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National Tattoo Museum issues stamps

As I discussed the issue earlier, the National Tattoo Museum, Wellington is on the verge of closer due to lack of funds. Now the authorities have issued a new series of stamps for Universal Mail postboxes in order to raise the required funds. The stamps.

Tattoos observe no rules; just mark what you feel like

“I noted 32 motivations for getting tattooed of which 25 were sexual in whole or part’ says tattooist Samuel M. Steward in “Chapters From an Autobiography”.

So, is it pure sex flooded mind that makes a person mark himself for life? Of course, most…

Tattooing the ‘Kakau’ way

The traditional technique of tattooing ‘kakau’, was in its full flow at the Third Annual Salt Lake City International Tattoo Convention at the Salt Palace Convention Center this weekend. Shunning the tattoo gun, enthusiasts like Alison Trowbridge were…

Shutters to go down forever on the Wellington Tattoo Museum

Doesn’t matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to gather the charm of the stunning painted models at the National Tattoo Museum in Abel Smith Street Wellington, New Zealand as it’s breathing its last due to lack of funds to support the new rent of…

Jazz up your Photograph with a tattoo

No, you don’t have to shoot your pic with the tattoo gun. It’s a simple Photoshop trick that allows adding tattoos anywhere on your existing photograph. Just follow the easy steps and insert the design of your choice to play the trick on…

Here you…

Norfolk to lift the 54-year old ban on Tattoo Parlors

The beautiful art of tattoos will get a new life in Norfolk with officials planning to lift the 54-year-old ban on tattoo parlors. The ban was imposed in 1952. If the Norfolk’s Planning Commission approves the scrapping of the ban, artists can start…

Marines tattoo to honor those killed in Iraq

There’s a different kind of war going on inside the skulls of the marines flexing out their ‘rusted muscles’ ‘in the name of peace’ in Iraq. The moment they lose any of the soldiers, the fellow soldiers go back home and ink them on their body as a token.

The Top Twenty-Five Tattooed Celebrities in 2005

Vanishing Tattoo is out with an interesting list of the Top 25 Tattooed Celebrities of the Year 2005 based on their online popularity. The list includes eleven women and fourteen men and you’ll be surprised to know that one of the top tattooed…

Tattoos of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Let us today peep in the tattoos of “The Rock”, Dwayne Johnson. The wrestler and action super star flaunt two tattoos – a bull on his right upper arm and a Samoan design covering whole of his left shoulder. The bull tattoo with red eyes is in sync…

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