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This abstract portrait tattoo uses dotwork to shade the eyelid and eyebrow of the sleeping woman

Bored Tattoo Addicts give themselves Hand Poked Lockdown Tattoos

With the people of the world staying home as much as possible due to the coronavirus, many tattoo addicts have started turning to their own creativity to get their tattoo fix in the form of self-administered hand-poked tattoos. Hand poking is the original form of tattooing, with tattoo machines being a modern invention. Before the […]

October 20, 2020 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Mark Noel uses a dotwork tattoo style to create this paisley elephant chest tattoo

The Powerful Meaning of Elephant Tattoos

Tattoos of elephants symbolize a variety of things; depending on who you are and what type of elephant you are depicting. When choosing an elephant for your tattoo design, you have two options; an African elephant or an Asian elephant. African elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants, and are generally larger. In Africa, the […]

February 24, 2015 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Watch as 35 Hours of Tattooing turns a Man into a Machine

Vietnamese tattoo artist Tery Do creates a complex bio-mechanical tattoo for his client, which covers one side of the client’s chest and extends down his arm. Tery Do starts the tattoo process by drawing a design freehand onto his client’s skin. Not only does he create the tattoo design directly on skin with markers; towards […]

July 16, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Borneo Headhunters Hand Tap a Traditional Iban Tattoo

This video shows how two tattoo artists from the Borneo Headhunter Tattoo studio in East Malaysia work together to create a traditional Iban tattoo. The tattoo artist uses two sticks, one with a needle attached to the end, the other a plain piece of wood. After dipping the needle in ink, the artist uses the […]

May 20, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
This mandala tattoo is made up of individual circles which the tattoo artist has celeverly shaded with tiny dots

Inspiration and Ideas for Mandala Tattoos

A mandala, also known as “the flower of life” is a beautiful geometric design that is often given a deeper, spiritual meaning. Some mandalas resemble symmetrical flowers with patterned petals while others seem like the mad art of a mathematical genius on acid. Whichever form they come in, mandalas have a visual appeal that most […]

January 23, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Hard-hitting Russian Prison Tattoos Documentary

Russian prisons put the “hard” into “hard time”. Over-population, power struggles and violence are an every day part of life in Russian prisons. Convicts have created a caste system; a hierarchy of leaders and lieutenants, followers and outcasts. To communicate their status to others, prisoners wear tattoos that reveal their rank, their crimes and their […]

July 26, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
This incredible tattoo of a bull across the shoulders shows off Peter Madsen's unique style and talent

Peter “Walrus” Madsen Breathes Modern Spiritualism into Tribal Tattoos

Every inch of Peter Madsen’s tattoos is crammed with spiritual patterns or symbolic imagery. As a whole, Madsen’s spiritual tattoo designs are intriguing and individualized. His bold yet highly detailed tattoos are designed to meet his client’s criteria, expressing the client’s spiritual beliefs through the medium of body art. Peter “Walrus” Madsen is inspired by […]

June 11, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Yakuza gang members pose for a photograph that shows their traditional irezumi tattoo designs

Yakuza Tattoos: Japanese Gang Members wear the Culture of Crime

Yakuza tattoos are a source of fascination for many tattoo lovers. The high level of secrecy surrounding the tattoos, combined with the painful method of “hand-poking” the designs and the association with the Japanese underworld gives yakuza tattoo art a mysterious appeal.    The History of Japanese Yakuza Gang Tattoos The history of the yakuza […]

February 7, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

The Link between Jail Tattoos and the Japanese Yakuza Gang Tattoos

National Geographic takes a look at the link between the historical tradition of tattooing prisoners in Japan and the full body tattoo suits worn by members of the modern Yakuza gangs.

January 13, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Tattoo Time Lapse: Skull on Shin by Shawn Will

Shawn Will is a tattoo artist from Houston, Texas who works at Red Dagger Tattoo Studio. In this speed tattoo video, Shawn Will inks a guy’s calf with a skull surrounded by art supplies. In the tattoo design, the tattoo artist has creatively used the skull’s cheek bone as a pencil holder. This is a […]

October 30, 2012 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
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