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Jay Brown: The Rosini Award and The Ink Travelers Tattoo Convention

By Jay Brown
Every tattooer says, “I wanna tattoo till the day I die!” But only a few have done it, and only one that I know of has actually tattooed the day he died at a tattoo convention. To honor this man an award was created, and now 10 years later the list of recipients has become quite a prestigious one. Now the convention was/is the Ink Travelers Tattoo Convention in Vancouver, Washington and the tattooer was R.J. Rosini, a man many say that they definitely broke the mold after he was born…
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February 15, 2012 | Categories: art, collectible, conventions, entertainment, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing | Tags: Alliance of Professional Tattooists, art, Bert Rodriguez, Constance Eller, Crazy Philadelphia Eddie Funk, Felicia Connely, Henry Goldfield, J.A. Brown, jay brown, Lyle Tuttle, photos, pictures, Sailor Cam Cook, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoo convention, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, the A.T.P., the National Tattoo Association, The Rosini Award & the Ink Travelers Tattoo Convention, Vyvyn Lazonga | 7 Comments

Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Inc (A.P.T.) Releases Statement on TLC’s, Tattoo School

A.P.T.’s Official Statement: The Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Inc is dismayed by the recent television offering from The Learning Channel titled, “Tattoo School.” This program is one of several aimed at viewers who share an interest in tattooing and other forms of body art. The majority of those viewers are not professional tattooists and should not be encouraged to engage in tattooing without a proper apprenticeship program. The A.P.T., Inc. recommends a minimum of three years study under a Master Tattooist with direct supervision in a professional tattoo studio… (more…)