More Dead Ink To Follow

The tattoo industry is one of the fastest growing today, and with any industry whose demand out paces the supply, the usual inevitable problems will occur, mainly a poor quality product and droves of uninformed impulsive buyers. The rub with tattoos is that you can’t return them and get you money back and are stuck with an inferior product for life, the option of a lawsuit, and/ or a couple thousand dollar removal bill.
So who is to blame, and how can the problems be fixed? The “who” question is an easy one; the owners of the tattoo studios are responsible for the “quality” of their product, period, and should meet an industry standard. It’s hard to blame the individual artists, unless they are also the owner, it’s up to the individual owners to evaluate the skills of their employees, and it’s their responsibility to offer an acceptable product. It doesn’t take an art critic to tell if someone has artist talent, and every potential tattooist should go through an extensive apprenticeship, mastering the required skills involved.
As far as making a bad tattoo choice, that is up to the consumer discretion, although the shop should at least offer their opinion, especially if it is a first tattoo, and more studios should have customers sign off on the design, such a wavier would avoided any controversy, as in the case of the girl with the 56 stars on her face.
Unfortunately, until the supply catches up to the demand, it is up to the consumer to find the truly qualified technicians and this can only be done by doing research and becoming and educated consumer, only then will you get an accurate representation the design you chose.
For more information on how to educate yourself on tattoo decisions visit Angel Heart Tattoo.

Dead Ink

Every time I see this tattoo it cracks me up. I don't know what choir she is preaching to, but it certainly brings new meaning to the term bible study. Who knows what she was thinking, but one thing is for sure, when she has it removed it's going to be a real pain her ass.
The sad thing is that she is not alone, and is just one owner of millions, whose tattoos were dead on arrival the day they were created, or as I like to call them "dead ink". The new billion dollar industry of the future will be tattoo removal (it's already started) and if you know anything about the many, many, expensive and unbelievably painful laser treatments it will take to remove that monstrosity of biblical proportions, we all will be praying for her from a different point of view. If you are thinking about making the same mistake or interested in making an educated tattoo decision check out feminine tattoo design at Angel Heart Tattoo.

Coco Pops in Paris

Do you remember those tiny little tattoos that came out of the gumball machine, encased in a clear plastic ball, ready to be licked and applied to the horror of unsuspecting moms who shuddered at the thought of the idea growing into the real thing; and all for a mere thin dime?
Well, this carefully thought out marketing seed, undoubtedly plotted and planted by the ageless/old Coco Chanel has come full circle in the form of “Les Trompe L’Oeil de Chanel,” the same Coco who brought us the quote “Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”
The hit of the 2010 Spring/Summer Chanel catwalk, these temporary transfer tattoos, designed for the weenies among us, appear to be the next best must have trend of the beautiful, but uncommitted, people crowd.
Confirmed by it’s popularity at the latest big event, the Karl Lagerfeld fashion show in Paris, the set of 55 temporary tattoos features floral, beading, and bangle patterns, and of course, the Chanel logo. Seen snaking their way up and down the slight, and powder white arms and legs of the monotone models at the following shows by Jean Paul Gaultier and Rodarte, it would seem that the couture gravy train is building steam and shows no sign of disappearing anytime soon, that is until it washed away.
These chic temporary wonders, conceived at the corner drugstore gumball machine, are only sold as a set and can be purchased for the inflation infected price of a mere thin $75 bucks. And what’s in store next from Ms. Coco-Chanel logo embroidered booty pop panties, I suspect, for the glutically challenged sophisticate wanting to make a grab-my-big- juicy-ass statement in overpriced top shelf style.

Way to gay, Tom.

December 16 2009

On a recent trip to China, Tom Arnold was dismayed, to say the least, upon learning the true meaning of a tattoo he had done thirty years ago.

You remember Tom, the sometime funnyman who gained notoriety suckling the teat of Rosanne Barr to semi-fame, during their short and tumultuous marriage.
Tom asked to have the words “love of mankind” tattooed on his leg after seeing the massacre at Tiananmen Square back in 1989.

He was in China on his honeymoon and scheduled a television appearance during the trip, and in a briefing prior to setting down for the interview found out that his “love of mankind” tattoo actually translated to “man love,” and a common proclamation of one’s homosexuality, in Chinese.

Tom explains, “I have a tattoo that I thought said Love of Mankind, which I got after the Tiananmen Square thing.”
“They said don’t mention that on Chinese TV. They also told me that it means man love” Tom should have thought a little more before getting a tattoo done.

