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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Mexico Tattoo Expo 2011 Photos
Here are some of the photos taken at the 2011 Mexico Tattoo Expo celebrated in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, Saturday, April 30, 2011.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Dinosaur Tattoo Photos
Here is some of the coolest, awesome looking dinosaur Tattoos out there.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Corset Piercing Update
Corset piercing is often done down the back and laced together, imitating a traditional corset but, explains Laura Hunt, who owns Dragstrip Tattoo and Piercing Studio in Bitterne: “Wherever you can pinch the skin you can do it.”
Other areas of the body where people may have corset piercing are down either side of the ribs, arms, the back of the legs or, in the case of Ant Evans, who went under Laura’s piercing needle, the front of your neck.
Deliberately wounding yourself in the name of fashion – and for a temporary effect at that – may sound bizarre to the uninitiated, but Laura says that for those in the tattooing and piercing business it’s pretty run of the mill.
“For people in the industry it’s a standard thing – it’s just a surface piercing – but for everyday people I imagine it’s seen as extreme.”
More unusual body modifications include placing silicone under the skin to create raised effects, branding, scarring and even transdermal implants, which leave spikes protruding through the skin with attachments such as spikes or horns added.
Although corset piercing is relatively tame, Laura says people often struggle to find a piercer to do the work, and her customers often find her via forums.
Judith Ashton-Sparkles, 35, an apprentice body piercer, whose back Laura corset-pierced, says reactions tend to be polarised.
“Some people said it was cool and other people were shocked. A woman in a queue behind me turned her back completely so she couldn’t see it. Most people said: ‘I wouldn’t do it, but wow.’”
Judith says that while it was painful having the 12 piercings done – “it made my toes curl a bit” – and could be uncomfortable, she would definitely have it done again.
“I’m thinking about having dermal piercings done in my back rather than surface piercings because they’re more permanent. I’d like it for the summer.
I’ve got a couple of festivals I’m going to and you get your skin out so I’m thinking about it. It looks pretty – well, I think it looks pretty.
“I did miss my corset when I had it taken out. I like how it looks and the effect it has – people’s reactions. It’s quite interesting.”
Ant says he’s keen to get another, more complicated corset piercing, and is on the look-out for a suitable event to have it done for.
Laura says she would like to get it done again, too.
“Tattoos and piercings are just a way of decorating your body,” she says.
“If I get a new piercing or tattoo, it’s like someone else getting a new haircut. It’s just a way of changing the way you look and improving yourself, in your eyes.”
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Other areas of the body where people may have corset piercing are down either side of the ribs, arms, the back of the legs or, in the case of Ant Evans, who went under Laura’s piercing needle, the front of your neck.
Deliberately wounding yourself in the name of fashion – and for a temporary effect at that – may sound bizarre to the uninitiated, but Laura says that for those in the tattooing and piercing business it’s pretty run of the mill.
“For people in the industry it’s a standard thing – it’s just a surface piercing – but for everyday people I imagine it’s seen as extreme.”
More unusual body modifications include placing silicone under the skin to create raised effects, branding, scarring and even transdermal implants, which leave spikes protruding through the skin with attachments such as spikes or horns added.
Although corset piercing is relatively tame, Laura says people often struggle to find a piercer to do the work, and her customers often find her via forums.
Judith Ashton-Sparkles, 35, an apprentice body piercer, whose back Laura corset-pierced, says reactions tend to be polarised.
“Some people said it was cool and other people were shocked. A woman in a queue behind me turned her back completely so she couldn’t see it. Most people said: ‘I wouldn’t do it, but wow.’”
Judith says that while it was painful having the 12 piercings done – “it made my toes curl a bit” – and could be uncomfortable, she would definitely have it done again.
“I’m thinking about having dermal piercings done in my back rather than surface piercings because they’re more permanent. I’d like it for the summer.
I’ve got a couple of festivals I’m going to and you get your skin out so I’m thinking about it. It looks pretty – well, I think it looks pretty.
