Apparently putting sugar in your coffee (IAM:Trippwire) and writing notes (IAM:Mr_HIde are two of the benefits to moving past the amateur gauges.
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Aww, that’s sweet.
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I thought Shelby’s memorial tattoo for her grandmother (done at House of Tattoo in Tacoma, WA) was really sweet… I like that she used what I assume is a note to her from her grandmother as the surrounding text.
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Crucifixion Piercing… Crucifiction?
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Ouch. Care of Gauge at Golden Eagle Tattoo in beatiful Santa Barbara, California. I assume it’s fresh in this photo — I don’t know how long it was kept for, but if I had to wager I’d say not long… While they have been done successfully and kept long term, it can’t be pleasant during the initial healing period.
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Haida Hand Tattoo
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I thought this piece by Ian Comete at Impressionz Tattoo in Ottawa was nice.
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Tri-Navel Piercing
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I think I might worry a little bit about rejection due to the jewelry design, but this navel project by Lucas at Wildcat Antwerp is pretty neat looking. You may remember it from such films as Krull II, in which it played the part of the Glaive.
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BME Newsfeed for Feb 28, 2006
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- 2006-02-28: UK: Miami Ink star performs tattoo live on This Morning [by Ice_Pick_Abortions]
- 2006-02-28: Canada: Erasing tattoo regret [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2006-02-28: FL: A tattoo that says ‘Mother’ [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2006-02-28: KY: Danville to employees – Cover your tattoos [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2006-02-28: CA: Web Hosting Provider, Globat.com, to Tattoo Logo on Man’s Head [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2006-02-28: UT: Why Don’t I Have a Tattoo? [by rebekah]
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A Blog to Bookmark
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My old friend Olivia (who you may know as IAM:Athena) is currently traveling in Tanzania and spent the weekend with the Maasai. She’s been documenting her trip at oliviaminer.blogspot.com — check it out:
While I was taking a picture of my mom receiving the bracelet a young girl, maybe 10 years old, touched the tattoo on my ear. As she did, she noticed my earring and got a very curious look on her face. She flipped it around and saw that I did, indeed, have a large hole in my earlobe. I smiled at her and took my earring out, and she squealed! She yelled at the others and they all turned toward me, amazed. I took out my other earring and everyone started chattering loudly. John explained to them that I had been fascinated with Maasai culture since childhood, and that meeting them was a very special occasion for me. Mama Paolos daughter, whose name I didnt catch, lifted her hands up as if to say WAIT! and ran into the house.
She emerged moments later with earrings for me, and slipped them onto my ears. The women clapped, the men laughed and smiled, the children all watched in amazement. I think right then and there I floated up off the earth. The women said I was now a mzungu Maasai, or white Maasai. I dont think Ive made it back onto solid ground yet. As I write this Im still blown away by what an incredible day it was.
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Traditional North African Tattoos?
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Check out this neat photo from Christine at Utility Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). I don’t know the story behind the photo, but I really love the mix of traditional tattoos, traditional piercings, and modern piercings on top of that.
