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Photos: The DC Tattoo Expo Is Thriving … In Virginia
January 19, 2016
Artist Eric Backlund (right) tattoos his wife Nicole Backlund at the DC Tattoo Expo on Saturday.( Photo by Francis Chung ) Ever wondered why the annual DC Tattoo Expo is held in Virginia instead of in the District? According to organizer Greg Piper, it’s because the nation’s capital has become increasingly inhospitable to the tattoo […]
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Ink Girls: Stunning Photos Of Women Who Challenge Convention
Photographer Dina Litovsky doesn’t have any tattoos herself, but that didn’t keep her from recognizing the beauty she found at the New York City Tattoo Convention in 2014. Litovsky spent three days photographing the women who attended in a photo series called Ink Girls . “It’s a lot of people — it looks like hundreds […]
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Newport Tattoo’s Kareem Masarani Chose Tattooing Over Slicing Fish
January 18, 2016
Kareem Masarani has owned and operated Newport Tattoo for almost a decade now, but if you ask him, the decade prior was actually the most interesting one. In 1994, a 20-year-old Masarani stepped foot in the historic shop for the first time—his first time in any tattoo parlor—as his then-girlfriend’s friend went to get inked. […]
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Did You Know? 7 Fun Facts About Tattoos
December 19, 2015
Think you know everything there is to know about tattoos? Check out these fun facts below! #1) The $1 Million Tattoo Ever wonder how much the world’s most expensive tattoo cost? It’s just under $1 million, $924,000 to be exact. The tattoo, featured on BornRich, is a brilliant floral design that’s comprised of 612 individual […]
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TSF Announces New Shop Publicity Packages
November 28, 2015
Tattoo Shop Finder is thrilled to announce new listing packages, better designed to help shops take advantage of the winter season. Winter can be slow for many shops, but it’s a great time for shops to build on their marketing and publicity. Our new listing packages make your marketing efforts easy AND affordable! We are […]
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Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Convention – January 2016
November 9, 2015
Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Convention Villian Arts is hosting its 7th annual show in Minneapolis this coming January 8th – 10th, 2016. The Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Convention is an experience you won’t want to miss! Tattooing and Entertainment While special guests and the entertainment schedule are still TBA, the entertainment lineup is already pretty impressive. Between The […]
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Tattoo Styles Series – Traditional and Neo-Traditional
September 20, 2015
“Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.” – Jack London Next up in our tattoo styles series are Traditional tattoos (also known as Old School, Old Skool, or American Traditional). This is the ink you see in gramps’ photos from the navy. Traditional tattoos are […]
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Fort Worth Ink & Art Expo – October 2015
August 30, 2015
Coming up October 9th – 11th is the 2nd Annual Fort Worth Ink & Arts Expo. This show may be young in years, but you wouldn’t know it. Organizers have lined up some great artists and entertainment. Artists and Entertainment: Don’t miss celebrity guests Sullen and Big Gus from Spike TV’s Tattoo Nightmares. This show […]
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Tattoo Cover Ups
August 19, 2015
Do you have your ex’s name on your collarbone, Winnie the Pooh on your bicep (sorry, Josh), a misspelled word on your thigh, or a Chinese character on your lower back that means nothing? The real question is, what do you do when you are done with a tattoo? The time comes for many of […]
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Lake Havasu Tattoo Show September 2015
August 1, 2015
Lake Havasu, Arizona Tattoo Show – staff@TSF, August 1, 2015 It’s been a busy summer, but we wanted to take a few minutes to tell you about a great show coming up: the 8th annual Lake Havasu Tattoo Show, coming up September 4th – 6th. Like every year, this show will have awesome artists, live […]
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The Top Ten Most Removed Celebrity Tattoo Designs
July 11, 2015
This article from the Daily Mail has the top 10 most removed celebrity tattoos and the celebrities that have them inked! TOP TEN MOST REMOVED TATTOOS Name of ex-lover Dolphin Misspelt foreign quote Barbed wire Star Butterfly Chinese symbols Celtic designs Signs of the Zodiac Fairy
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Common Tattoo Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
June 30, 2015
Each day, thousands of tattoos go from thought to reality. This is really cool, when you think about it. Unfortunately, though, there are many individuals who end up unhappy with their ink. Most of the time, the reason is related to the tattoo choice and maybe the way that the tattoo was done. What makes […]
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Inktoberfest’s Inkin the Coast – Biloxi – 2015
June 15, 2015
Coming up July 17 – 19 is Inktoberfest’s fifth annual Inkin the Coast, a convention full of ink, pinups, art, and more! Dozens of artists, such as Joey Tattoo from Tattoo Rescue, Earl Noble from Ink Master, Aaron Antonucci (founder of this event) will be there! And, don’t forget to enter one of the many best […]
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Top 10 Highest Rated Tattoo Shops in Phoenix
June 5, 2015
Phoenix, Arizona, may conjure up images in our minds of the Wild West, but, the truth is that this city is a major modern metropolis, the hub of this desert state’s culture, government, and economy. We were so overwhelmed by the number of highly rated and reviewed tattoo shops in the area that we decided, […]
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The Tattoo Process – Stencils
May 28, 2015
Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/macwagen/569970111 With any craft or art, application techniques differ from artist to artist. The same is true with tattoos! But, while techniques do differ, there are standard practices. If you are ready to take the plunge on getting your first ink, take a quick look at the information below, so you know what to […]
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