“I did miss my corset when I had it taken out. I like how it looks and the effect it has – people’s reactions. It’s quite interesting.”
Ant says he’s keen to get another, more complicated corset piercing, and is on the look-out for a suitable event to have it done for.
Laura says she would like to get it done again, too.
“Tattoos and piercings are just a way of decorating your body,” she says.
“If I get a new piercing or tattoo, it’s like someone else getting a new haircut. It’s just a way of changing the way you look and improving yourself, in your eyes.”
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La Sumisa
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Matthew Whelan 48 Hr Full Body Tattoo Challenge
A TATTOO-obsessed Midlander (from Stetchford, Birmingham)is planning an eye-watering world record session under the needle – to cover his ENTIRE BODY in ink.
Determined Matthew Whelan, 31, admits he is risking his health to complete the dangerous 48-hour challenge.
He is already known to friends as Body Art because of his multiple tattoos –and has even legally changed his name to King of Inkland.
Now unemployed Matthew is bidding to break the world endurance record by suffering an excruciating TWO DAYS of tattooing to cover his whole body.
"My body is a temple, and these are the decorations,".
"I know it’s a risk to take on this much tattooing in one go, it’s a huge amount of stress to put on your body."
"There is a heart attack risk, and there’s a possibility of blood poisoning. It’s like any endurance event, there are risks and rewards."
"At the moment I’m interviewing tattoo artists to find someone I can trust for the world record bid next month."
The Brummie first went under the needle at the age of 16. Now he has had so much ink on his body that he will have to undergo laser removal treatments to make room for new artwork.
"I would class myself as only having one tattoo, I have got one body and all the designs are all part of the same piece of art," he said.
And the "King" gets a strong reaction to his extraordinary appearance when he is out and about.
"I see it as extreme art, it provokes people, they see you and they go Whoa!," he said.
"That’s one of the reasons I’m taking on this record, I want to keep pushing boundaries."
"There’s no guarantee that I’ll succeed, the last person to try and do it went into extreme shock after just 17 hours. I’ve had long sessions before, up to 14 hours, but this is unknown territory and obviously very dangerous."
Tattooing may be a lifestyle choice, but the "King" says his love of ink has led to discrimination in the job market.
"Getting work has been a problem, there is a lot of discrimination and most places have a very strict dress code," he said.
"My family have mixed reactions. My dad hates tattoos, but my sister loves them."
"Mostly they don’t really understand why I’ve done this to my body, they think I’ve ruined myself."
"My gran and some of the others say to me, ‘you used to be good looking and now you’ve ruined it."
"I don’t see it that way. As far as I’m concerned, my body is a work of art."
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La Sumisa
Sunday Mercury
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Determined Matthew Whelan, 31, admits he is risking his health to complete the dangerous 48-hour challenge.
He is already known to friends as Body Art because of his multiple tattoos –and has even legally changed his name to King of Inkland.
Now unemployed Matthew is bidding to break the world endurance record by suffering an excruciating TWO DAYS of tattooing to cover his whole body.
"My body is a temple, and these are the decorations,".
"I know it’s a risk to take on this much tattooing in one go, it’s a huge amount of stress to put on your body."
"There is a heart attack risk, and there’s a possibility of blood poisoning. It’s like any endurance event, there are risks and rewards."
"At the moment I’m interviewing tattoo artists to find someone I can trust for the world record bid next month."
The Brummie first went under the needle at the age of 16. Now he has had so much ink on his body that he will have to undergo laser removal treatments to make room for new artwork.
"I would class myself as only having one tattoo, I have got one body and all the designs are all part of the same piece of art," he said.
And the "King" gets a strong reaction to his extraordinary appearance when he is out and about.
"I see it as extreme art, it provokes people, they see you and they go Whoa!," he said.
"That’s one of the reasons I’m taking on this record, I want to keep pushing boundaries."
"There’s no guarantee that I’ll succeed, the last person to try and do it went into extreme shock after just 17 hours. I’ve had long sessions before, up to 14 hours, but this is unknown territory and obviously very dangerous."
