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(un)popular enough

Posted in dress code, English, entertainment, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on February 19, 2012 by Ania

I haven’t seen the season 1 yet and here there’s news about prospects for season 2 of the Ink Master show.

This notorious growing popularity of tattoos leads to: a dating site (the site itself), tattoo apps and tattees. Pretty interesting signs of the times!

I liked this one about seniors getting tattooed; at least in their case the question ‘how your tattoo will look when you re 80’ is sooo off!

Are tattoos popular enough to make such bans are these in Australia and IA, USA totally undoable?

Speaking of bans, here’s a pretty interesting Q&A focused on tattoos.

Thanks to Bastian for an article about Thai monks and their tattoos! Always interesting to read about it.

And something in Polish: a short article about a tattoo festival in Lodz and another one about a doll ‘tattooed’ with traditional Polish designs.

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TV pulp and some substance

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, movies, People, Polish, tattoos on January 21, 2012 by Ania

Still lots of buzz about the ‘Ink Master’ show. The most interesting, IMHO, so far, though, was a blog post on the subject by Shannon Larratt.

A Polish article warns against quick decisions and random tattoos, this American one points out what kinds of ‘artists’ we should avoid while this one from France briefly discusses a new fashion collection by Jean Paul Gaultier – looks like tattoos are in again.

Quite shocking (and probably that’s why the media love it!): a GA woman allowed her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo.

Nicely interesting: a little information on a tattoo documentary ‘Color Outside the Lines’ and an article from Australia focused on female convicts’ tattoos back in the 19th century.

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dragon and other tattoos

Posted in body piercing, Dutch, English, entertainment, general news, German, International, movies, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on January 14, 2012 by Ania

A nice submission from Bastian (thank you!): a short video covering a tattoo convention in Germany; not very new but still interesting.

More visual coverage on tattoos in articles discussing ‘Ink Master.’

Both in English and Dutch: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum.

I’m re-watching the Swedish version of the Millennium trilogy and anxiously awaiting a chance to watch the American production, so here articles on Lisbeth Salander (in Polish, though!).

Speaking of films, here’s a slide show on tattoos in films.

‘The body as art’ discusses mostly ear stretching which is good on its own (not that frequent a topic) but also throws in a few words on spirituality that some people associate with body modification.

Some spirituality also in this article describing Christian body art.

Finally, a touch of outrage in a silly slide show.

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right before the end of 2011

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, People, Polish, suspension, tattoos on December 30, 2011 by Ania

It already happened, so now it’s more about waiting for the first reviews; hopefully the new episode(s) of the ‘NY Ink’ will prove to be as exciting as we’re led to think.

Springfield neighborhood-based suspension drama continues as this local article shows!

Is the world coming to an end? A little bit about the Mayan allegedly soon-to-come apocalypse and some body modifications practiced by the Maya people can be read here.

Samoa and its traditional tattoo revival in this article.

Modified animals (is it right?) in this German article describing things happening in China.

A Polish article about women as more frequent guests in tattoo shops here.

Finally, a bit of 2011 summary: designer logo tattoos as a fashion mistake!

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another short news coverage

Posted in 'modified' charity, body piercing, Dutch, English, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, People, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on November 20, 2011 by Ania

A little bit more on the tattooed private parts of our distant forefathers in Dutch.

Tattooed and (pierced) celebrities of sort: Lucky Diamond Rich soon in New Zealand, Zombie Boy in German and Polish articles and a really awful commentary on Rolf – really, if you don’t have anything nice to say, why to say anything?

From Canada, ‘a day in the life of a tattoo artist;’ don’t expect too many details, though.

In the States District Columbia is going to regulate the tattoo/ body piercing industry.

‘Lips tattoos and other beauty trends’ from TX – but nothing real.

Finally, with Christmas madness fast approaching (I’ve spotted some Xmas-themed commercials on TV already and it’s still November!!!) another nice example of ‘modified charity’: ‘trading toys for body ink and piercings’ in the US.

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some good links to go to

Posted in body piercing, books, dress code, English, general news, history/anthropology, International, movies, Polish, risks/health, tattoo conventions, tattoos on November 13, 2011 by Ania

A little bit more on the new tattoo museum in Amsterdam!

Safety comes first when body modification is involved, so thumbs-up for the campaign focused just on that in the UK.

