Although historically entrenched within the traditions of countless cultures around the world, tattoos have transcended the confines of ethnic and societal boundaries, disseminating into all corners ...
Tattoos are more common than you may think. Recent statistics suggest that over 35% of men and women in the U.S. over the age of 18 have at least one piece of ink tattooed somewhere on their body.
Stick-and-poke tattoos are essentially the OGs of body modification. A European Tyrolean Iceman buried around 3250 B.C. (5,300 years old!) was discovered to have 61 tattoos all over his body.
Puzzles, tie-dyeing, baking banana bread—if we’ve learned anything from social media, it’s that we’re picking up all sorts of new hobbies. We didn’t expect stick-and-poke tattoos to quickly top that ...
Disclaimer: No doctor in their right mind would say stick and poke tattoos are a great idea, so we're obliged to tell you that you shouldn't try this at home. But if you're going to do it anyway ...
Having tattoos is traditionally associated with being tough. In pop culture, full sleeves of ink are used to emphasize that the character you're watching or reading about is definitely no conformist ...
For purveyors of an artform that’s famously permanent, tattoo artists sure like to switch things up. In studios and shops around the world, younger artists are challenging the traditional ways of ...
Katyani Jaswal, 24, was 10 when her brother got his first tattoo. She’s been plotting her own first ever since, but wanted it to be at the hands of someone she connected with. It would be ten years ...