Tattoos Are Good For Your Health!   Yeah, when I first read that sentence I didn’t think it was real either. That makes us both wrong. I mean, when you think about all the different reasons for getting a tattoo in the first place, you think about the meaning it has to you, the style you want, maybe it just looks cool. Who would have ever thought that tattoos are good for your health? Ink Therapy See, now that is a phrase we are all famililar with. You get stressed out and it just feels good to get some new wearable art. But recent studies from the University of Alabama have found that get ..read more

Sibling Tattoo Ideas   Recently I had a few siblings come into the shop to get their birth years and order tattooed on themselves. This made me remember a conversation that I had about getting sibling tattoos with my brother and sister. I still like the idea we had come up with, although we never followed through. But it did make me think about how many different sibling tattoo ideas there are. I am not one to tattoo someones name on myself, but getting corresponding tattoos with the people who have been and will be stuck with me till the end is acceptable. So here is a list I have compi ..read more

Amazing New Tattoo Techniques in 2022 Getting tattooed has thankfully become extremely common and lost it’s stigma that only criminals and bikers get them. Personally we have tattooed everyone from police to soccer moms. It is a very personal decision, and it should be. you are marking your body for the rest of your life. Not only have they even become acceptable in business environments, the technology has kept up with the times. New tattoo ideas, styles, and techniques are showing up everywhere, every day.  Way Better Ink Have you come accross an old tattoo that probably started off bla ..read more

Lets Talk Flowers Oh yes, we know you love your flowers. Flower tattoos are one of the most popular tattoos. Right up there with skulls and scripts. So many people want them, and equally don’t know which flowers they want. Yes, some may have personal and private meanings to you such as a birth flower. But each flower has a different meaning, so let us learn ya something to help you decide which ones you want to get.  The Rose One of the most popular flowers in real life, and the most iconic flower tattoo you will see. They are styled in so many ways we could do an article simply about ros ..read more

Preparing For A Tattoo   Maybe it’s just a recent thing, but lately I have been having to ask my clients more and more if they have completed certain things before coming to the shop. There seems to be an influx of people getting their first tattoo and not knowing what to do beforehand. So I thought now would be a good time to give you a few basic checks of what to do before you get tattooed. Even if you have multiple tattoos, it is easy to become complacent and forgetful, so maybe this will help you brush up on preparing for a tattoo.   Before You Walk In The Door   Eat: The fi ..read more

Proper Tattoo Placement Ah, the tattoo. Once a sign of rebellion, deviance, and defiance, it is now highly regarded as a form of self expression and memory. In fact, nearly 50% of the population has at least one tattoo. In the last two weeks I alone gave several people their first tattoos. Everyone from kids celebrating their 18th birthdays to 60+ year olds. That’s a lot of people looking to wear their art and their history on them. So while the excitement to get a tattoo is growing rapidly, tattoo regret is a very real thing. So it is very important that you choose the right place for a tatto ..read more

How To Plan A Sleeve “Bro, how much for a sleeve?”, “Well, I’m thinkin I wanna get a whole sleeve, ya know?” These and similar questions can be the bane of an artist’s existence. So let me lay some knowledge on you about how to strategically plan a tattoo sleeve. So that you may better understand the commitment, time, and money it is going to take to accomplish. Because if you actually sit and think about it, it can be overwhelming to comprehend. And let’s be honest, most people really don’t know what they want to begin with. Full Sleeve Or Half Sleeve? There are two obvious points here. A ha ..read more

Most Painful Places To Get Tattooed Well, we already told you that it hurts to get tattooed. And one of the questions we get asked frequently is, “where does it hurt the most?” To which we often give you a smartass answer and say, “Texas.” However we are going to actually go over some of the most painful places to get tattooed so that you may more carefully think about the placement of your design before you decide to get it. No pain, no gain am I right? Sternum Oh yeah, that nice center area of your chest between your neck and abdomen. Its a tender little sucker. While designs here are defini ..read more

Good Tattoo Etiquette Is A Thing   A guide on good questions to ask and things you just should never say As tattoo artists, we are accustomed to getting all kinds of questions. Some are really good questions, and we could see why you might ask that. Some questions make us want to slap the taste out of your mouth. But hey, we aren’t here to chastise you right away are we? No, we are here to educate. That way the next time you go into a tattoo studio, you don’t say something, well… stupid. How Much For A Sleeve? Man this question just pisses me off. Because this is literally like walking in ..read more