By Anonymous · July 15, 1998 · 0 comments
I DID IT! I'm now the proud owner of a small Ank on my thigh. What's the big deal you ask? Well simply put it's mine--- ALL MINE-----from tracing to taping, with my hands and my foot. My self- infliction is a complete success! I am so happy! WHOOOOHOOOO! I have my artist to thank for it all. He allowed me to use his shop, supplies and equipment. More importantly he was there with his soothing assurance, his expertise but most importantly his confidence that I could do it AND I DID!!!!!! As imperfect as it may be, it is ...
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By Anonymous · July 01, 1998 · 0 comments
er> Tattoos are Personal by Lisa Pajot Renard Middle-class, married, mother-of-two, type-A, high school English teacher ...that's me. And I've got tattoos that I LOVE. "Yikes!" say the hardcore tattoo fans, the ones who've been getting skulls put on their butts for years, "tattooing is becoming so mainstream!" Maybe...but if it is becoming "mainstream," it is also becoming more and more recognized as a beautiful and substantial art form. It is becoming more recognized as a creative personal expression. This may be bad if the reason you get tattooed is to shock and horrify other people. For those with more ...
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By Anonymous · July 01, 1998 · 0 comments
on't know why I was so nervous about getting my first tattoos. After having 8ga needles shoved through both nipples (Twice on the right one), most people figure there's not a lot of pain left for me to fear. I think what I feared most was not knowing what to expect. All my piercings were short, sharp experiences, and I guess I didn't have much confidence that I'd be able to take something more drawn out. First off, the tattoos almost didn't happen. I spent all day friday wandering downtown Chicago trying to find a place that'd cash my two ...
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By Anonymous · June 01, 1998 · 0 comments
t a little about myself; My name is Chris Long; I own and operate Fairborn Tattoo. I have had my own shop for 2 years. I worked for 5 years at Taylor's Tattoo.that was my 5-year gestation period. Both shops are pretty busy and I have done thousands of tattoos. As an artist I still have lots to learn (a process that will never end). This is both a business and a passion for me. I love to do tattoos and I make my living doing them. As I talk to people in the shop I sometimes wish I could ...
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By Anonymous · June 01, 1998 · 0 comments
size=+1>R-E-S-P-E-C-T: WHAT TO ASK FROM ARTISTS? It has been brought to my attention that some tattooists have an attitude problem when it comes to potential customers. Tattooists (and piercers!) need to realize that not every person who walks in has to look like a grunged-out leather-wearing biker, or a raven-haired cleopatra-eyed septum-pierced zombie. People from all walks of life may be interested in bodyart. A potential customer should NOT be made to feel out-of-place or ashamed for walking in wearing a business suit, or an LL Bean dress. It is amazing to think that someone with purple hair and eyebrow ...
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By Anonymous · May 15, 1998 · 0 comments
hould have some pics to go with this soon. if you want me to edit it down some, let me know... I was kindof rambling. "What are you looking at?" I quickly glanced away, 5 years old, caught staring. "You're looking at my tattoos, aren't you?", my grandpa said as he pushed out his forearm for me to get a better look, and I took the chance to look closer at it. He had tattoos on both forearms that were faded and blurred with time and age. He had probably gotten them when he was in the navy, some piece ...
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By Anonymous · May 15, 1998 · 0 comments
m not certain how many people suddenly decide to become heavily tattooed. Certainly in my case, the decision happened gradually. I had always wanted tattoos since I was pretty young, like about six or seven, although it was another ten years before I got my first. The first one was a snake on my right bicep and I was pretty damned proud of it. The pain was nothing to what I thought it would be and once it was healed, I found myself admiring it often. So often in fact, I thought it really needed a friend, and less than ...
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By Anonymous · April 15, 1998 · 0 comments
elieve that a tattoo should have a meaning; be it symbolic, intrinsic, personal, or commemorative. I must admit that I have very little respect for those who decide to get a tattoo merely for the reason that they are following what their friends are doing, or on a dare, or just on a whim. ( I usually try not to assume a 'holier-than-thou' position, but feel justified in doing so in this instance.) I got my first tattoo in 1994 after serious consideration of the possible reprecussions; I am a Japanese-American, I am the second generation of my family in ...
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By Anonymous · Feb. 01, 1998 · 0 comments
almost fifty years of age most of my friends thought I was now going insane when I started talking yet again about an armband tattoo. My wife threatened divorce as usual and my fourteen year old son was incredulous. As has happened on times too numerous to remember over the last thirty odd years the desire would have faded except for the great resources of the internet and in particular your site and associated links. I heeded all the advice offered checked out several shops spoke to many tattoo artists, talked to people to find the right artist and finally ...
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By Anonymous · Feb. 01, 1998 · 0 comments
I thought I would send you a note about my first Tattoo experience, it was not a good one and I feel that this note would be good for any first timers out there to read before they rush out to any Tattoo studio and get a Tattoo put on. It was On Dec 31 97 I decided I was going to go for the gusto and get a Tattoo for the first time. I had a Cross Pendent that I wanted to put on my arm, I know it's boring, but it had meaning to me, so I go ...
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