Inked Talk

Here is a post about Joss Stone’s new tattoo on her head behind her ear…

Click here for the post.

(I haven’t been around due to an emergency involving my husband. We thought he had a bad headache (a CAT scan and MRI were performed) and it turned out to be a sinus infection.)

I ran across this blog post by a plastic surgeon. She compares tattoos on the body to graffiti on buildings. She says a “tattoo on a woman’s shoulder ruins the lovely evening gown or sundress she wears.” Well I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

I’m not into evening gowns and sun dresses so this doesn’t apply to me. Oh and I am quite fond of graffiti as well as fine art and murals.

She also talks about ink saftey and ways to remove tattoos.

Check out the blog post here.

Don’t forget to tune in to Miami Ink Today at 10 pm Eastern/ 9 pm Pacific on TLC for the second episode of the new season!

TLC’s Miami Ink website

This post illustrates for us a brief history on tattooing, its re-emergence in American society in the 60’s and 70’s and the 90′ to present day and how religions perceive tattoos. A lot of it is opinion and choppy fact, but it is a good post none of the less. The title alone is amusing… and ironic when comparing other civilizations with America.

Read more here.

Name:
TATE “PITBULL” BEESON
Name of your current shop?
SEMI RETIRED
Shops you have worked for?
OWNED PITBULL TATTOO IN LONGMONT COLORADO AND WORKED IN VARIOUS SHOPS
When did you start tattooing?
DID MY FIRST REAL TATTOO IN 1983
How did you get into tattooing?
WAS DRAWING CUSTOM STUFF FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE GETTING WORK DONE. WHEN I DECIDED TO GET ONE TRHE ARTIST RECOGNIZED THE WORK AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO LEARN TO TATTOO
Do you remember the first tattoo you did? On who? What was it?
A ROSE
Who’s work do you admire?
JOHNNY JACKSON, CAPO..MANY MANY OTHERS
If you could tattoo anyone who would it be?
JESUS

view more about Tate at his inkednation site:
http://www.inkednation.com/nordicrage

TLC has confirmed that Kat Von D will be getting her own show. The show’s title is LA Ink. Of course we all know that L.A. is where Kat calls home. We also know that Kat adores her hometown so this should be a cool show to watch.

I hear too that Kat’s shop is being built now… I’m sure this is old news.

Can you be any more ignorant than this? I mean there is one thing that I love more than my tattoos and thats my family. I would NEVER leave my daughter ALONE for a tattoo appointment. PUHLEEESE. This dumb woman is pregnant too. What the hell is she doing getting a tattoo while pregnant anyway? Well I am sure they’ll put her through the ringer. She will be recieving plenty of visits from CPS if she ever DOES get her kids back.

Read the full story here

So the people at TLC were kind enough to email me about the start of season 3 of Miami Ink. Season 3 starts Tuesday 10pm Eastern/ 9pm Central.

See Ami and Kat’s parting words…

The TLC Miami Ink site
http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/miami-ink/miami-ink.html

Submit your tattoo to get rated
http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/miami-ink/submit_tattoo.html

Check out other tattoos!
http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/miami-ink/view_vote/view_vote.html

Isn’t it precious.

click here to read

This black and gray dragon is ok. I mean it is a beautiful piece, but like one commenter on the article stated it doesn’t look finished and another said it would look better with color. I’m thinking the same thing. It doesn’t even have scales. My dragon didn’t have scales either and my artist included them himself. Maybe the scales would have took too much time… but like the owner of the piece says in the article “go big or go home”… she should have considered the scales or went home.

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/you/gotink/articles/0605gotink.html

So I had to get in on this whole Paris Hilton prison thing. No one is enjoying this more than I. So I found this link where you can Dress Paris for Prison and there are prison tats!

http://www.armorgames.com/games/dressparisinjail.html

enjoy the game!

The Marines have made more restrictions on where and where you can’t get a tattoo. If you are a Marine, you won’t have large tattoos below your elbows and knees according to This article which states this policy was designed to keep soldiers from getting “sleeved”.

The article goes on to say that Marine commandant Gen. James T. Conway doesn’t think tattoos reflect American values.

I don’t want to get all political, but it is necessary. I think think this issue is ridiculous and the U.S.M.C. should reconsider. Especially ,as this article also states, that recruiting levels aren’t what they would like them to be, if desirable at all. Tattoos on an individual shouldn’t matter. I mean you are in the military for god sakes. And not to mention we are also in the 21st century. Tattoos matter to the enemy how? Apparently the General thinks that being “tattooed to the point contrary to our professional demeanor and the high standards America has come to expect from us.”

I’m curious to know what that “point” is. Oh that’s right The General has already laid out that point for us.

It shouldn’t matter what’s on ones body. Tattoos don’t disable a person from performing a job or being professional.

read the article here:
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/062007/06032007/280360

Here is a post at modblog.bmezine.com of a Motley Crue tat:

http://modblog.bmezine.com/2007/06/02/glam-metal-portraiture-tattoos/

This article by Le Ann Lambert lays out the guidlines for older women who want to get tattoos or get more tattoos.

check out the article here: http://www.womens-homepage.com/tattoos-for-the-grown-up-girl.html

Here is a link of some bad tattoos.

Have you seen the cat man? He’s on there… I actually like the harry potter and star wars tats. There are some questionable ones though.

Have fun!
http://www.oddedge.com/item_84547.aspx