tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79465231286425792992024-02-19T16:58:19.709-08:00(T)attoo (A)rtRandom musings on tattoo art and cultureVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-5174892766082371832010-03-13T17:12:00.000-08:002010-03-13T17:12:19.162-08:00Ink"d:A Look into Tattoo Design<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Ink'd was a great sucess and 140 to 150 people came to this intimate exhibit. I just want to thank all those who took the time to check out the exhibit. For those who were not able to make it, here's a video of what you missed:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Just a sample of the tattoos found on Purchase College. Some of them will be in the exhibit <strong><em>Ink'd.</em></strong></span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-39946754228586628922010-02-08T19:35:00.000-08:002010-02-09T17:41:04.762-08:00Ink'd: A New Tattoo Exhibit!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ozXb0oqhg_HUz75T2PlXkM6MmfYWrpuH9MVGYs2RWWU_TZeu_OrYnbQnX0m0PmhV6RL7XPXbMKeRAzIiDerrJdc_cz7k3YwTdQ331t1pJa2_B9SvoAEyEwtU1gjHGgQXp5HvsVLm1aw/s1600-h/Photo+8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ozXb0oqhg_HUz75T2PlXkM6MmfYWrpuH9MVGYs2RWWU_TZeu_OrYnbQnX0m0PmhV6RL7XPXbMKeRAzIiDerrJdc_cz7k3YwTdQ331t1pJa2_B9SvoAEyEwtU1gjHGgQXp5HvsVLm1aw/s320/Photo+8.JPG" /></a> <span style="color: #a64d79;">I love tattoos and I feel they are an under appreciated art form, so when I was asked to come up with a senior project for my Arts Management degree from Purchase College I thought I should do something on tattoo art. After a lot of thinking I came up with Ink'd. </span><i style="color: #a64d79;"> </i><br />
<div style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3si6O9q1y9CNe2OMZGNQNlMlwKuLJOnNy9uuuurnC91ukVVua1SJ2w_vwqUKQrE-3ZGfAq4WZVpFaMtPTtnTFmqy5RcoSBW9r2Rn18ixFsVWrJReOGVbtDTEyTrPAoBvwv_8q4iggiS0/s1600-h/Photo+12+%282%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3si6O9q1y9CNe2OMZGNQNlMlwKuLJOnNy9uuuurnC91ukVVua1SJ2w_vwqUKQrE-3ZGfAq4WZVpFaMtPTtnTFmqy5RcoSBW9r2Rn18ixFsVWrJReOGVbtDTEyTrPAoBvwv_8q4iggiS0/s200/Photo+12+%282%29.JPG" width="200" /></a><i style="color: #741b47;"> <b>Ink'd: A Look into Tattoo Design</b></i> is an exhibit that showcases not only tattoo art but the people behind the tattoos.<br />
I originally set out to show how tattoo art can be viewed from a formal art perspective by taking images of only the tattoo itself. However, as I began to take photographs, I realized that tattoo art, more than any other kind of art form is uniquely personal. Often times, I would see common designs like the humming bird, rose, wings, etc. Each design was not only interpreted differently by the artist but also each was given special meaning by the wearer. Tattoo art has gone back to a time when art and images belong to the masses and both the artist and the viewer helped in creating a single piece. I have come to realize that to look at a tattoo is to look at the person; they are inseparable. I hope to communicate this though images of tattoos and portraits of its wearers that I have taken over a period of time and I have been lucky enough to do a small, <span style="color: #741b47;">o</span><span style="color: #741b47;">ne night exhibit at the Neuberger Museum of Art on their First Wednesday event that is open to everyone and has a lot of great programs. Here is the info:</span></div><div style="color: #a64d79;"><br />
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<div style="color: #741b47;"><b>When: Wednesday, March 3</b></div></div><div style="color: #741b47;"><b>Where: Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College</b></div><div style="color: #741b47;"><b>Time: 4 - 8pm</b></div><div style="color: #a64d79;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #a64d79;"> It is important that tattoo art is taken as a serious art form and that people realize it is not simply a fad but an art movement for this generation, through exhibitions like this. <b style="color: #741b47;">So come by to see some great tattoo art and free food!!!</b></span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-10506209912154199812010-02-04T14:30:00.000-08:002010-02-04T15:42:13.508-08:00Tattooed Women in Freak Shows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Betty Broadbent; Tattooed Woman 1950s)<a href="http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/uploaded_images/Betty_Broadbent-726166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kt="true" src="http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/uploaded_images/Betty_Broadbent-726166.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><span style="color: #741b47;">Today tattoos have become mainstream and it seems that everyone has tattoo including women. However, during the 1800s, it was taboo for anyone to sport tattoos openly especially women. In the West, tattoos were seen as a sign of primitivism and crime. They are even cases of tattoos being used as a form of punishment in antiquity. With more and more contact between the West and other cultures especially with Native Americans, people begin to be both disgusted yet intrigued by tattoo art. The practice of tattooing is picked up by sailors who develop the basic designs based on sailing that become the base from Americana tattoos. </span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;">It is during this time that the freakshow act, the Tattooed Woman began to emerge soon replacing the tattooed man and made money displaying her skin art. The Tattooed Woman was usually came from a working class background and choose to become a "freak" by marking their body that would be displayed to a usually male audience in freak shows. Many of these women came up with fictional stories of how they got their tattoos usually saying they were forcefully tattooed by Native Americans. </span> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s3.hubimg.com/u/464950_f260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kt="true" src="http://s3.hubimg.com/u/464950_f260.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><span style="color: #741b47;"> Early tattoo women usually were inked with sailor designs since there wasn't many designs available and were crude but as tattooing got better so did their designs. Tattooed Women were a major act in freak and sideshows from the late 1800s till the 19995 when the last working tattooed woman, Lorett Fulkerson retired.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Today there are many female performers that have tattoos but they are more of a form of personal decoration or a way to enhance their main performance. However, tattooed women really helped in making tattoos acceptable for the mainstream.