So in my previous tattoo blogs I’ve talked about everything from picking a shop, to designing the tattoo and the actual sitting for it. Whenever you look at aftercare or when your artist tells you about it, the process usually involves a little washing, a little moisturizer and that’s it. Read More
Category: Tattoo Tales
Tattoo Tales: Getting Ink
This blog is going to be one of the weirder ones in the series I talk about. There’s a mixture of fact and what works for me. Now, by this point in the process you know what tattoo you want, where you want it, you’ve talked and probably done a Read More
Tattoo Tales: Scheduling your appointment.
Scheduling your appointment? Why would I talk about that? You know tattoos hurt. So why would you want to get a tattoo before you’re going to go do something? Or with a big event a few days away? Scheduling your tattoo appointment isn’t a hard part of the process, but Read More
Tattoo Tales: The ink you want, and the ink you don’t.
So I’m returning to the whole idea of Tattoo Tales, sharing with you all of the things I’ve learned about the inking process. To recap, I’ve talked about making wise tattoo decisions, the permanent changes in life that having ink makes and picking a shop that’s right for you. Today Read More
Tattoo Tales, where did they go?
So, like over a month ago I started doing a whole Tattoo Tales series… and then the blogs didn’t publish and I got lazy and I realized last night – what the heck? Why am I don’t doing this? Well, this next week I’m going to return to talking about Read More
Tattooed Brides
Dear Reader, We all have instances that have marked us deeply. I remember being around 22, still in college and convinced the world was all cotton candy and rainbows. One day I was at the mall by myself for a while before my friends met up with me. I was Read More
Tattoo Tales: Friends don’t let friends pick bad shops.
I hear some version of this story a lot: It was Friday night and we were hanging out and I looked at my friend and said, ‘I want a tattoo.’ So we want to the shop down the street and I got the artist to do this. It looks like Read More
Tattoo Tales: It’s permanent, and not like a sharpie.
I’m late in posting today. The weekend got away from me. Right. So onward! I’m doing a series on tattoos and talking about the entire process. Last week I threw the idea out there and this week I want to talk about chosing tattoos and accepting how they will impact Read More
Tattoo Tales: Tattooing and Making Wise Decisions
People approach me often about my tattoos. Mine are so bright they’ve been mistaken as clothing or body paint. Generally, people are curious about them, the process, the story behind the tattoo, and how badly it hurt. I’ve always welcomed conversations about them, because with anything else a better educated Read More
