Some delay caused by loads of work IRL.
After the big earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, local body modifiers started raising money to help victims and many of those who survived and helped others in the rough time ‚right after’ decided to get tattoos done.
Also from New Zealand about Maori heads being returned to their homeland and a link to some info on the person who tries to bring the lost warriors home.
A few interesting articles about tattoo artists: Lyle Tuttle, Keone Nunes and a local Texan artist.
An exotic touch from Jamaica: the local piercing scene.
Zombie Boy resurfaces again and it looks like it’s his 15 minuts of fame; may it last longer than that!
Tattoos-inspired: new energy shot brand.
Interesting but not really posing a threat to tattoo artists: automatic tattoo machine.
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“Sure, it’s not about to put any real body artists out of business, but it’s definitely a safer way for an 18-year old to rebel than visiting Big Jimmy and his house of dirty needles.”
Likely the best part of the auto tattoo machine article!
Sad news about NZ, I always love when tattoo artists come together across the nation like one big happy family and do something good! 🙂