Tattooing may be a lifestyle choice, but the "King" says his love of ink has led to discrimination in the job market.
"Getting work has been a problem, there is a lot of discrimination and most places have a very strict dress code," he said.
"My family have mixed reactions. My dad hates tattoos, but my sister loves them."
"Mostly they don’t really understand why I’ve done this to my body, they think I’ve ruined myself."
"My gran and some of the others say to me, ‘you used to be good looking and now you’ve ruined it."
"I don’t see it that way. As far as I’m concerned, my body is a work of art."
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La Sumisa
Sunday Mercury
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Latest Trend: Dental Tattoos
Getting your body inked is passe. GenNext is going for dental tattoos, so don’t be surprised if the girl next door breaks into a toothy grin to show off an angel or a skull, depending on choice of design.
"The trend is fairly popular among urban Indians. In the last two-three years, dental tattoos have gained popularity especially as youth today are more savvy and adventurous than before", Heman Verma, orthodontist and implantologist, Dental Styler in Gurgaon, told IANS.
"College-goers and young professionals these days like to leave a distinct impression among their peer group by making a unique style statement. Dental tattooing offers them an option to do so."
Although the trend is relatively new in India, in the West it is a common phenomenon and has been in use for many years.
"Dental tattoos are not new; it started in the West about 8-10 years ago when hiphop singers and rappers started sporting them in their music videos and then youngsters started aping them. In India, it became popular in the last couple of years," said Mumbai-based Ranganatha Rao K. Jingade, a dental surgeon.
The age group that usually goes in for dental tattoo treatments is 14-35 years. Both girls and boys go for the procedure. Girls like to get stars, apples or angels while boys like to get more masculine designs like skulls or geometric patterns.
Animal shapes are also quite popular. Other designs that are usually preferred are of name initials, heart and arrow, musical symbols, bull, mickey mouse, arrow, sign of victory and lips.
Dental tattoos are of two types – temporary and permanent.
In case of temporary tattoos, designs are in the form of templates that are stuck on the teeth. Various kinds of designs are available. You can also get a custom-made design in a dental laboratory, which your dentist can then stick on your teeth. "Permanent tattoos are drilled on the teeth. Once done you cannot get them removed," explained Verma.
"While sticking a temporary tattoo takes just 15-20 minutes, drilling permanent tattoos can take hours depending on the design," Shikha Pahwa, a cosmetic dentist at Everbrite Dental Clinic in Chandigarh, told IANS.
"There are no side effects, but it depends on a person’s dental hygiene. If a person is lacking hygiene, then there could be cavities – but this can happen even without a tattoo."
Usually the preferred areas for dental tattoos are the upper lateral incisors, upper canine, premolars and molars. Although the procedures are not painful, it does burn a whole in your pocket.
"The dental tattoo procedures that we undertake costs anywhere between Rs.10,000 and Rs.15,000, depending on the design and detailing," added Pahwa.
However, if you don’t want an elaborate design, you might get lucky by paying a lesser amount.
"For a basic design one may be required to shell out Rs.800 and the cost increases as the design becomes more intricate and complex. It may reach up to Rs.15,000," said Verma.
In order to be a part of the latest fashion trend, many are willing to loosen their purse strings.
"I saw a dental tattoo for the first time recently when my friend got it done. Everyone gets a tattoo on the body but this is different. That’s why even I’m planning to get one very soon," said Monisha Rawat, a 19-year-old student.
"The best part is it’s not even painful, unlike body tattoos," she added.
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"The trend is fairly popular among urban Indians. In the last two-three years, dental tattoos have gained popularity especially as youth today are more savvy and adventurous than before", Heman Verma, orthodontist and implantologist, Dental Styler in Gurgaon, told IANS.
"College-goers and young professionals these days like to leave a distinct impression among their peer group by making a unique style statement. Dental tattooing offers them an option to do so."
