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Tattoos In The Workplace: A Review of Policies

Tattoos in the Workplace For some people, wearing tattoos on any part of their body can make them cool or fashionable. But for the ranks of the employed who have tattoos, donning body art may be...

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Considering A Tattoo Should Be A Serious Business

hand tattoos are a serious committment Tattoos have existed since the beginning of human civilization (3300 B.C.). Today more than 40% of all adults have one and those numbers are expected to rise....

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What You Need To Know When Choosing A Tattoo

By Maya Johnson: Getting a tattoo is an exhilarating experience, especially if it’s your first time. They are a permanent statement, well relatively permanent as the colors will fade in time and you...

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Five Tips To Help You Get A Great Tattoo

By Jenna Diubaldo: Great Tattoo Tips Recently I watched a show on the TLC network called America’s Worst Tattoos, which featured some of Amurikuh’s most prized inhabitants displaying some of the most...

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The Outlaw Inked: The History and Symbolism of Biker Tattoos

By Lewis Sellers: Harley with Helmet Early Bikers: The Wild Ones Biker tattoos originated with the first biker gangs from the 1940s and 1950s when they were worn to denote affiliation to a particular...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Andrew Sussman

By Trip Albagdadi: Tat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Andrew:  21 long years! I can still remember saying to my friends, “Can you believe I’ve been doing this for a year?”...

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11 Questions to Ask Your New Tattoo Artist

By Ashlee Harsh: Choosing a Tattoo Artist Getting a tattoo is a life-changing decision. Once you get inked there is no turning back. There are certain things that you need to ask before that first...

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Get a Tattoo with a Friend and Create a Lifetime Bond

By Matt Anton: Getting a Tattoo Friends are forever – and so are tattoos. So, what better way to celebrate your great friendship, than to get a tattoo with one of your best mates so you can always...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Master Mike

By Trip Albagdadi: Master Mike Tattoo ArtistTat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Master Mike:  I’ve been tattooing for about 16 years and opened Inkfiend Art Tattoo Studio in...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Jess Yen

By Trip Albagdadi: Jess Yen Geisha Forearm Tattoo Tat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Jess Yen:  It was back in 1987 when I did my first tattoo of a Kanji character, “love,”...

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The Tat2X Guide to Tattoo Aftercare

By Trip Albagdadi: Tattoo Aftercare – Picking a Design So you just got inked… nice.  You spent your time picking a design that meant something to you and an artist that you trusted and now you’ve got a...

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Ink N Iron 2013 Lives Up To Billing

By Trip Albagdadi: The Offspring hit the main stage at 9pm on Sunday night to wrap up the last day of the Ink N Iron Kustom Culture Festival in Long Beach, California. Dexter Holland and the rest of...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Aaron Della Vedova

By Trip Albagdadi: Tat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Aaron Della Vedova:  I’ve been tattooing for 20 years now. Tat2X:  What made you decide to become a tattoo artist?...

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Three Things To Consider When Getting A Tattoo

By Grace Beckett: Across history, the art of tattooing has been regarded in different cultures as a mark of religion, race, fashion, personalization, freedom of expression, and various other good as...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Todd Grant

By Trip Albagdadi: Tat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Todd Grant: I started my apprenticeship in 2005. I finished shortly after that, but I then became ill and took a year...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Ivana Belakova of Ivana Tattoo Art in California

By Trip Albagdadi: Ivana Belakova Tat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Ivana Belakova: It has been, about 12 years now, since I did my first tattoo. Professionally it’s less...

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World Religions and Tattoos: Do They Get Along?

by Trip Albagdadi: How do the world’s major religions view tattoos?  Not surprisingly the answers for each religion vary and are anything but simple.  There are nuances and exceptions to every rule and...

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Why Tattoos Are Taboo in Japan

by Sian Morgan: Mount Fuji Japan   Unlike many cultures in the Western world, Japan is completely unaccepting of tattoos and body art within their country. Tattoos in Japan are heavily denounced and...

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An Interview with Tattoo Artist Carlos Macedo

By Trip Albagdadi: Carlos Macedo Tattoos The GameTat2X:  How long have you been involved in the tattoo business? Carlos Macedo: I have been involved with tattooing for the last six years. Tat2X:  What...

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International London Tattoo Convention Celebrates Nine Years of Tradition

by Sian Morgan: Named as the “premier league of tattoo artists” by the organizer, the International London Tattoo Convention returned for its ninth year. Hosted at the iconic Tobacco Dock, it made...

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