Here's one for all my fellow Harry Potter fans, which I thought was timely due to all of us buzzing about Deathly Hallows. For those not familiar with the story, ... Read More

Several new events have been added to the list of tattoo conventions, including some already scheduled for the year 2008. The most recent upcoming event is the Valley Forge Tattoo ... Read More

If you haven't already caught the show, it's a pretty intense series that explores controversial rituals and ways of living that others would consider offensive. You may think you've seen ... Read More

zoe zombie writes: "I have a wedding to attend in August. It's going to be outside, so it's going to be blazing hot, and I have a sleeveless dress I ... Read More

Richard J. Landon, of Romulus, New York and Jeffery Lavon Newsome of Bainbridge, Georgia were both in the news this week for the same crime - molesting and tattooing minors. ... Read More

If you've got a tattoo or piercing that is giving you problems, it can be frustrating or even scary, wondering if there is something seriously wrong. Here are some of ... Read More

JaneLauwereys writes:"Could someone out there, that is experienced in the tattooing field, please help me with this one. I have skin eczema from hair colouring, a rather bad case of ... Read More

Q: My local tattooist wants a five year apprentice - and some money to boot. The money is not the problem. The time frame seems ridiculous. It only ... Read More

Two deadly tattoo shop shootings happened this week. On Thursday, July 19, three or four men opened fire inside Ink Tones Tattoo in Stafford, Texas. Richard Vargas, 40, was killed ... Read More

If you lose or gain a significant amount of weight - go on a diet, get pregnant or start body building - these bodily changes can affect your tattoos or ... Read More

Q: I am looking to get a tattoo on my upper back (right side) of my school mascot (Brutus the Buckeye). It's not going to be very big, I would say maybe ... Read More

One of the most dramatic ways to modify one's body does not involve the implantation of ink or jewelry. It's the changing of the body's entire structure through eating right, ... Read More

Shurn writes: "I have had my cleavage pierced for some time now...when I got it pierced I was looking to do something out of the ordinary. It does look cool...I'll ... Read More

Jontel Milbry was recently found in his car, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Milbry, 25, was a tattoo artist apprentice at Masterpiece Tattoo in Staten Island New York, ... Read More

After just recently doing a piece on the infamous "tramp stamp," I was pleased to receive this in my email, which is an excellent example of a beautiful tattoo that ... Read More

When Tiffany Apel served a piercing apprenticeship and learned the horrors of the piercing gun, she felt compelled to do something about it. So, she started an online petition to ... Read More

woodwind99 writes: "Both times I have tried ear lobe piercings with the gun, it has been nothing but complications. I had a reaction to the metal that was used ... Read More

A heated incident in a Kansas Wal-Mart store has gotten the attention of the entire nation, which may be just the fuel we need to get the piercing gun ... Read More

I know all of my readers aren't from the USA, but this week (on Wednesday) we will be celebrating our Independence Day anniversary, so I chose a tattoo that represented ... Read More

You may or may not have heard the buzz going around, but there is a heavy dispute going on right now between Fakir Intensives and H2Ocean, and the Association of ... Read More

Meshkenet writes: "I am oficially traumatized. I was walking down quite a busy street earlier today and felt something scratchy touch my back, I turned around and realized some ... Read More

As the number of people getting tattoos and body piercings increases, the number of people eligible to donate blood decreases. Currently, most states require those with body art to wait ... Read More