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">(Nora Hildebrandt; early Tattooed woman)</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-38023721082087798962010-02-02T14:01:00.000-08:002010-02-02T14:05:11.373-08:00Tattoo of the Week: Sideshow Ink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZlaMxj5w8nzQ3hcQQnkyF9O_ujyqZ8cWjktkfnoYiI5ZZLJsfSBJ9dwrWud_XFaOxoaWpg3CGpMBZBzJ0Ge126XXRTUKCH5VCR87LxzbHiQB5q2lFZ31bJd3dgvMNPQchKkMVd46JEo/s1600-h/Photo+18+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZlaMxj5w8nzQ3hcQQnkyF9O_ujyqZ8cWjktkfnoYiI5ZZLJsfSBJ9dwrWud_XFaOxoaWpg3CGpMBZBzJ0Ge126XXRTUKCH5VCR87LxzbHiQB5q2lFZ31bJd3dgvMNPQchKkMVd46JEo/s320/Photo+18+(2).JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: #4c1130;">While I was at Coney Island I stopped by the Coney Island Museum and saw their freak show. A lot of the performers had some beautiful tattoos that decorated their skin. One of the female performers was kind enough to let me photograph her tattoos. I loved her arm piece with the mermaid and child on an anchor. It looks like all those classic paintings of the Madonna and child but with a sailor twist. It is a great example of tradtional Western tattoos of the 1800s where there were a limited selection of designs and many of the designs of the time based on sailing since many of those who got tattoos were thought to be sailors and criminals. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Her tattoo of the female ninja is pretty cool; kind of a spin on the classic pin-up.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Its only recently that tattoos and those have them have lost their association with thugs and criminals. While its true not everyone with a tattoo is a criminal, tattoos are a huge part of prison culture. Prison ink is used mainly to show gang affiliations usually the name of a gang done in ornate letters. However, they also show what position you hold, skills and specialties. There are many designs with meaning behind that has developed into almost a code. A few are:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">A teardrop, usually near the eye, means that they have either killed or a friend has been killed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">A clock with no hands or hourglass means doing hard time</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">The Ace of Spade with an 'A' is associated with Aco Town or the Asian Boyz gang</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Since there are no tattoo studios in prison, many of the tattoos are done using a homemade tattoo machine sometimes made using the inside of a pen and a motor from an electric shaver.</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-10355636264413125492009-12-01T20:52:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:52:44.515-08:00Tattoo of the Week: BAM! POW! Ink<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9a5nXeZJehPyBGMnX9Nv9RqV0eIUUFsKMCie9BlNJNTSvlPP_zQEjexUyZDtQdxYs0K7kP3-JsbZpegBlIvl-LrRFsE5uPnjK_bE6SAYBrt8Ks0xYVndon0aee7ibDgtqfB55kTpAPbc/s1600-h/re-do+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9a5nXeZJehPyBGMnX9Nv9RqV0eIUUFsKMCie9BlNJNTSvlPP_zQEjexUyZDtQdxYs0K7kP3-JsbZpegBlIvl-LrRFsE5uPnjK_bE6SAYBrt8Ks0xYVndon0aee7ibDgtqfB55kTpAPbc/s400/re-do+001.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">I use to love comics as a kid and this tattoo from a woman who works at the Coney Island museum brought me back to that time. The artist not only got the font right but the colors were bright and vibrant and the shadow that surrounds the tattoos is a really nice touch. She also had this day of the dead skull, not the best I have seen but I love skulls.</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Maria, a Purchase College student, got her tattoo done in memory of her gradmother that passed away recently, her gradmother always wore her trademark oxford shoes so she thought it would be the perfect image to get tattoo'd with. The artist behind the shoes is Amanda from Daredevil tattoos who is known for her watercoloresque tattoos. I love this tattoo cause of how simple and clean it is. It is always refreshing to see a different take on the traditional take on the memorial tattoo.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Coverage of the shootings at Fort Hood have flooded the media since last week. Many are still grieveing over the tragic events but a new documentary may offer an inside look to life at the soldiers that came from and are deployed to Iraq before the shootings at Fort Hood. <em>Tattooed Under Fire</em> is a documentary that examines soldier ink at Fort Hood and the tattoo shop they get them done, River City Parlor in Texas. I can't wait to see this movie because soldiers use tattoo art as a way to deal with all that they see and the deaths that they suffer through. They, more than any ther sub-culture, really embrace tattoo art as a medium to tell their stories and remember all thse who have fallen. The americana style of tattoo was not only embraced by soldiers but inspired by soldiers and sailors as well. It will be interesting to see how this documentary will talk about the connections between tattoos and the soldiers that wear them. You can find more info on the movie at <a href="http://tattooedunderfire.com/">http://tattooedunderfire.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Yesterday, the Neuberger Museum of Art hosted an Indian night for Purchase students in celebration of their British Subjects exhibits and they invited me to do some henna/mehndi tattoo demos and here are some of the tattoo designs I did.</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-573061614664322262009-11-02T22:43:00.000-08:002009-11-02T22:44:50.332-08:00Tattoo of the Week: Michael Myers Portrait<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6OELRx6Uf2ekI65tzBXBuhwe0q7v9M3LrlmqZV2D1S6Avsnp6BlJXeq-0S44KCGEJHcH1hieEDCy6aUG8ISAPV6J7ffJQS-KmoqQ8iaD1pje96WMMF_WRaaKDDPvogpdBgjEdeR3qqk/s1600-h/Purchase+tats+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6OELRx6Uf2ekI65tzBXBuhwe0q7v9M3LrlmqZV2D1S6Avsnp6BlJXeq-0S44KCGEJHcH1hieEDCy6aUG8ISAPV6J7ffJQS-KmoqQ8iaD1pje96WMMF_WRaaKDDPvogpdBgjEdeR3qqk/s400/Purchase+tats+002.JPG" vr="true" /></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><a href="http://www.halloweenmovies.com/downloads/Halloween6wallpaper1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://www.halloweenmovies.com/downloads/Halloween6wallpaper1280.jpg" vr="true" width="320" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Jessica, a Purchase student, got this tattoo a year ago when John Jagz of Peter Tat-2 in West Hempstead, New York was given out free horror tattoos. She decided to get Micheal Myers of Halloween because it is her favorite movie and grew up with the movie and it's imagery. This portrait took 3 hours to complete but it is the beginning of a whole leg piece she is working on that will depict varies scenes from the movie.</span><br />
