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The words on the pages of this artistic book tattoo read, I am my own person and I will not set fire to myself to keep you warm.

If You Love to Read, You’re Gonna Love these Book Tattoos

Book lovers around the world enjoy expressing their love of books with art, whether it is by buying prints of their favorite children’s book illustrations, showing off their book collection with decorative book shelves or by wearing t-shirts that proclaim their love of books. Some readers take their love of books to a whole new […]

March 1, 2018 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
This adorable tattoo shows a rosy cheeked gnome on a swing

Gnomes can Live in Tattoos, Not Just in Gardens

In the late 1980s, a Spanish TV series erupted in popularity in America and was soon shown on children’s television shows around the world. The animation was David the Gnome, based on a book written by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrated by the Dutch artist Rien Poortvliet. The series now has cult status […]

February 23, 2018 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Life and death are balanced in this black ink tattoo by master tattooist Kirk Nilsen

The Majestic Mandala Tattoos of New Jersey’s Kirk Nilsen

Kirk Nilsen was born in 1987 in the historical town of New Brunswick in New Jersey, USA. Nilsen has always been involved in creative pursuits, spending several years performing in international music acts and designing album covers for bands and record labels. He apprenticed himself to an older tattoo artist and began experimenting with dot […]

February 19, 2018 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Check out Tattoo Artist Ben Shaw’s Dark and Dangerous Designs

Check out Tattoo Artist Ben Shaw’s Dark and Dangerous Designs

American tattoo artist Ben Shaw has been inking designs into skin since the turn of the century. He started out his career by travelling the United States, gaining experience in different tattoo parlors before finally settling down at Octopus Tattoo in Derby in the United Kingdom. Shaw’s style is a mix of traditional design elements […]

January 16, 2017 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

No Stencil, No Drawing, just Ink to Skin: Carl Grace Freehands a Skull Tattoo

Tattoo artist Carl Grace takes a no fuss approach to this tattoo by tattooing straight onto his client’s skin, without drawing a design or creating a stencil to guide his hand. It takes courage, for both the tattoo artist and his client, to use a freehand tattoo technique. The client can’t be sure that the […]

July 21, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Javi Wolf gives his client a beautiful and symbolic watercolor tattoo of a guitar with a treble clef

Wear a Piece of Living Art with a Javi Wolf Tattoo

Javi Wolf is a tattoo artist working out of Mexico City. He creates vibrant, colorful tattoos with an artistic watercolor style. Each of his tattoos focuses on a meaningful subject such as animals, musical instruments or symbols. One particular design style that has it’s own different and unique appeal is his technique of creating splashes […]

July 17, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Tattoo artist Deliperi creates a mind blowing optical illusion tattoo by simply warping a checker board

Let Yourself be Mesmerized by Pierluigi Deliperi’s Hypnotic Tattoos

Pierluigi Deliperi works out of the Tattoo Crew Production studio in Sardinia, Italy, specializing in mind-warping geometric tattoos. Many of his designs include optical illusions that appear to transform the shape of the human body; adding an extra dimension to the reality of the tattoo wearer’s skin. Using geometric shapes, such as checkers, cubes and repetitive […]

July 15, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Watch a Zombie Emerge from Living Human Flesh in this Tattoo Video

Tattoo artists Jeremiah Barba begins his tattoo process by drawing freehand on his client’s skin, bringing forth the undead from living flesh. This time-lapse video shows the entire tattoo process, as Barba adds shading, highlights and gory blood red ink to the design. Barba has a dark, organic tattoo style that lends itself well to […]

July 12, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Pietro Sedda gives this portrait tattoo a twisted and psychological edginess by warping the woman's face

Pietro Sedda’s Twisted Tattoos give a Warped Perspective of Humanity

Italian tattoo artist Pietro Sedda brings a strange new perspective to portrait tattoos by smearing the faces of his subjects across his human canvas. The result has a psychological element to it, and because of the realistic nature of the tattoos, a surrealist effect is created. The technique gives his portraits an inhuman appeal. The […]

May 21, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
An abstract angel watches over this woman from within this watercolor tattoo by Petra

Petra’s Vibrant and Expressive Watercolor Tattoos

Petra Hlaváčková works in both fine art and body art, bringing her captivating watercolor style to both realms. Petra’s tattoos feature bold, lively lines filled with personality and poise, a design aspect that defines her work and makes her tattoos recognisable. Symbols of nature, religion, human inventiveness and emotions make up the central subjects of […]

May 20, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
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