Apo Whang-Od – Tattooing Legend And Vogue Cover Model
Apo Whang-Od – Tattooing Legend And Vogue Cover Model This April’s Vogue Philippines Beauty issue launched with a face that is familiar to anyone interested in tattooing as a cultural tradition and an art form. Apo Whang-Od, the indigenous tattooing legend from the remote mountainous village of Buscalan in the Kalinga province of the Northern […]
Halloween Special – the Supernatural History of Tattooing
Halloween Special – the Supernatural History of Tattooing Today we see tattoos mostly as a form of self-expression and individuality. A way to tell our unique story to the world, and to honour our one-of-a-kind embodied experience on this planet. While some have returned to the ancient mystical essence of tattooing by exploring the realms […]
Pioneering Women in Tattooing – Jacci Gresham
Pioneering Women in Tattooing – Jacci Gresham The first African American female tattoo artist, Jacci Gresham, is the stuff of legends. A true pioneer and an icon, Gresham is now 72-years old and has been tattooing for over four decades. Her shop, Aart Accent Tattoos & Body Piercing in New Orleans, is Louisiana’s oldest tattoo […]
The Tattooed Ladies
The Tattooed Ladies Tattooed ladies were working-class women who had gotten plenty of ink at a time when it was unthinkable for any proper ‘lady’ to do so. They performed in circuses and sideshows, along sword swallowers, fire eaters and bearded women throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. The ladies would wear clothing […]
Traditional Tattooing Techniques from Around the World
Traditional Techniques from Around the World Tebori Tattoo — Japan The Japanese traditional version of stick-and-poke consists of using a wooden or metal stick knowns as a ‘nomi’. It has a set of needles — sometimes up to 15! — attached with silk thread to its tip. The artist would have several sets of sticks […]
The Code of the Camorra
The Code of the Camorra – Neapolitan mafioso ink It is said never to judge a book by its cover. However, when it comes to the Camorra mobsters of Naples, you could probably judge them by the markings on their skin. The tattooed syndicate of Naples Since modern times, Naples has always been one of […]