Although the trend is relatively new in India, in the West it is a common phenomenon and has been in use for many years.
"Dental tattoos are not new; it started in the West about 8-10 years ago when hiphop singers and rappers started sporting them in their music videos and then youngsters started aping them. In India, it became popular in the last couple of years," said Mumbai-based Ranganatha Rao K. Jingade, a dental surgeon.
The age group that usually goes in for dental tattoo treatments is 14-35 years. Both girls and boys go for the procedure. Girls like to get stars, apples or angels while boys like to get more masculine designs like skulls or geometric patterns.
Animal shapes are also quite popular. Other designs that are usually preferred are of name initials, heart and arrow, musical symbols, bull, mickey mouse, arrow, sign of victory and lips.
Dental tattoos are of two types – temporary and permanent.
In case of temporary tattoos, designs are in the form of templates that are stuck on the teeth. Various kinds of designs are available. You can also get a custom-made design in a dental laboratory, which your dentist can then stick on your teeth. "Permanent tattoos are drilled on the teeth. Once done you cannot get them removed," explained Verma.
"While sticking a temporary tattoo takes just 15-20 minutes, drilling permanent tattoos can take hours depending on the design," Shikha Pahwa, a cosmetic dentist at Everbrite Dental Clinic in Chandigarh, told IANS.
"There are no side effects, but it depends on a person’s dental hygiene. If a person is lacking hygiene, then there could be cavities – but this can happen even without a tattoo."
Usually the preferred areas for dental tattoos are the upper lateral incisors, upper canine, premolars and molars. Although the procedures are not painful, it does burn a whole in your pocket.
"The dental tattoo procedures that we undertake costs anywhere between Rs.10,000 and Rs.15,000, depending on the design and detailing," added Pahwa.
However, if you don’t want an elaborate design, you might get lucky by paying a lesser amount.
"For a basic design one may be required to shell out Rs.800 and the cost increases as the design becomes more intricate and complex. It may reach up to Rs.15,000," said Verma.
In order to be a part of the latest fashion trend, many are willing to loosen their purse strings.
"I saw a dental tattoo for the first time recently when my friend got it done. Everyone gets a tattoo on the body but this is different. That’s why even I’m planning to get one very soon," said Monisha Rawat, a 19-year-old student.
"The best part is it’s not even painful, unlike body tattoos," she added.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Memorial Tattoos with Cremation Ashes
The hottest topic this days are getting the ashes of a deceased loved one tattooed in your body as a memorial for that special person who was part of our lives. Check out the video
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Skinfinity Tattoo Company
While trying to be up to date with the best in Tattoo, Piecings and Body Modifications I came across this awesome Tattoo Parlor. It has an amazing atmosphere and from what I've noticed their employees really know how to treat a customer the way they should be treated and serviced.
Artists
Aaron Gross
Bobby Fields
Heather Maranda
Heather Mouser-Fields
Kelly Frazier
Monica Cieszynski
"Skinfinity Tattoo Company is the next generation of Tattoo Hybrid Shops. It is one of the newest fusion art concepts in the Tattoo Industry. It is a concept based on "skin", caring for it, healing it, decorationg it, and applying permanent works of fine art upon it."
Skinfinity Tattoo is located on 1082 Havendale Boulevard, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Tel: 863-401-8288
Email: SkinfinityTattooCompany@yahoo.com
Website: www.skinfinityink.com
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Artists
Aaron Gross
Bobby Fields
Heather Maranda
Heather Mouser-Fields
Kelly Frazier
Monica Cieszynski
"Skinfinity Tattoo Company is the next generation of Tattoo Hybrid Shops. It is one of the newest fusion art concepts in the Tattoo Industry. It is a concept based on "skin", caring for it, healing it, decorationg it, and applying permanent works of fine art upon it."
Skinfinity Tattoo is located on 1082 Havendale Boulevard, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Tel: 863-401-8288
Email: SkinfinityTattooCompany@yahoo.com
Website: www.skinfinityink.com
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Skinfinity Tattoo
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