Archive for the 'tattoo' Category

Celtic Symbols - meaning in tattoo art

So many people think a symbol looks cool but like myself, have no clue to its meaning. So I did the footwork here and looked the shit up.

Celtic Symbols in tattoos - the meaning (I hope)

The following celtic symbol definitions have been collected
from various internet sites and please do not take the meanings as fact
as […]

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Polynesian Tattoos - then and now - ancient tattoo symbols turned modern body art

So where did flesh art and the “modern” tattoo originate from? hmmm… I doubt anyone can really say for sure, many would say that what we now know as the modern art of tattoo came from Polynesia and who am I to contradict that?
But tattoos can be found in cave paintings, relics and even ummies […]

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Walking Billboards - companies turn tattoo flesh art into advertising

As tattoo art becomes more accepted and much more mainstream,  various companies have decided to use flesh art as a form af advertising. Yes, we now have the human walking and talking billboards and there are plenty of takers in this ad form.
If you can live with a company logo for the rest of your […]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

What to get? for your tatt that is…

For most people, and I assume this getting a tattoo is not that hard of a choice to make, you want it or you don’t… right? well the hard part I would imagine is trying to figure out what image you want to spend the rest of your life with.
So here we go with some […]

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Sickly cool Granny Wears A Tattoo Suit… Go Granny!

Meet Isobel Varley
When dressed head to toe she looks like the average grandma, but take those layers off and you will find the Guiness Book of World Record holder for oldest woman with a full body suit. Yes, At 70+ years of age, Isobel has most of her body filled with colorfull tattoos, all the […]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Lifestyle - gang tattoos around the world

Tattoos are associated with lifestyle in many places around the world. For most people the tattoos they have are body art and decorative, but for some, the tattoos have a purpose in their inner circles.
The following 2 articles are about gangs and the tattoo work associated with them
Russian criminal tattoos have a complex system […]

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Black Light Tattoos

Want a tattoo that no one will see? well, I guess it is an option these days
Just like this picture here illustrates, the artwork only appears under a black light. No worries about your folks finding out that way I would imagine.
This is not a “glow in the dark” ink, this only works […]

Monday, November 26th, 2007