December 18 2009

A restaurant in Lakewood Ohio is offering a lifetime 25% discount to anyone who tattoos a grilled cheese sandwich anywhere on their body. The owner of “The Melt Bar and Grilled,” Matt Fish, said the offer is open-ended and will allow anyone who bares the restaurants signature dish the discount for as long as they have the tattoo.

Coincidentally, the owners of “Voodoo Monkey Tattoo,” of nearby Cleveland, are offering a similar promotion, $25 dollars off the price of a grilled cheese tattoo. The owners are not related.

Tattoos Glow in the Digital Age

Tattoos Glow in the Digital Age
It was only a matter of time, but it now appears that the digital tattoo is about to burst onto the horizon in all its pixilated glory. What started as a challenge to the global design community, Green Gadgets Conference organizer Core 77 asked designers to create innovative solutions addressing the issues of energy and social development. I’m not sure if he had Jim Mielke’s wireless blood-fueled display in mind when he issued the challenge, but never-the-less, the freak fringe of emerging designers has spoken, with a green gadget that was the hit of the conference, and an odd merging of technology and body art with these types of tattoos.
The subcutaneously implanted touch-screen operates as a digital cell phone display, with the potential to view 3G video phone calls through the skin, which would also mean that the display would have to be implanted just under the skin, for those of us that didn’t know what subcutaneously means.
The Bluetooth device, a 2x4-inch “Digital Tattoo Interface, is made of thin flexible silicone and is inserted into a small incision in the skin. The tightly rolled tube is then unrolled and finds its new home between the skin and muscle tissue.
Using the same small incision, two small tubes on the device are attached to an artery and a vein, allowing the blood to flow through a coin-sized blood fuel cell, converting glucose and oxygen into electricity. Although it’s unclear how the coin sized cell finds its way through the same small incision.
A matching-matrix of field producing pixels is located on both the top and the bottom of the display. The top surface also doubles as a touch-screen, controlled through the skin. The display uses tiny microscopic spheres instead of ink, the changing colors controlled by a field-sensitive material in the spheres. The digital tattoo communicates wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices from inside the body and the outside.
The device is always on as long as your blood is flowing, although the display can be turned off by pushing a small dot on the skin. When you receive an incoming phone call, for example, you turn the display on and the “tattoo comes to life," so to speak, as a digital video of the caller.
When the call is finished, the tattoo simply disappears. Could the device have any harmful effects and are these types of tattoos the wave of the future? Who knows, but it is kind of cool, and creepy, at the same time. Noel Christian can be found helping people make informed tattoo decisions about the differant types of tattoos at Angel Heart Tattoo.com.

The #1 TattooTip

Today were going to talk about the number one tip to getting a great tattoo done. Be sober. This is worth repeating, be sober.
It’s not because you bleed more, you do. And granted, it’s not the greatest idea to take aspirin before getting a tattoo, to help with the pain, but it’s not the end of the world if you do, and besides, there are others who are prescribed blood thinners and they’re not restricted from getting a tattoo done. The fact is, each of us bleeds at different rates, and this is nothing more than a nuisance to the artist.
It’s not because you might pick out a stupid design. Stupid is relative. What seems stupid to one, makes sense to another, although, it can be a helpful indicator for the rest of us to determine whether or not you are in fact, stupid, and steer clear of you, because even though stupid is relative, there is a universal standard. Thanks for the heads up.
The reason you don’t shouldn't be getting a tattoo done when your drunk is because… you won’t shut up, or sit still, or quit having to go on bathroom breaks, or answering your cell. Look, drunks are very annoying and sometimes smell and what should have taken an hour takes three, and time is money.
Try getting a hair cut while you’re twitching and turning, jabbering on your cell phone, or even worse, expressively jabbering to the person cutting your hair. No one wants to hear about you miserable life or your cheating partner. Yes, misery loves company, but this is not the time, save that one for your friends or a shrink.
Your tattoo artist is being paid to do a job, not consul you. You try drawing a picture on a moving canvas, and then have to hear someone whine about the outcome and question you’re skills. Yes, it is the responsibility of the tattooist to determine if you’re intoxicated, and have you sign a waiver stating that you are not, but sometimes those six shots of jagermeister you slammed to take the edge off, take awhile to kick in. And finally, remember, a bad haircut grows back. For more tips on feminine tattoo design go to Angel Heart Tattoo.