</div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-64769893683353078692009-10-26T19:36:00.000-07:002009-10-26T19:44:36.177-07:00Tattoo of the Week: Tribal-Inspired Ink<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-V2vxPYKLukkeElgI7bkNjjimIt6q60wywdm0KV61RJS_ZmEBS8hPq8CbjqVD8gNqq8eU1qwrfXVvT5jD86uK0U-PbP4I8mrLfBpDGwVi6xrjFOH6CAeNccV50umDtpQggbaSdL7P9r4/s1600-h/Purchase+tats+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-V2vxPYKLukkeElgI7bkNjjimIt6q60wywdm0KV61RJS_ZmEBS8hPq8CbjqVD8gNqq8eU1qwrfXVvT5jD86uK0U-PbP4I8mrLfBpDGwVi6xrjFOH6CAeNccV50umDtpQggbaSdL7P9r4/s320/Purchase+tats+039.JPG" vr="true" /></span></a><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Another great tattoo design here at Purchase. Katie was one of the many that showed interest in being photographed for a tattoo project I'm doing at Purchase College. It was done by Mehai from Fine Lines Tattoo in NYC back in August 2009. This was her own design that she based on tribal tattoos of tribes in New Guinea and Inuit. What drew her to tribal art was that it is the culture from which tattooing originated and it connects her to a time where there were no distractions. When I asked her why she designed her own tribal she said while she respected these cultures and their art, she could never get a traditional design because there is so much cultural meaning that it can be insulting for an outsider to copy those designs. </span><br />
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</div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-64009216938589972472009-10-12T23:34:00.000-07:002009-10-12T23:42:36.386-07:00Tattoo of the Week: Bravery, Hope, & Joy<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWn0uvWLALYbdH92jPSH78dk8F7GeZKM6wdS1oR-yQOqUJ0b6u3qBi0lOhpnqebzVJv_azdgYH6rWGYU5OFG_JTaaHo_KNSelyDphTrihV5IA4IKomtKsWSEmgFCHOGnMg9YlvR_3h2o/s1600-h/Purchase+tats+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWn0uvWLALYbdH92jPSH78dk8F7GeZKM6wdS1oR-yQOqUJ0b6u3qBi0lOhpnqebzVJv_azdgYH6rWGYU5OFG_JTaaHo_KNSelyDphTrihV5IA4IKomtKsWSEmgFCHOGnMg9YlvR_3h2o/s320/Purchase+tats+013.JPG" /></a><span style="color: #660000;">Hanna is one of the many students here @ Purchase College that sport some ink. She has a bunch of cool tattoos but what I love about this one is the bright color and the originality of the design. The Bravery, Joy & Hope tattoo goes along with the buttons on her back but can definitely stand on their own. This piece is the work of<strong> Shawn von Oven </strong>of <strong>Shaman's Den and i</strong>s about "commendrating being strong and remaining steadyfast in who I am in hard times," after a particularly difficult year.</span> <br />
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</div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-62546078405553453812009-10-06T19:17:00.000-07:002009-10-06T20:47:36.609-07:00The First Tattoo Experience<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78OhD3hDB3xeTrjBEL4gjR4-Sx26OCu3rfToMB6lop1n-qikNkV7xu-m2RInuhnTKGsrgqxvT7AQRLuF1JVJfOHBfF-THZ44gE7dJSA1C-N1bPckXq2lS72OmWdUq7G5BKPziNG4Y80c/s1600-h/Maraim's+piece+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389691008857995586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78OhD3hDB3xeTrjBEL4gjR4-Sx26OCu3rfToMB6lop1n-qikNkV7xu-m2RInuhnTKGsrgqxvT7AQRLuF1JVJfOHBfF-THZ44gE7dJSA1C-N1bPckXq2lS72OmWdUq7G5BKPziNG4Y80c/s320/Maraim's+piece+002.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">Today, I went with my friend to get her first tattoo at <strong>Big Joe & Sons</strong> in White Plains. She was got the mysterious letters found in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Qu'ran</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Arabic</span> (kind of interesting because they appear repeatedly in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Qu'ran</span> but no one knows what they mean). The tattoo itself was fairly simple and came out great but the service was just okay. They were laid back but the artist seemed</span><span style="color:#ffcc99;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">pre</span><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">occupied</span>. During the session m</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha52002mPRJo3xu7Q_m5vPw-jqFA9bJ4l6K7WD51BE5nhwsVUaJ7Qvi4eKOoyv6M7wm9xsbl_rClx3RkRoI8vDx5fwvCBdD_V5OEKaF-ffCSKJgBvo902iQQbwGlyPa2eOYhMHm3W8G4Y/s1600-h/mariam+piece+004.JPG"></a><span style="color:#ffcc99;">y friend got a bit dizzy and he made her take a break. But then he literally forgot about her and</span><span style="color:#ffcc99;"> was busy on the phone. He took him about 20 to 30 mi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xCRtyZ2gvrOD29dAIqcmBzneVjW5-iQeuJ07h78lnYv4ALcmuzOqLKv2zvT0-deEByXCcv0UtMteMD4Y6w3ZY3efw_naHHShc9r75NwC1kCray4_1w9L936zpnF1syaKMVgjXjgJMMg/s1600-h/mariam+piece+004.JPG"><span style="color:#ffcc99;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 260px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389695139092140866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xCRtyZ2gvrOD29dAIqcmBzneVjW5-iQeuJ07h78lnYv4ALcmuzOqLKv2zvT0-deEByXCcv0UtMteMD4Y6w3ZY3efw_naHHShc9r75NwC1kCray4_1w9L936zpnF1syaKMVgjXjgJMMg/s320/mariam+piece+004.JPG" /></span></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">nutes</span> to remember to finish the tattoo. Once it was done, they pretty much just gave her a sheet on after-care <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">instructions</span> with a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recommendation</span> on best creme but didn't really go through it with her. Even though she likes the tattoo, she doesn't believe she would go back. It really shows how getting a tattoo is not just the finished product but the experience of getting it.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Gimme your opinion, leave a<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAdauM1zKFEdtLJQqQCSGWdwmd1AR1LqwczObV8Ls9nLJnI82IePasiI8AOMx0dZxQeHRPMT9HzS9PwXkTyUv0UK6d8nj9uVXbucvtuITSyosyvOIj1KGYW99xHKsY4Pza3-pCGDPl4o/s1600-h/mariam+piece+005.JPG"><span style="color:#ffcc99;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 332px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389695406983833426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAdauM1zKFEdtLJQqQCSGWdwmd1AR1LqwczObV8Ls9nLJnI82IePasiI8AOMx0dZxQeHRPMT9HzS9PwXkTyUv0UK6d8nj9uVXbucvtuITSyosyvOIj1KGYW99xHKsY4Pza3-pCGDPl4o/s320/mariam+piece+005.JPG" /></span></a> comment.</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-31647204765028788142009-10-05T09:11:00.000-07:002009-10-05T09:50:26.730-07:00Tattoo of the Week: Thai Ink<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCv5HFHm6nBKfWde_Lxzs2Bpl72M8reXFIJRuNbY2mjpDJmwLc5sIHMbqvZjbC9XuaaCWzwdHyAqcTnUllo-EV-qAJx2ye8LRsb5K5J0QQ5nPl-ngBWSwcEUdvzw231kR-DZHp2VHwoA/s1600-h/Coney+Island+004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 395px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389151561895742242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCv5HFHm6nBKfWde_Lxzs2Bpl72M8reXFIJRuNbY2mjpDJmwLc5sIHMbqvZjbC9XuaaCWzwdHyAqcTnUllo-EV-qAJx2ye8LRsb5K5J0QQ5nPl-ngBWSwcEUdvzw231kR-DZHp2VHwoA/s400/Coney+Island+004.