When I think of Halloween and tattoos, the first artist that comes to mind is Paul Booth. His tattoos, his shop, and every aspect of the art of Paul Booth screams Halloween. This year marks the third year that Last Rites Gallery, Booth’s shop, has celebrated it’s 13th Hour Group Exhibit. The exhibit began this weekend and will run until the 21st of November. He brings together artists specializing in the dark, depraved, and gothic style from around the world to exhibit their work. The studio and where you can visit this exhibition is located in New York city. Booth built up a highly respected reputation in the tattoo industry and is now using his fame to help bring these artists together and help establish an appreciation for dark art which gets a bad rap. These talent artists are given a chance to display their work as a serious art form. Gothic art is slowly building up a respectable reputation with the help of artist like Paul Booth. (Last Rites also holds additional exhibits throughout the year.)
It’s so refreshing to discover such a talent along with a man you can respect. Nate Beaver, hailing from Houston Texas, headed down a troubled road before focusing on his art – specifically tattoo art. He doesn’t forget where he came from and has a really good attitude. Due to his previous addictions and troubles, his career was sidelined and delayed for a few years but you would never know it by the quality of his work.
It’s so refreshing to discover such a talent along with a man you can respect. Nate Beaver headed down a troubled road before focusing on his art – specifically tattoo art. He doesn’t forget where he came from and has a really good attitude. Due to his previous addictions and troubles, his career was sidelined and delayed for a few years but you would never know it by the quality of his work. Good interview with a great talent.
Although I’m not into most reality TV shows, The Osbournes was one that I looked forward to every week. Watching Ozzy shuffling and mumbling though family life with Sharon and the kids every week was my idea of entertainment. His kids kept the show interesting and I can still recall when Kelly divulged her first tattoo to her parents.
Well, now Kelly has grown up and has transformed into a “sophisticated” adult who is now planning on removing all of her 15 tattoos. Tattoo removal cost is high no matter what method you choose but lasering off 15 tattoos would probably carry the price tag of a new car.
We have another case of over reaction on behalf of a school system. It reminds me of the silly objections raised when a teacher had a visible tattoo. Heaven forbid.
Well, this is a case where a Florida high school student was removed from her school for having a tame image on her arm. The school administration claims it is gang related and symbolizes gang activity. The nineteen year old senior was suspended for 10 days and then has to finish her schooling at an alternative learning center.
The tattoo depicts two masks – one is grinning and the other is sad and crying. The student says she got it to represent her twin sisters. Her mom says she had the tattoo all of her last year in school and her daughter is not in a gang. This tattoo does not scream gang to me.
This post is short and sweet – I don’t know anything about this artist except he sent me a link to his site. His biography page reads like a job resume and nothing about his personal life. I can tell you his name is Jason Clay Lewis and here is a link to his site: http://www.jasonclaylewis.com/baby/index.html – and I love this doll he created. The site has more views of this little baby doll. Better angles to see the body art that was added with oil paints. Check out his site to see more.
I know that people are on both sides of the fence when it comes to laws and government interference in our lives but when you hear this story, you’ll be thanking your local authorities if they are diligent about enforcing laws regulating your local tattoo parlors.
In a small seaside town located in Lancashire, England, a problem has arisen concerning the town tattoo parlors. They have the right laws in place. You have to be 18 or over to get a tattoo. But local parents have been complaining to the local authorities about the fact that underage kids are able to go into these resort shops and get body art done. Some of these kids are as young as 14 years old!
Due to all the parent’s complaints, a change in policy is planned. The scariest part of this whole story isn’t the fact that they are tattooing these young kids, but there have been over ten complaints filed in the past year about the hygiene practices of these tattoo parlors. Although these complaints have been coming in for the past year, the authorities are just now deciding to come down hard and enforce the law. continue reading
When I think of Halloween and tattoos, the first artist that comes to mind is Paul Booth. His tattoos, his shop, and every aspect of the art of Paul Booth screams Halloween. This year marks the third year that Last Rites Gallery, Booth’s shop, has celebrated it’s 13th Hour Group Exhibit. The exhibit began this weekend and will run until the 21st of November. He brings together artists specializing in the dark, depraved, and gothic style from around the world to exhibit their work. 
The studio and where you can visit this exhibition is located in New York city. Booth built up a highly respected reputation in the tattoo industry and is now using his fame to help bring these artists together and help establish an appreciation for dark art which gets a bad rap. These talent artists are given a chance to display their work as a serious art form. Gothic art is slowly building up a respectable reputation with the help of artist like Paul Booth. (Last Rites also holds additional exhibits throughout the year.)
