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The Trend and the Tools: Fine Line Tattoos
Fine line tattoos are everywhere. The minimalist style has been popping up on celebrities, social media feeds, in fashion magazines, and industry blogs for a few years now - making it undeniably one of the biggest recent tattoo trends. The Trend: What are Fine Line Tattoos? While fine line tattoos feel like a new trend due to their inescapable presence on social media, the first known examples date all the way back to Japan in the 1700s. The fine line style gained popularity in Europe in the 1800s, remained popular until the early 1900s and was favoured amongst the upper...
Maud Wagner
Whether you are a tattoo lover or not, you can’t deny these art form marvel even the most creative mind. If you are a tattooed female, then you should be thanking Maud Wagner. No one ever looks at tattoos as a feminist movement from the Victorian era, but artistically, they are a movement that gave women the courage to express their love for the arts by getting inked. Maud Wagner, considered the first female American tattoo artist, gave women the confidence that having tattoos are not a “man thing” only and women can get inked, and still...
Interview with Robin Labreche
Here's our first artist interview, Robin Labreche How did you get into tattooing? What would you say your background is? I've wanted to tattoo since I was 14 years old. This was before Miami Ink, so tattooing wasn't anywhere near as popular as it is today. I tried to get in, but the few that were fortunate enough to be in the industry were less than thrilled to help some teenager become their competition. Then when I was 18, I went into a shop to get a piercing and was offered a job doing reception. I worked for $3...
Tattoos & Veganism
Tattooing isn't necessarily a new concept, and the number of people who are getting tattoos has risen considerably over the last few decades owing majorly to the fact that there are better tattoo supplies available. Safer tattoo needles, tattoo pigments made from all sorts of raw materials are available and even better tattoo aftercare products. The tattoo trends over the years have however become more characteristic and interesting, so much so that some believe that we are in the age of ‘the rebirth of tattooing- the renaissance’. The more recent vegan tattoo trend is of particular interest...
Tattoos in history : Vikings
In today's world, we seem to be caught up in the rage of a lot of things. One of such things is tattoos and a lot of people who are fascinated with the art provide different reasons for their love. For some getting their bodies inked promotes their appeal and sensuality, while for some others, the ink tells a story and highlights important moments of their lives. Whatever the reason may be, one thing is certain tattoos are not just hitting the scenes. In fact, historical records show that they have been in existence since the Viking and greek period....