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9966;">I went to Coney Island the other weekend and visited the museum there. A lot of the people who worked there had a lot of great tattoo art. Out of all the ink I saw and pictures I took, this one was one of my favorites. It was done in Thailand in the traditional method of tapping the ink under the skin. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cSfP6XlCPFhFD1L6WZ2lp-o0T7BwsGkOpVeZNEXb9ha1c40WdZhnc3S_J-hGFFp7I2e_1jZ7mDlBWYBtzMlgb-nXUOOW2TyYRPhGV8dR7TJK5gTGTJcUDpf5qltF8H72BzYvgrtmcvU/s1600-h/Coney+Island+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 254px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389151665778316610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cSfP6XlCPFhFD1L6WZ2lp-o0T7BwsGkOpVeZNEXb9ha1c40WdZhnc3S_J-hGFFp7I2e_1jZ7mDlBWYBtzMlgb-nXUOOW2TyYRPhGV8dR7TJK5gTGTJcUDpf5qltF8H72BzYvgrtmcvU/s400/Coney+Island+005.JPG" /></a></span> <div><div><div><div><span style="color:#ff9966;">The story behind the piece is just as interesting. He went to Thailand and told the artist that he could do anything he wanted from the shoulder to the elbow and around his pre-existing tattoo (cruxified bear). The artist said he couldn't just do anything, he had to get to know him. So they drink , smoked and talked till the artist said he knew what to do and he did this design. </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff9966;">It is all about the opposing forces of good and evil with in us. </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff9966;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff9966;">Do you like? Leave a comment.</span></div></div></div></div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-73299646549231872762009-09-24T14:50:00.001-07:002009-09-24T15:20:53.377-07:00Tattoo of the Week: Tribal Scene Ink<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yzkdxKFCZ-TQfJ-5bvnbpGx2wUjuNtDC0vIVbgAsex7Feert7pP-6TZQcCyekr7Cxjwc2T2lHlLFFinEmpAFE6jEmoUGWj_xE0l0NdjJHQf61GosGA-_6ql1HB7OX_71NbF3mSL-DIY/s1600-h/of+Montreal+003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385161020276420386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yzkdxKFCZ-TQfJ-5bvnbpGx2wUjuNtDC0vIVbgAsex7Feert7pP-6TZQcCyekr7Cxjwc2T2lHlLFFinEmpAFE6jEmoUGWj_xE0l0NdjJHQf61GosGA-_6ql1HB7OX_71NbF3mSL-DIY/s320/of+Montreal+003.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">J.M has an amazing full sleeve tattoo that has variety of different Native American themes. There is a battle scene that really makes it look dynamic and full of movement. So I sat and asked him about it:<br /><br />Who was the artist that did your tattoos?<span style="color:#ff6600;">Chuk hognell, marc toves, adam,corey kadevitz, 2 other guys in guam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS959tQonJwRX5gElHZ931MSFg_koV6Y1ngSMsvaTOkzhaH59P6kGoxh9a-QGbt3QnW0BLH3QJ8CNvTMLma6jgrewLhKKa0Nre7urEuCXONUEfFkCdWbAZnQsyn9-EpjLgmlVVKgMp3E/s1600-h/of+Montreal+004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385161103296825442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS959tQonJwRX5gElHZ931MSFg_koV6Y1ngSMsvaTOkzhaH59P6kGoxh9a-QGbt3QnW0BLH3QJ8CNvTMLma6jgrewLhKKa0Nre7urEuCXONUEfFkCdWbAZnQsyn9-EpjLgmlVVKgMp3E/s320/of+Montreal+004.JPG" /></a><br /></span>What shop do they work in? <span style="color:#ff6600;">Butterfly tattoo<br /><br /></span>When did you get it?<br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Between 2002-present</span><br /><br />What is the scene about?<br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I just like the art and enjoy having it on my body.<br />The pain from getting the tattoo is also a stress reliever.<br /></span><br />Why did you get? <span style="color:#ff6600;">I like the look of full sleeves, easy conversation piece, I love the art that its all about, there’s a story line behind it.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDLAxM3xpyFog5ctsZjhcQzEbHPe5H60YvpkelZwaLqgZQ0q9q5T040YyxfMxgFBbpwT0I5xp_CbblX4tnUMI8UKXWvvXq2xe89PJSODPHhNjttgY0Ov4PUfTGhIjToBIHw1gc9XmbuI/s1600-h/of+Montreal+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385161938570262882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDLAxM3xpyFog5ctsZjhcQzEbHPe5H60YvpkelZwaLqgZQ0q9q5T040YyxfMxgFBbpwT0I5xp_CbblX4tnUMI8UKXWvvXq2xe89PJSODPHhNjttgY0Ov4PUfTGhIjToBIHw1gc9XmbuI/s320/of+Montreal+005.JPG" /></a>What is the Native American motif about? What is the piece depicting?<br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I’m ¼ native American and I have a Mohawk hunter fighting a wendigo use google for the story, The medicine man is having the vision, and the women onn the todem pole is just a piece of art that I liked. The rest going up my arm is different pieces containing animals from the places that I’ve lived.<br /></span><br />What do you think about this piece? Leave a comment.</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-45524342656724945102009-09-22T12:26:00.000-07:002009-09-22T19:15:29.299-07:00Maori tattoo designs and tribal tattoos images by tattoo designer Mark Storm<a href="http://storm3d.blogspot.com/">Maori tattoo designs and tribal tattoos images by tattoo designer Mark Storm</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fOAs_7cCZDo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fOAs_7cCZDo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Randomly saw this artist page. His stuff looks really cool and he has tutorials for his designs which is a great tool if your looking to get a tattoo.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">What do you think? Leave a comment:0</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-30866861891841360652009-09-21T12:48:00.000-07:002009-09-23T21:54:15.230-07:00Stuff on Tattoo Festival in Paris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNNzpHS3fc-USYdewkg8i0-rIVyHcyFBgg9sFX1vrOX4sFTa_hgBjpn2qCdPYk7THJU28XANnfBpAu4uVRP2w9csj507wMtYAJRijmKE0XhEOwXD9KGHbRKOlBIwezTWGed4a_JF3QHI/s1600-h/paris+tat.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 170px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384017604750578738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNNzpHS3fc-USYdewkg8i0-rIVyHcyFBgg9sFX1vrOX4sFTa_hgBjpn2qCdPYk7THJU28XANnfBpAu4uVRP2w9csj507wMtYAJRijmKE0XhEOwXD9KGHbRKOlBIwezTWGed4a_JF3QHI/s200/paris+tat.