tattoo facts

A tattoo artist has been inking pieces on himself every day in quarantine

While people are staying inside during the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve picked up new hobbies and binge-watched through tv shows and movies on streaming services but others are taking this time to ink themselves up with new tattoos. Tattoo artists are currently unable to work but East London artist Chris Woodhead is taking this time to tattoo himself […]

INKCARCERATION 2019 reveals featured tattoo artists, shops

Bolstering a scheduled shock of headliners including Shinedown, Godsmack and Five Finger Death Punch, the upcoming INKCARCERATION 2019 Music And Tattoo Festival will be a veritable playground for tattoo lovers: The event will host over 70 tattoo artists and shops at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, July 12-14. See the full list […]

The evolution of tattoo culture in America

[Photo by: Allef Vinicius/Unsplash] Tattooed people have long been viewed as strange or societal outliers. The overarching American ideology demotes tattoos to low class symbols, and often keeps high-level, high-paying jobs out of a tattooed person’s reach. There is a persisting notion that tattooed people are less educated, less refined and more aggressive than “regular” people—or […]

10 weird facts about tattoos you never knew

How much do you know about the ink in your skin? Do you know what people in other countries think of your ink? Do you know how attractive someone thinks you are because of your tattoos? There is a lot more to tattoo culture and tattoo history than what you can see on your skin. […]