If you were lucky you spent last weekend at the Bay Area Tattoo Convention marveling at the unbelievable amount of tattoo talent contained in a single room. If you were really lucky you are still healing and recovering from getting tattooed by some of the most talented tattoo artists in the country/world. And if you are […]
Tattoo Design – Contemplating Completing My Canvas
The journey of a tattoo collector is arduous and frequently full of stops, starts, and sudden unexpected twists. My journey from the owner of one, small, crappy tattoo to a serious collector is a long, slow burn and if you like unedited content, non-sequiturs, and BS, can be explored in full on this site. I am […]
Property Insurance for Tattoo Shops – Be Prepared
Back in October, I had a trip to Richmond Va planned so I could continue to work on my retirement savings plan – ie my leg sleeve by Teresa Sharpe. A beautiful tattoo that has continued to grow and evolve – I am always excited (and mildly nauseated) to get back in the chair and discover […]
Red Baron Ink – Small But Mighty Tattoo Studio in NYC
I have been getting some lovely emails from folks asking me to check out their shops, Instagram, videos, charity projects, galleries etc. This is great fun for me because; it makes me feel very special, I LOVE checking out cool tattoos and tattoo related artwork, and you guys are literally spoon-feeding me articles making […]
Thing Gallery – Hands Down One of the Coolest Things I’ve Seen
THING GALLERY give em a hand folks…. The world of tattoos is a rich and varied place where every now and then something brand new pops up and takes you by surprise. Maybe it is a completely new style of tattooing, or an advancement in technology and sometimes it is something so odd and unique that […]
Tattoo Artist I Adore – Amber Sanders
Have you ever been to Northern California? I’m not talking fast and funky San Francisco or even farm to food wine country Sonoma and Napa. I’m talking towering redwoods, banana slugs, Bigfoot sightings and Murder She Wrote Northern Cal.. Where can you find this intoxicating mix? Mendocino (Mendo for locals) is about 3 hours north of […]
5 Tattoo Blogs Worth Reading
I know what your thinking. Your thinking, “Why the hell did Google send me here when all I wanted to see was pictures of Margot Robbie naked?!” You may also be thinking about eating a delicious donut for breakfast…if so I salute you. And maybe…just maybe you might like to find out about some cool […]
Get Ready for P.Ink Day 2015
In my mind when it’s August it’s already Autumn and that means October and October means Halloween, Pumpkin Spice…everything and P.Ink Day. What is P.Ink Day? It is a labor of love across the United States where generous tattoo artists and volunteers collaborate to help heal a handful of women who have had breast surgery. […]
10 of the Best Female Tattoo Artists -USA
Best Female Tattoo Artists Who are the Best Female Tattoo Artists in the USA you ask? Well actually you did ask…many times in your search terms. Maybe not YOU personally but lots of tattoo fans actively seek out the best artists and believe it or not this info can be a bit hard to track down, mainly because it […]
Jeff Gogue – A Tattoo Artist for the Ages
Here is another addition to my Artists I Adore series – and it’s a good one. Tattoo artist Jeff Gogue sets the bar very high for what can be accomplished in the world of tattooing. Now I could blather on for a few more paragraphs about how superlative his work is but….I’d rather let his work […]
