop was the cleanest place around.  Think about it. They didn’t even use rubber gloves until a couple decades ago! That seems shocking now.

Now we’re smarter about sterilization and almost every state regulates the industry. The competition is fierce too – why visit a dirty shop when most cities are filled with talented artists working in comfortable and clean shops? Now it sounds like the general public is smartening up and the stereotypes are becoming history.

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If you’re a fan of Paul Booth chances are you’ll like Ryan Gillikin. Gillikin was recently featured on Weird News because of the oddities he collects and displays in his tattoo shop. Gillikin and his wife have owned the shop, Almighty Studios, for ten years and both are fans of body modification. Gillikin has horns and a surgically bifurcated (split) tongue which helps add to the atmosphere he’s going for with his collection.

Some of the items Ryan has on display in his shop include a pickled hand, an original piece of artwork by John Wayne Gacy, and a mummified cat.  Creepy, dark stuff.

Part of his collection will be featured on the show “Oddities” which is shown on the Science Channel.  It’s about a ventriloquist’s dummy that is thought to be possessed.  Dummies, dolls, and clowns – they all freak me out.

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A Perfect Circle

by on Nov.13, 2008, under Fashion, Piercing

Ear PiercingThe elasticity of the skin to stretch is really amazing……..

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Tattoo Bliss

by on Jul.21, 2008, under Piercing, Tattoos-Body Art

Tattoo Wedding BlissThey say there is someone for everyone – and I do believe it. Whether you’ll find each other is another thing but that is what match.com is for -Here’s a happy and bizarre looking couple. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m seeing more facial tats and extreme piercings. continue reading

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Etcha a Sketch Evil Cat

by on May.28, 2008, under Art

Evil CatEtch a Sketch ArtIn the past few months, I’ve written about an etch-a-sketch artist that can do magic with this antique toy. continue reading

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