The tip on tatts – think before you ink
Between the cliche “think before you ink” line in the title and the opening line, “I don’t have any tattoos so I’m probably taking a bit of a risk here…” I was expecting an article full of misinformation and anti-tattoo ranting. To my surprise I found some really useful tattoo tips and have to say [...]
Movie review: ‘Tattoo Nation’ doc studies art form’s mark on U.S.
The first reviews of ’Tattoo Nation’ are rolling in: Decidedly more celebration than exposé, the movie bypasses such practical issues as health risks, tattoo addiction and remorse, and the pain and expense — and increasing popularity — of tattoo removal. I have not yet seen this movie, so my comments are purely in response to [...]
Bedazzle Me
Even seemingly innocent articles are riddled with insults. I spent last Saturday morning at a tattoo parlor with my teenage daughter. But don’t worry; we weren’t there for a tattoo. (I do have some standards.) We were there to pay someone to shove a 16-gauge needle through the cartilage of her ear. Thanks for easing [...]
Family honors their very special little girl in a very special way
Yesterday, the family of six year old Lilly De Jesus gathered at Art & Soul Tattoo in Fort Myers to honor her in a very special way. Lilly’s mother and grandmother, along with other family members, got tattoos in honor of this child who lost her battle with cancer just days ago. Lilly was diagnosed [...]
One Million Moms Attacks JCPenney Over Ad With Lesbian Mothers
While not a topic I normally write about, I felt that this story needed to be shared. Jenny Block of the Huffington Post did a great job of summing up the main issues in a few short paragraphs. Ultimately, what’s missing here is thought. OMM is not thinking about the effect of their hatefulness on [...]
A tattoo for Beverley
A touching story about a woman, dying of cancer, and her wish for a tattoo. Her son fulfilled her wish by getting the tattoo that she had always wanted. On March 9, instead getting himself inked with the images of skulls and flames that characterize most of his other tattoos, Leepart chose a picture of [...]
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