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><span style="color:#cc6600;">Links:</span><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tattooartfest">http://www.myspace.com/tattooartfest</a><br /><a href="http://www.tattooartfest.fr/">http://www.tattooartfest.fr/</a><br /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc6600;">Slideshow:<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremydp/show/with/3941016166/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremydp/show/with/3941016166/</a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc6600;">Videos:<br /></span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MmV0UdiZWhk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MmV0UdiZWhk&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#cc6600;">What do you think? Leave a comment :0</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><br /><object id="ce_90989843" width="400" height="300" data="http://current.com/e/90989843/en_US"><param name="movie" value="http://current.com/e/90989843/en_US"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://current.com/e/90989843/en_US" width="400" height="300" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" ></embed></object>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-39032121040596866022009-09-21T12:03:00.000-07:002009-09-23T21:53:19.460-07:00Yahoo News: Tattoo Art Festival in Paris<span style="color:#cc6600;">A friend of mine sent this short video to me about the Paris Tattoo Art festival. The video itself is really short with no voice over or music. It really just focus on some of the incredible art taking place.</span><br /><br /><object width='448' height='280'><param name='movie' value=http://www.sling.com/v/211645 /><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='allowscriptaccess' value='always' /><embed type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://www.sling.com/v/211645' height='280' width='448' allowFullScreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">What I found Interesting was the comments that the video sparked. There was one comment that seem to have started a whole wave of responses, "Tattoo's are stupid and for people who have trouble with self identity." There were many who were really disgusted by what this guy said. Though I totally disagree with what this guy said. I believe it is the opposite, you have to really know who you are and have a strong sense of self in order to get a great tattoo that you won't regret later on. It really shows in the art and when someone talks about it if a tattoo was randomly picked. </span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Another guy said that tattoos "look trashy, sleazy, and show how screwed up the person is." While I admit there are some really bad tattoos out there that probably fall under trashy and sleazy, there are just as many that are artful and well done. It takes a lot of skill to do tattoos and it is really sad to see that some people still don't show any respect for it. However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I just think it's funny how a short 40 second clip of tattoos could fuel people to write such things. </span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Got any thoughts? Leave a comment:0</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-90523222542911346112009-09-09T14:04:00.000-07:002009-09-13T19:46:17.659-07:00Inked Magazine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMmgs7I-laK-9tgw-ruaUX3nuA9_5pS7k_jah0QLADZK3UBiLP34MvfhHoUjmTq7kxZ5LfbCr1h2TDngesbxJAIjp9kvpzDqu6p4xWXS3M37cd4ow0vBa3gztlU1MZ-sgkXgd1SDX6us/s1600-h/of+Montreal+007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381148145790463010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMmgs7I-laK-9tgw-ruaUX3nuA9_5pS7k_jah0QLADZK3UBiLP34MvfhHoUjmTq7kxZ5LfbCr1h2TDngesbxJAIjp9kvpzDqu6p4xWXS3M37cd4ow0vBa3gztlU1MZ-sgkXgd1SDX6us/s400/of+Montreal+007.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">I was in Barnes & Nobles the other day with my roommate looking through the magazine rack when she pointed out a mag tittled <em>Inked</em> in classic Gothic font and Diablo Cody on the cover. I am a total mag monster, I read everything from <em>ELLE</em> and <em>VOGUE</em> to <em>TATTOO</em> and <em>Juxtaposition</em> so I bought it. And it was one of the best tattoo magazines I have ever bought.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">A lot of the tattoo magazines I have read are usually packed with images of tattoos all themed by body placement or artists with the occasional articles about feature artists and recent conventions. They are usually more of a book of designs than an actual magazine. But <em>Inked</em> has a good mix of solid articles and interviews all about music, travel, fashion and people all connected through tattoos.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">The September issue has Diablo Cody (<em>Juno, United States of Tara</em>) on the cover sporting a pin-up tattoo on her arm and the 'yes' scripted on the inner wrist and the interview was just as nice. It covered everything from her current projects to her ink as well as how she view her critics and the success of <em>Juno . </em>Till this interview, I never know who was behind <em>Juno</em> or that she was doing a<em> </em>horror movie starring Megan Fox (who has one of the best Marilyn Monroe tattoos I have ever seen) as a cannibal cheerleader, talk about maneater. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">My favorite article was "The Art of War" which was all about a soldier who is serving in Iraq who, randomly began to tattoo his fellow soldiers on base. Usually can't get into articles about the Iraq war because I am totally against it and most take and outsider view, this article is through his voice. He lays out why he went into the army and his experience in the war. The article does a great job of painting the picture and keeping true to this soldier voice, they don't edit the curses out and it seems as if your there listening to his story. I thought it was cool that he began to tattooing because another soldier was bored with no missions to do and asked he to ink him. It really shows how tattoos are a form of escapism for many of those who are fighting the war as will as a medium to honor a friend.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;">All in all, <em>Inked </em>is a really good magazine for anyone who may not have a full bodysuit but is really interested in tattoos as well as art, fashion and music. It does a great job in connecting all these different subjects with tattoo art. Oh, p.s, this mag has some hot eye candy for both boys and girls.</span></div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-84755948738635344852009-05-20T16:39:00.000-07:002009-09-13T19:47:04.886-07:00POP TATTOOS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRM2R0sVuaBkhjauXUi0R5fifqFDq55gGa_NxuKMpBQ17iwghDNDBB61a7sUcbTeMtuM8S39QvBdVCJuyKywHk6UMPGVSyvE1Zr4oQnvZC7TDLMagUPeMAIe7ta3VM8g8nOsUZXlDvcw/s1600-h/miami-ink6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338155665678456210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRM2R0sVuaBkhjauXUi0R5fifqFDq55gGa_NxuKMpBQ17iwghDNDBB61a7sUcbTeMtuM8S39QvBdVCJuyKywHk6UMPGVSyvE1Zr4oQnvZC7TDLMagUPeMAIe7ta3VM8g8nOsUZXlDvcw/s200/miami-ink6.