Judi Batchelor was appalled years ago when two of her sons got tattoos. The 84-year-old retired educator grew up in a time when only rough characters had tattoos. “People just didn’t get them, it was ...

United States Coast Guard members put their lives on the line while covering a lot of ocean. Now, Coasties are able to cover a lot more of their bodies with ink, because the Coast Guard recently eased ...

Tattoos have long been a way for people to express their personal style, beliefs, and creativity. However, the commitment to permanent ink can be daunting for some, leading many to seek alternatives ...

In today's society, face tattoos have traditionally carried a negative stereotype, and research has shown those with visible tattoos on their bodies are more likely to be viewed as unprofessional, ...

"I never imagined someone that looked like me could be a tattoo artist," Raychelle Duazo, a queer femme Filipina artist, told me over the phone. We're rewinding a bit, revisiting what it was like for ...

Carolann Mohrman, 75, perched behind an artist’s booth at the sixth-annual Denver Tattoo Arts Festival last week as the buzz of tattoo needles filled the air – slightly out of place because she ...

The phrases “tattoo artist” or “tattoo shop” generally conjure up images of traditional tattoo shops with “flash” pieces (art that can be repeated on anyone’s skin) on the walls, metal music drowning ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Three female tattoo artists opened their own tattoo shop on the west side of Grand Rapids. Balm Tattooing hopes to create a safe and inclusive space for their clients. "I love ...

Tattoos, Harleys, skydiving, vintage cars, smoking, Johnny Cash — there are some things that still have an edge. But tattoos say it in blood. It’s permanence by definition. Once done, there’s no ...