Where Does Body Piercing Go From Here?
“It could be that today’s extreme trends in body jewelry extremism may be giving us glimpses of what is coming for all of us in the years ahead…”
Tattoos Too
More than you ever wanted to know about tattooing!
Body Mods: Can You Take It Too Far?
“It is said that somewhere out in the world, everyone has someone that is right for them. But what if this woman’s special someone is allergic to cats?”
Is It Illegal To Tattoo Minors?
“The rule of thumb is this; if a tattoo shop is willing to break the law to make money off of you, they are probably breaking other laws (in regards to mandated sterility standards for tattoo and piercing supplies) that you aren’t aware of that could put your health and safety at risk.”
Cool or Fool: Man of Stone?
“In case you are thinking about following this man in his stone-steps, make certain that if you do cover your skin completely with tattoo ink that you may not be taken seriously by those around you…”
Should you tattoo someone’s name onto your body?
“If you must tattoo a name or portrait onto your body, at least make it a person will not fade from your life, someone like a family member, parent or child, so no matter what the future holds you will not regret the decision to get it done.”
Body Piercings or Tattoos: Which Lasts Longer?
“Unlike a tattoo, your body piercing will not fade, or change from it’s original likeness, ever. It’s not that a piercing or tattoo is any ‘better’ than the other, it’s just that they are intrinsically different when it comes to the passage of time.”
Down and Dirty Body Artists
“Remember, allowing a renegade body artist work on you is like playing Russian Roulette – your chances are exponentially higher for ending up with a terrible infection, injury or worse. There are many recorded cases of people dying from complications from infections related to illegal body piercings or tattoos…”
MRSA: Read this before your next tattoo or body piercing
“MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphulococcus aureus) is a type of flesh-eating and rapid spreading staph infection that is resistant to most antibiotics (photo) usually caused by improper skin preparation before a body piercing or tattoo.”
What is the best way to become a body art technician?
“Remember, don’t start tattooing or body piercing until you have the knowledge, experience and have fulfilled the requirements required by your county health department or you could injure someone”
Do you need a license to buy tattoo equipment or piercing supplies?
“Disinformation and discouragement is the norm for such struggling tattoo shops, and they will outright lie to you to try to prevent you from not only obtaining the equipment you need (that they themselves have), but also to delay and thwart your rise as a tattoo artist. This process is also at work when shops began charging ridiculous fees (as high as $5000) for taking on apprentices”