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#009900;">Lately, there has been a big interest in tattoos in pop culture. This interest has manifest in a lot of different ways especially in fashion and t.v. The first show I ever saw about tattoos was in high school when FUSE use to air a show called "Tattoo Stories." It was all about two of my favorite things: rock and tattoos. I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDDfz3czwCBfCTmBQYGwHiobx7S26LksUv3GFvvA7GF7cWVHBzJxo9p3pETblq7ZgXLki6dO45hHcs1eO5R20EmGIyW8dyIA8sPRvUPKVwSQDY3uVl-ELEEv_CxzBM2wsiXFzjPqX6IY/s1600-h/miami-ink2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 212px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338155879783568738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDDfz3czwCBfCTmBQYGwHiobx7S26LksUv3GFvvA7GF7cWVHBzJxo9p3pETblq7ZgXLki6dO45hHcs1eO5R20EmGIyW8dyIA8sPRvUPKVwSQDY3uVl-ELEEv_CxzBM2wsiXFzjPqX6IY/s200/miami-ink2.jpg" /></a>t had all these great segments with people who had tattoos talking about all their tattoos and why they got them and interviews with tattoo artists. It really showed how tattoos are a personal kind of art and even if two people have similar tats, it could mean different things to each of them. With in the last couple of years, there has been even more shows about tattoos the most popular are TLC's "Miami Ink" and "L.A Ink." Both are cool in the sense that they show what goes on in a tattoo shop and the people behind the body art. Personally, I love the art done by the head of Miami Ink,"Ami and L.A Ink'sKat Von D. Now, A&E is promoting a new tattoo reality show "Tattoo </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaS0aNxyA2_fuLgHTm0snzNAAenm8_mSOHj_Ccc22xn8w8YiFDzNnKwb3s6bbV7Vs3nprjUI_vqI_MHKNgUEcFG_P58SUxXCUYbIfdhQBELMc6ImRglfEdPIdxl9P3FI7r5UqH361yug/s1600-h/miami-ink.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338156107697543026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaS0aNxyA2_fuLgHTm0snzNAAenm8_mSOHj_Ccc22xn8w8YiFDzNnKwb3s6bbV7Vs3nprjUI_vqI_MHKNgUEcFG_P58SUxXCUYbIfdhQBELMc6ImRglfEdPIdxl9P3FI7r5UqH361yug/s200/miami-ink.jpg" /></a>Highway," I really curious to see what that will be about.</span><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">I have also noticed that a lot of clothing are showing traditional tattoo designs. While Ed Hardy and Sailor Jerry clothing have been around for a long time, there are based on these iconic tattoo artists' designs. However, there has been a lot of high-end designer house coming out with new collections that feature leather bags and dress littered with tattoo designs (some look pretty shitty). I was surprised when reading this month's ELLE and saw that they had a Trends page showing different pieces of clothing that was influenced by tattoo art. Designers and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn_CrV7ZiGYRsXxwUTefCGgowsoi5ainFu7dXNfu3tt4mgw3RUVAR5LAXy52Wj8cCXqZXvwUygJC0oDxbvqQGtkYwArGL5F8F510B2S7JFoA1atdtpOxUlAw0NcZeg7j41rKcVwof0Ak/s1600-h/miami-ink4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338160324518470642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn_CrV7ZiGYRsXxwUTefCGgowsoi5ainFu7dXNfu3tt4mgw3RUVAR5LAXy52Wj8cCXqZXvwUygJC0oDxbvqQGtkYwArGL5F8F510B2S7JFoA1atdtpOxUlAw0NcZeg7j41rKcVwof0Ak/s200/miami-ink4.jpg" /></a>designer houses like Coach, Karl Lagerfeld, Rampage and Gucci are just a few who have jumped on the bandwagon. </span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;"></div></span><span style="color:#009900;"><div><div></span></div></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">While it is great that tattoo art is getting more exposure and society now While the exposure in pop culture has caused people to see that people from all walks of life, from bikers and ex-cons to business men and house wives, can have tattoos and that having a tat doesn't make you a menace to society. Yet I have a kind of love-hate feeling about tatto<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l6XWDgII9470AYP5IbW43I2nUWVv4tRXlKxaC3_F96nckPAi5Psr_g4itZ5BdruMWrWHDnwCwPEBe9LmUgT3vLeT6UkjrFbrCDFu7zFuyaj0TYa7S01yJBDTiYbkFR0Izw7BX7rHVkQ/s1600-h/miami-ink5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338156694385684162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l6XWDgII9470AYP5IbW43I2nUWVv4tRXlKxaC3_F96nckPAi5Psr_g4itZ5BdruMWrWHDnwCwPEBe9LmUgT3vLeT6UkjrFbrCDFu7zFuyaj0TYa7S01yJBDTiYbkFR0Izw7BX7rHVkQ/s200/miami-ink5.jpg" /></a>os in the media. On the one hand, pop culture has improve the view of tattoos as a form of self expression and eased the stigma people have on tats and the people that have them. There has been a few formal exhibitions on tattoo art as well. However, I can't help but think that most see it as only a fad that will pass. Even though tattoos are really popular, there are many who still don't see as a form of art like painting despite handful of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97kuvOt6AEhb0cKs9zEGtc-AlOP7w5-neuvIs5mfelKFsnWSbDnTTtm9bODE1NFte9pWixlb1o7vFzt6h5V_Srf_1CuO3AbnV4KzJtDLM3UFubtfAMg6q_ynK-i6HSm8Iz7jdTvlJyYg/s1600-h/24-263~Kat-Von-D-Posters.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338159754915892530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97kuvOt6AEhb0cKs9zEGtc-AlOP7w5-neuvIs5mfelKFsnWSbDnTTtm9bODE1NFte9pWixlb1o7vFzt6h5V_Srf_1CuO3AbnV4KzJtDLM3UFubtfAMg6q_ynK-i6HSm8Iz7jdTvlJyYg/s320/24-263~Kat-Von-D-Posters.jpg" /></a>exhibitions. While there is definitely some crappy tats out there that were done on drunken nights, there are others that are done by real artist that have spent time and money in art college and in all the time in training with establish tattoo artists. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">What do you think about tattoos in pop culture?