Classic cartoons like Popeye, Mickey Mouse, or Betty Boop. Nautical themes like mermaids or anchors. Any combination of hearts, daggers, pinup girls, and red roses. These are all examples of ...

When Leo Zulueta opened Spiral Tattoo in Ann Arbor in 2000, he brought with him 20 years of tattooing experience and a national reputation as the originator of the contemporary tribal tattoo movement.

Missionaries and colonization nearly extinguished the indigenous practice of tattooing among Alaska Natives and Inuit across the circumpolar north. Now, modern advocates and artists see the beginning ...

Although almost everyone wants their tattoo to be totally unique and original, there's still a lot to be said for traditional designs within tattoo artistry. You know, the classic tattoos that you ...

These artists channel elements of Chinese painting, calligraphy and Buddhism through their needles in a new form of ‘poetic ...

GARDEN GROVE – Not widely practiced, the tattooing art of tatau has been a right of passage for men and women in Samoa for centuries, and a small shop in Garden Grove is one of a few places stateside ...

ANCHORAGE — Marjorie Tahbone pushed a needle into and back out of a woman’s forearm, allowing the ink-covered end of the cotton thread to soak in the skin for a moment before she pulled it out and ...

Hawaii's first Traditional Tattoo Festival will take place Oct. 25 to 29 on the Island of Hawaii. Photo Credit: Heather Goodman/Hawaii Tourism Authority In the beginning, Joel Tan was reluctant to ...

Neo traditional tattoos are a popular tattoo trend happening right now. So, what are neo traditional tattoos? This tattoo style is a contemporary update to the classic, traditional tattoo. Many ...

Marjorie Tahbone pushed a needle into and back out of a woman's forearm, allowing the ink-covered end of the cotton thread to soak in the skin for a moment before she pulled it out and began another ...