A Grand Re-opening and New York Tattoo Convention Celebration In my wealth of personal experience, a party is supposed to consist of a few hazy memories, a couple of mysterious bruises, more than a couple ill-advised text messages and, if all went well, an awkward morning. Instead, on May 19th in their Manhattan based shop , Red Rocket Tattoo threw a party that reaffirmed my love for the ink embedded demographic that I so proudly belong

Like the Michaelangelo of body art , Silvano Fiato ’s tattoos are hyper realistic and perfectly drawn. He might be one of the best tattoo artists you’ve ever seen, and that he is from Italy only emphasizes the similar distinction he shares with a great Renaissance artist. The likeness of his portrait tattoos to their subjects are done with such exactitude that you might think the tattoo was a sticker on somebody’s arm except somehow, unobtrusively, he manages to

Originally, I only planned to send this to my staff. I planned to have this fixed, edited, and distributed as an article. But I’ve changed my mind. I’m not a writer, but I felt that it would be more authentic to share it with all of you, free from edits but true to my heart. Please take the time to read through my thoughts and allow me to share with you my vision

Ashley De Vor is a young and talented artist who hails from Phoenix, Arizona. She dabbles in a variety of artistic mediums to create art that is full of beautiful dark imagery. She describes her work as “a concoction of beauty mixed with horror and a few quirks from the artist.” Her mediums include oil, watercolor, graphite, and more recently ink on skin. We had a chance to get a glimpse into the creative

An estimated 40 million Americans have at least one tattoo somewhere on their body. So who is the country’s preeminent tattoo artist ? “Ink Master” is the first-ever tattoo competition series featuring some of the nation’s top tattoo artists on a quest to determine who is the best at their craft and who will win a huge cash prize. Throughout the competition, the artists battle it out in various tattoo challenges that test the artists’ technical