</span> <span style="color:#009900;">Drop a comment<br /></span></div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-59794807956014045032009-05-05T22:18:00.000-07:002009-05-06T07:39:58.310-07:00Body Modification in America<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8YbDolN92cuCH9hexK_MfYg0Ia6bngkBeKUDbNn7wPpC7Kg7K3FnVNWzTFVj7ADLdOCYKFyV_JJN2bDLv3ow0lNTYjoBz-9rLiu5OVTf2hxErBqkrw1pT9mkNvRmznhLmBt6GyKg0ho/s1600-h/1.jpg"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332599642520701826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8YbDolN92cuCH9hexK_MfYg0Ia6bngkBeKUDbNn7wPpC7Kg7K3FnVNWzTFVj7ADLdOCYKFyV_JJN2bDLv3ow0lNTYjoBz-9rLiu5OVTf2hxErBqkrw1pT9mkNvRmznhLmBt6GyKg0ho/s200/1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Usually I talk about tattoos however, when you think about tattoos, you have to look at body mod. Contemporary tattooing stems from the body modification sub-culture. Body mod is all about trying to stand against accepted society and showing this distaste for the mainstream by altering the body. With the invention of the electric needle in 1891, tattoos were considered vulgar and this idea continued til about the 70s and 80s. Someone who had a tattoo was considered an outsider which is one of the things that attract people in the body mod scene to tats. </span><div><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">However, recently, tats have begun to spill over into popular culture and many in the body mod scene have turned to other kind of practices. </span></div><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">There are a couple of things that are practiced like the implant</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7hMADGPWjZreC7sEapHv5Cfxt8r8VWNx2PpU3YstDRdZXkJUWcHdz_jyCgPqdYQGENxzjOawWmO3j3pIZNRZuzfQaF5JHdFPt1Ouh8rrfrKUEWrPWTUdP_bIN8tCuDqjo8jIhYxJr6Q/s1600-h/2.jpg"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332600695181733266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7hMADGPWjZreC7sEapHv5Cfxt8r8VWNx2PpU3YstDRdZXkJUWcHdz_jyCgPqdYQGENxzjOawWmO3j3pIZNRZuzfQaF5JHdFPt1Ouh8rrfrKUEWrPWTUdP_bIN8tCuDqjo8jIhYxJr6Q/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;">ing of horns and balls under the skin, piercings and tongue splitting which are really popular. One of the newer things right now is branding. It is kind of like what you see cowboys do to cattle or pigs. It has replaced tattooing and takes it a step farther. It is a form of scarification where you come in with a design and it is placed on the skin. Then the scarification artist takes a heated tool or some use shocks of electricity and burns the design into the skin. The design heals over and you get a permanent scar of your design.</span> </div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-14606600344852976542009-04-30T22:44:00.000-07:002009-04-30T22:45:01.107-07:00My Squidoo Page<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/americana-sailorjerry">http://www.squidoo.com/americana-sailorjerry</a>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-13189919039697666452009-04-28T20:54:00.000-07:002009-05-07T11:33:31.719-07:00Tattoo'd Beauty: SuicideGirls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5CGx0Ru9CVOuzUlaCNHDabSZYrcy2Tzf8V7BAxK4JqTmvHXAJfFmiFTB8sfkoxnCV8m_hc8KDpW_gKrkUpXpXEdoBuWBJ9_hIqdX4gJGaLIUtknHsdgDv7xjZ78XFUyzXi6DR5vUFwM/s1600-h/suicide_girls_logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329988024959344210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5CGx0Ru9CVOuzUlaCNHDabSZYrcy2Tzf8V7BAxK4JqTmvHXAJfFmiFTB8sfkoxnCV8m_hc8KDpW_gKrkUpXpXEdoBuWBJ9_hIqdX4gJGaLIUtknHsdgDv7xjZ78XFUyzXi6DR5vUFwM/s320/suicide_girls_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff99ff;">SuicideGirls is a web phenomen that began with the website created in 2001 by Sean Suhl and Selena Mooney; named after a reference in "Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk (the guy who wrote "fight Club). The site is filled with images of pin-up models (sometimes nude). Now you may ask what does this have to do with tattoos? Well SuicideGirls is all about promoting alternative forms of beauty. They have models, referred to as Suicide Girls) that represent the goth, punk and indie sub-cultures; most of whom sport tattoos. The American form of beauty is often seen as the girl-next door type with blond hair and blue eyes. You won't find any like that on this site, some look right out of the 40s and 50s while there are others with blue hair and a back-piece tat. And many of the Suicide girls display some great tattoo art. SG also produces a weekly radio show in L.A that broadcasts every Sunday night from 12 midnight to 2 . The show had been running for 4 years and Indie 103.1 has been named the "Best Radio Station 2008" by Rolling Stone Magazine. On the show, Suicide Girls take phone calls, give advice, discuss current events and play music. Past phone-in and in-person guests on the show have <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z2RHFeuQ8a9yKgyYszZJSteD1Qs56jbCaildjVPZ1hCJk1alCkMCftxkuBiucNyEgGq26WSMS1yFll3RkH1vV-4opev7TC7MQFlwDwtCGfHkQSF8ne6cKdBEq_-QKxmIJFtlaz4YcDk/s1600-h/Suicide_Girls.jpg"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329988396482972258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z2RHFeuQ8a9yKgyYszZJSteD1Qs56jbCaildjVPZ1hCJk1alCkMCftxkuBiucNyEgGq26WSMS1yFll3RkH1vV-4opev7TC7MQFlwDwtCGfHkQSF8ne6cKdBEq_-QKxmIJFtlaz4YcDk/s320/Suicide_Girls.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>included </span><a title="Mindless Self Indulgence" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindless_Self_Indulgence"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Mindless Self Indulgence</span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">, Dave Navarro, the </span><a title="Melvins" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvins"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Melvins</span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">, and more. Past Radio Show guest interviews can be downloaded as </span><a class="external text" title="http://suicidegirls.com/ipod/" href="http://suicidegirls.com/ipod/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">podcasts</span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> from the website.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVq8D4zwmvn9o9NreTx4iEZTyc3LzuKWappg2xAu7dpTH4Yr8CTpFeXxUL-2Bqz2RZkv8HQHZA4gD6P1GzQPG8qxuBuvpPOJdIEGJvKNpkTkEAzCx0rzOH8zvqT8ob6sGkmbvKIxGjo4/s1600-h/Suicide_Girls.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">The site not only serves as a image site for its models but acts as a forum where people can not only talk about beauty and sex but has interviews from figures in poplar and alternative cultures. The site is more of a promotional tool for their merch like books and clothing. I personally am not familiar with the site but I have seen their photography books, tees and as guests in lots of conventions including different tattoo conventions. The photography in many of the artbooks are skillfully done and really show off their body art and each models personality. Though I think it is really hard to tell if it is art or a form of porn.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">The last couple of years, the site and the company have been involved in few controversies, from ownership issues to removal of certain images. One of the biggest issues is the question of it being either empowering or objectifying to the female models?