Archive for September, 2008

Sep.30.2008

In the News - Tattoo Shop to Offer STD Testing

Tattoo Shop to Offer STD Testing
Gotham Tattoo and Piercing in San Francisco, California will soon be offering a new service - blood testing for sexually transmitted diseases. Far from the stigma that tattoo shops actually cause or carry disease, I think this is a wonderful and positive step to see the city actually arranging this [...]

Sep.29.2008

Forum: Ink Migration Underneath Skin

mb2973 writes: “2 months ago, I got the first of 2 tattoos that were to cover-up something. As soon as the artist finished he said, ‘Whoa, you bruised…Sorry about that.’ I didn’t think anything of it at the time. When I got home, I looked closer at it, and thought it was ink smeared [...]

Sep.25.2008

Community: Auction Held to Benefit Injured Tattoo Artist

For those who don’t know, tattoo artist Johnny Jackson and his wife Annette (Inkaholik - Houston, TX) were in a severe car accident, being hit head on by an 18 wheeler. Like most of us, they are self-employed, so this auction will help with medical costs and living expenses until they recover. Any and all [...]

Sep.24.2008

New Featured Artist - Dawn Grace

A couple of weeks ago you met Beth, an artist from the Tattoo Factory in Chicago, Illinois. The talent at this particular shop is so abundant that I would be remiss to fail to highlight some of the other artists from there as well.
This week, meet Dawn Grace. Dawn had the privilege of being trained [...]

Sep.23.2008

QOW: Is My Tattoo Infected?

Question: I got my tattoo about two weeks ago and it felt healed, so I thought I could go swimming. Then about a few days after I started swimming, it became bright red and kind of blotchy and it itches alot. Now my mom told me to keep cleaning it regularly, stop swimming and put [...]

Sep.22.2008

Marines with Large Tattoos Can’t Serve as Recruiters or Guards

The Marines have already placed a ban on anyone new coming in with large, visible tattoos, but a new revision to the ban adds yet a new restriction against those grandfathered in under the new clause. Marines already serving with sleeve or large, visible pieces of ink may not serve as recruiters or as guards [...]

Sep.16.2008

In the News - Talk About Shooting Yourself in the Foot!

Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Manslaughter Charges in Tattoo Shop FireYou may remember this story from last year. It happened in the UK - an upper level tattoo shop was burned, causing the entire building to collapse and killed a man still inside. Authorities think the man who started the fire - a former [...]

Sep.15.2008

New Featured Artist - Minty Fresh

Meet Minty Fresh - my newest featured tattoo artist. He’s young, talented and absolutely adorable! Check out his bio and find out what kind of “nerd” Minty confesses to being and how he “accidentally” became a tattoo artist!
Once you’ve gotten to know a bit about the man behind the machine, check out his [...]

Sep.10.2008

Reader Looking for “Tiny” (Formerly of Electric Pencil)

In 2000 or 2001 , I got a tattoo of Jesus Christs’ face on my left shoulder blade by Tiny @ Electric Pencil in Whittier, CA. I moved away and lost track of the shop because it is no longer there. I got another tattoo by Body Illusions in La Mirada, CA. [...]

Sep.09.2008

Forum Discussion: Changing from a Barbell to a CBR

“My wife had her nipples peirced about 6month ago. Despite the pain of the initial piercings and long healing process she tuffed it out. About 3 1/2 months after the piercing she tried to switch from the standard 14g Bar recommended by the piercer to a ring with bead. She said the pain of [...]