“I am now 20yo and had my first tattoo done at the age of 17. my parents wouldn’t allow me gettng one, but my dad inked his forearm by himself when he was in my age (today it’s lasered away) and so i started to tattoo myself. Read the rest of this entry »
“My tattoo is based on the theme of transformation, and the act of getting needled is in itself a transformation.
I took along time to find an inker who understood that I did not want some “flash”. and I did not want a copy of an existing piece of art on my skin. (I talked about the transformation using MC Escher as an example of what I wanted, many people offered to transfer an Escher to my skin – no thanks). Read the rest of this entry »
Favorite Trend in Tattooing of 2005: Most likely anything being done on the underside of the wrists.
Least Favorite Trend in Tattoing of 2005: Lower backs for sure, full skin tattoos on the ass and the entire back. Somehow those just don’t look right to me. Read the rest of this entry »
From an Inkedblog reader:
“I love your site. I’m pretty obsessed with tattoos. I only have one, but I look at photos of them for hours, contemplating what next.
I know neotribal style was a huge trend in the 90s — when I got mine. In a real typical place, my lower back. And now we have the backlash, beause SO many people got them unthinkingly. The part of me that is still attached to trendiness is the part that goes — cover it! People think it’s lame! But here’s the thing. Read the rest of this entry »