My names Josh McHale, I’ve been doing the videos for Tattoo Artist Magazine since 2007. I created a new series called, Craft Your Profession. It focuses on individuals who create art and make a profession out of it doing it all by themselves. I do the same with the video aspect of it… (more…)
For years people saw tattoos as a sign of rebellion. A middle finger salute to the rest of the world. Outlaw bikers got tattoos. Sailors on leave in Singapore got tattoos. Lifers in the joint got tattoos. But now in the United States one out of every three adults under forty has a tattoo! So what happened? How did tattoo go from something that was put on you to an expression that comes from within you? Tattoo Nation tells the story of a few people who helped transform the world of tattoo, and the way we think about tattoos, forever. This is the true story of the ink revolution.
By Laura Roeper (Original Story Appears courtesy of Chicago Now’s: Permanent Canvas)
Chicago Tattoo Arts convention was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont on March 22 to March 24, 2013… (more…)
Courtesy of Sullen TV: Sullen TV was in Detroit, MI for the Motor City Tattoo Expo with the amazingly talented tattooer and artist, Bob Tyrrell. Bob Tyrrell (@bobtyrell) tattooed the winner of the Sullen Art Collective Facebook Tattoo Giveaway, Billy Jack Buzzard from West Virginia. Check out the tour so far and stay tuned for more from Detroit Rock City! (more…)
Courtesy of Sullen TV: Sullen TV is covering the Rockstar Energy Drink Inked Up Tour 2013. Stop one was at the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention with the Sullen Art Collective. Sullen TV host Bernadette Macias catches up with a few artists like Myke Chambers, Christian Perez, Tattoo Ish and Jime Litwalk… (more…)
By Michelle Salemi (Original story appears at:
http://variety.com/ )
Skin artwork was not a sign of rebellion but camaraderie at the L.A. preem of D&E’s doc “Tattoo Nation” on March 28.
“There’s just such great soul in these tattoo artist, and then if you have the talent, pass it on!” tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy said before the Arclight screening.
Actor Danny Trejo, whose tattoos include a family portrait of his children on his back, gets asked a lot about his ink: “People ask me if my tattoos have hindered my career. I say, ‘For the first five years of it.’ I played inmate number one. The only thing I heard the director say was ‘Danny, take off your shirt.’ “ (more…)
By Kent Smith
When approached by Eric Schwartz and John Corry (the director and producer) of Tattoo Nation over a year ago, we knew they were on to something good. While they were not apart of the industry, we knew they were doing this movie the “right way.” Eric had taken his time and developed a story that encompassed the true black and grey history of tattooing…
Courtesy of Sullen TV: Sullen TV is covering the Rockstar Energy Drink Inked Up Tour 2013. Stop one was at the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention with the Sullen Art Collective. Sullen TV host Bernadette Macias catches up with a few artists like Myke Chambers, Christian Perez, Tattoo Ish and Jime Litwalk… (more…)
Courtesy of Sullen TV: Sullen TV is covering the Rockstar Energy Drink Inked Up Tour 2013. Stop one was at the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention with the Sullen Art Collective. Sullen TV host Bernadette Macias catches up with a few artists like Myke Chambers, Christian Perez, Tattoo Ish and Jime Litwalk… (more…)
By Laura Roeper (Original Story Appears courtesy of Chicago Now’s: Permanent Canvas)
By Michelle Salemi (Original story appears at: 
By Kent Smith
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