So there you are, getting a tattoo. The needle’s buzzing, you’ve chosen a meaningful image. You’ve made peace with the permanence, and it’s all well and good. Just keep in mind: No matter how young ...

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 12:01 p.m. | Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 12:01 p.m. A tattoo needle punctures the skin around 100 times per second, depositing the ink 1.5 millimeters to 2 ...

With the announcement of a new nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving skin art, tattoos may finally take their place among other works of art as collectibles passed down through the ...

Have you ever thought about what happens to your tattoos when you die? If you assumed they got buried along with everything else, you're not thinking big enough, but don't worry — the National ...

From watercolor impressionism to black geometrical outlines: Top tattoo artists are reinventing skin art. People travel around the world to get unique pieces. Would you? Donna Tinta sorts the colors, ...

Tattooed skin removed from a deceased body and preserved by Save My Ink Forever. Tattoos, as anyone’s concerned parents have reminded them, are notoriously permanent. But even ink needled under the ...

What does having a tattoo reveal about you? This is a question I frequently see online. Headlines suggest that having tattoos tells us something meaningful about the personality or psychological ...

Chris Spriggs, left, works on a client at Tiger Tattoo on Garland Avenue . "I started getting tattooed when I turned 18, and as soon as I got one on me, that is what I wanted to do for the rest of my ...

Many women wonder "why do women get tattoos" as they think about getting their first ink. Studies show that 23% of American ...

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Artists have been using ink for thousands of years. But as Faith Salie now tells us, only a particular type of artist can lay claim to having created a true body of work: When it comes to body art, ...