Posts Tagged ‘body art’

I thought it might be fun to rummage around the history books and take a look at some of the intrepid women who were instrumental in introducing and legitimizing the art of tattoos to the American and European public. Up until the 1960s, most of these women found circus sideshows, carnivals and dime museums as [...]

Finally rising above their often jaded reputation of the recent past, tattoos have gained increasing acceptance in the past decade or so.
In 1936 Life magazine estimated that 10 million Americans, or around 6% of the population had at least one tattoo. A Harris Poll, taken in 2003, shows close to three times those numbers and [...]

I thought it might be fun to take a look at the origins of the tattoo. The art of tattooing has quite a storied history loaded with both fact and myth. Let’s examine a few of the facts.

Egyptian
Surviving written records, mummies, and works of art relevant to Egyptian tattoos [...]

It’s hard to believe that we are in 2009 already. One thing you learn as you age is that life is quite dynamic, changing daily. And…each successive generation is a bit different than the last. Time brings us new technology, improvements in medical equipment and so much more. And, like everything else…attitudes change as [...]

Nearly every Jew, from those who go to synagogue only on holidays to those who dutifully follow Jewish law, has heard that you’re not supposed to desecrate your body…especially with tattoos. ‘‘If you get a tattoo, you can’t be buried in a Jewish cemetery’’  is something that was hammered into me as long as I [...]

What Exactly Is Tattoo ink?
The truth is…you can’t be 100% sure! Producers of pigments and inks are not obligated to divulge the ingredients of their products. Pigments and tattoo inks are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration. An artist who mixes their own inks from dry pigments would be most likely to [...]

What better place to start than with a list of common tattoo terms.  I have purposely omitted from the list most tattoo styles…mainly because of the sheer number of them.  I will cover popular tattoo styles and designs in a future post.
So…here we go!
After Care: How you take care of your [...]

Once you have decided on your particular design, the location of the tattoo on your body and have chosen the tattoo shop, you are pretty much ready to be inked. Always remember…when choosing a tattoo studio and artist, there is a checklist that should be performed. Asking the artist how [...]

The History of Tattoos dates back many thousands of years and is a very interesting and remarkable story. The very first real evidence of tattooing was found on a mummy in Africa, a priestess identified as Amunet-Kanika. This find dates back more than five thousand years and proves that the [...]