An interesting (even if a bit vague), short article on genital piercings from a clinical point of view; hopefully it’s just the beginning. Also interesting and going thousands of years back: ‘prehistoric men scarred, pierced and tattooed their privates.’

Tattoos and the sacred in book reviews: books focused on Thailand’s sak yant tattoos and a book called ‘Earthen Vessels’ which devotes some of its space to tattoos on the modern evangelical youth in the US.

Also related to books in a way: a complex history of tattooed comic book characters.

A new documentary on tattoos, ‘Skin,’ asks if tattoos are fine art.

Soldiers and their tattoos in the Time magazine.

Stretched ear lobes and their reversal in an article fromNew Zealand.

Tattoos used as a learning tool: lesson plan for identifying science symbols.

Hopefully these promises are getting fulfilled about now: Body Art Convention in Warsaw, Poland.

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new stuff

Posted in 'modified' charity, English, general news, history/anthropology, International, People, Polish, tattoos on October 23, 2011 by Ania

news from the passing week

Parents got outraged by a new tattooed Barbie.

Zombie Boy played with a Dermablend product to show how effective this stuff is.

In Atlanta,GA, there’s a new tattoo craze called the Walking Dead.

In OH a tattoo artist decided to help some exotic animals and organized a charity event directed at it.

In SA the scientists discovered a Stone Age a body art site while in New Zealand people ‘should respect moko.’

A Polish accent comes from Rzeszow– a new tattoo shop in this quite a small town.

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tis and tat ;)

Posted in English, exibitions, general news, German, indirectly related, International, People, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on October 9, 2011 by Ania

Tattoos and fashion united again at Jean Paul Gaultier’s fashion show.

Celeb glitter thanks to Kat Von D who is going to try what it’s like to be a musician.

Female tattoo artists also in this ‘local’ article.

A small tribute to Steve Jobs (R.I.P.) in ‘the best and craziest Steve Jobs and Apple tattoos.’

Another slide show focuses on full body tattoos.

A little more on ‘Tattoo Witness’ exhibit.

As a proud owner of a rather big rib tattoo, I love reading about this placement and how painful it is: ‘reasons to smile through painful bouts of rib ink.’

Bastian’s comment on this one was quite priceless, so maybe he’ll share it kinda publicly again. For now, just a glimpse of German soldiers on a mission and their tattoos.

News fromPoland: Body Art Convention scheduled on November 2011 and a quite interesting article on tattoos as seen from anthropological and sociological perspective.

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once in a while there’s more interesting stuff

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, International, People, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on October 1, 2011 by Ania

and it’s true as sometimes articles on the subject are just dull. This time however…

Two articles on London Tattoo Convention from the last weekend; one of them has a really funny title referring to ‘body scratchers’ what in this industry is *not* a nice thing to hear!

This weekend inPoland is about the second edition of the tattoo festival in Poznan. Last year the guys from my regular shop grabbed a lot of awards at this one, so maybe this time they’ll repeat it, too?

With the upcoming election inPolandit’s interesting to read about election strategies in other countries; here Peru and temporary tattoos which proved to be a successful part of one politician’s strategy.

Kate Moss just became a jewelry designer and tattoos inspired her quite heavily. Another celebrity, known as Zombie Boy, decided to get a photo shoot showing him without his tattoos.

Another interesting bunch of pictures at a museum in an exhibit called ‘tattoo witness.’

Two good ones about tattoos and stereotypes: ‘tattoos-covered teacher inNewark’ and ‘stamping out the persistent myths and misconceptions about tattoos.’

Finally something that’s been quite fascinating for myself lately: ear stretching and why it’s still so popular among people of different cultures.

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a few good links

Posted in Dutch, English, entertainment, general news, German, International, People, Polish, tattoos on September 17, 2011 by Ania

A fellow IAM-er in a Dutch article about new Guinness world records – Rolf is the most pierced man now. In a similar vein, ‘Vampire Woman’ visited Ripley’s.

Quite interesting religious questions: ‘the Jewish perception of tattoos: fair prejudice?’ and ‘admiring Islam … with a tattoo?’

This one had potential – ‘the changing view of tattoos: how ink affects image in 2011’ – but wasn’t explored extensively enough. It still remains an interesting question, though.

An interview with a Polish tattoo artist isn’t mind-blowing but it’s in Polish, so it just must be here! ;)

Finally some celeb glitter: Lady Gaga before she became famous tattooed by Kat Von D at the beginning of her media career.

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