A Twisted Take on Ordinary Life
April 7, 2015
Every tattoo has a story behind it. The vast majority of these stories fall into one of two categories—the tattoos either commemorate a person/place/event or they act of getting the…
Events
Unauthorized Snowden Bust Leaves Mark Despite Short Life
April 6, 2015
Visitors to Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn on Monday morning may have noticed something out of the ordinary as they passed the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument—a four-foot tall bust of…
Hitting the Road with Kyle Dunbar: An Insider’s Take on Tattoo Conventions
April 6, 2015
Former Ink Mastercontestant Kyle Dunbar has packed up his tattoo equipment and hit the road looking for adventure. With his family in tow, Dunbar will be traveling the country and trying to make…
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A Mysterious Woman You Have to See to Believe
April 3, 2015
Autumn Optiz, today’s Inked Girl of the Day, is not simply a beautiful woman, there are layers of intrigue and mystery packed into her. At first we can’t help but marvel…
Yo Adrian! I did it! I Got a Tattoo!
April 2, 2015
No one had ever been able to go the distance against Apollo Creed until a nobody from Philly shocked the world by standing toe to toe with the champ for…
You Better Back Off Until I’ve Had My Coffee
April 1, 2015
The only thing worse than waking up for work is waking up for work with a crushing hangover. We’re not talking about the slight headache sort of hangover; we’re talking…
A Tattoo Fit For a Museum
April 1, 2015
Considering that Nikko Hurtado made an enormous announcement this morning—read here if you have yet to hear the big news—it was only fitting to choose an epic back piece of…
Perfect Pup Portrait
March 31, 2015
Today’s tattoo of the day is this remarkable piece by Steve Wiebe. Wiebe is based at Golden Republic Tattoo in British Columbia, Canada, as both a shop owner and highly…
Roses Are Red, But Sometimes They’re Black and Grey
March 31, 2015
Today’s skull of the day is this absolutely phenomenal in-progress back piece by the super talented Joe Matisa. Matisa first got his start in the tattoo industry at the incredibly…
Interview with Lynn Gunn of PVRIS
March 30, 2015
You’re shallow and empty and filled with regret.I think that chest must be heavy from that cross on your neckYou only wear ‘cause you’re wary of what comes nextAfter your…