</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Despite all this, I really like the idea behind SG. I think it is important to show all kinds of beauty from both mainstream and alternative cultures. Tattoos are not just for guys and just because your a girl doesn't mean that you can only have tats on your lower back or behind the ear or that they have to be "delicate." To me it </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQykciP_xA8p7qUSFiIwrjZBnLsNE0dBPXNHjvZPA-mAIeBpqSqK5ajQRuqCrYEcjNNU68dq6-Dj9N5NFVlNpSu0PKIGBYYicu8ADMZIqTHhRTmR7IAr52E6hqWfrS2bloXk8eQJCqpCg/s1600-h/a.bmp"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329989102175210498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQykciP_xA8p7qUSFiIwrjZBnLsNE0dBPXNHjvZPA-mAIeBpqSqK5ajQRuqCrYEcjNNU68dq6-Dj9N5NFVlNpSu0PKIGBYYicu8ADMZIqTHhRTmR7IAr52E6hqWfrS2bloXk8eQJCqpCg/s200/a.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ff99ff;">is important that they show that a woman can have a full sleeve, full back tattoo or a body suit tattoo and still be feminine and attractive. </span></div></div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946523128642579299.post-57142416450649562232009-04-22T10:09:00.000-07:002009-04-22T12:06:20.568-07:00Interview w/ Vince Hemington<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn6L34n-vidv-3X2vaOVmmX7hKAvBsDq_QN-S9t-rjwrE38OhJH0jenVcDgm1RO0mZGOayktKc6afn6BuJNSokxRkldVcTmKtLnfETZ1YMmDU2AOZygqcRKeo6OBEoSiiUvLy1aR574Y/s1600-h/vceltic2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327590305271020802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn6L34n-vidv-3X2vaOVmmX7hKAvBsDq_QN-S9t-rjwrE38OhJH0jenVcDgm1RO0mZGOayktKc6afn6BuJNSokxRkldVcTmKtLnfETZ1YMmDU2AOZygqcRKeo6OBEoSiiUvLy1aR574Y/s320/vceltic2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">Vince Hemington is one of the creators the site </span><a href="http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/index.html"><em><span style="color:#ffff00;">vanishingtattoos</span></em></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">(he created the site with tattoo artist Thomas Lockhart)</span><span style="color:#ff9900;"><em><span style="color:#ffff00;">.</span> </em>Vanishing tattoos is a good site for anyone who is into tattoos. It has something for everyone at any level of interest; there are pages about celebrity tattoos, for those of us who are celebrity obsessed and boast the largest online <span style="color:#ffff00;">tattoo museum</span> in the world, for those who are into learning about the history and culture significance of different types of tattooing and tattoo designs. The site covers everything from tribal tattoos to contemporary design and even offers statistics on tattoos in America. It is a great resource if you want to learn more about a particular style or just to get some ideas for your own tat.<br /><br />Vince was kind enough to let me interview him for an intern project and figured it would be cool to throw up on here:<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff9900;">Me:When did you begin the site?<br /></span><span style="color:#ffff00;">Vince Hemington: Vanishing tattoo.com was launched on September 6, 1999.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:Why did you create it?</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:It was a new and interesting way to distribute our documentary series proposal to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXu6WY8f1s6j2xMCutWi1wgl0U3X1NYIxK-A76o2gA88aXuvN34nfTSNuHK2ia7xTBP_unz2UymI3q0XE-SQutYjD4B2BiHYHbf17dbFjUnMRnFiTu0ucDMh_DiPFwbSPVIZsVXILphA/s1600-h/japanback1x.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327590426621032338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXu6WY8f1s6j2xMCutWi1wgl0U3X1NYIxK-A76o2gA88aXuvN34nfTSNuHK2ia7xTBP_unz2UymI3q0XE-SQutYjD4B2BiHYHbf17dbFjUnMRnFiTu0ucDMh_DiPFwbSPVIZsVXILphA/s320/japanback1x.jpg" border="0" /></a>broadcasters all over the world. It was also a means to post some of research as an information resource to people interested in indigenous tattoos and body art in general.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:I really like the museum portion of the site, it is really different from the rest of the site and not just visually but seems more formal. Can you explain why you created it and why it is set up the way it is?<br /></span><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:The Museum is intended to be more rigorously academic and research oriented.<br />The look came about because the Museum was developed two years ago and I was interested in a unique design and aesthetic for that section of the website. I also wanted the Museum section to feel like it had been curated and the sections to look like Museum Halls.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:I am curious to just hear what draws you to devote yourself to tattoos.<br /></span><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:Here's the long answer.<br /></span><a href="http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/sacred_mark.htm" target="_blank">http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/sacred_mark.htm</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:What do you think about tattoo culture in the media (i.e. Miami Ink and L.A Ink). Is it a positive or a negative?<br /></span><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:It undoubtedly raises the profile of tattooing among the general public, but it is clearly entertainment and not a very reliable or realistic portrayal of tattooing culture.<br />The general media is even more blissfully ignorant of the history and heritage of tattooing and body art within popular culture. That's the reason I continue the site.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:Where do you get most of the information for the site?</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:All the written material on the web site was either written by myself or other credited writers, based on our research.<br />In the Museum section, we have a bibliography.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:What was it like to film the Vanishing Tattoo Documentary?<br /></span><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:It really was one of those, "Once in a lifetime" types of experiences. Quite extraordinary.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff9900;">M:You seem to use a lot of different mediums to explore and talk about tattoos, what do you hope to accomplish through all this?<br /></span><span style="color:#ffff00;">V:Pictures, photos, the written word and film all offer unique and interesting ways to convey information and knowledge to people in a way that you hope they will find both informative and enjoyable.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327593997224027010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyegbNCumMbUjKvgIYbFkXwbvmVbM8uhYuYWqcRiYs4C5mZN21spQ18vt8Fa1eeUdYVRC3fJK69XYKBg_860kgwt4QlnQ2coDQs6zXn3M-f6Fy7cjqsmoQktvc9PJlEqJOqTSJjGb05Q/s320/lockhart_tattoos1.jpg" border="0" /></span></div>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801767089748012249noreply@blogger.com0