Not even halfway through the first day of the first-ever Ink Masters Tattoo Show hosted in Juneau, the organizer said he had already decided to return next year. Juneau resident Taron Hampton gets a Lafayette leopard tattoo from Henry “Bighead” Lewis on Thursday afternoon at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall during the Ink Masters Tattoo Show. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire) “It’s the support here — if people don’t support it, there’s no point in coming,” said Reymond Hernandez on Thursday afternoon. “Everybody that came so far, they’re walking out with their tattoos and are happy, and they’re telling us thanks for […]

The twenty-third Annual Inked Out NJ Tattoo Conference And Music Competition will happen September 15 – 17, 2023, at the Meadowlands Expo Heart in Secaucus, New Jersey. Introduced by famous tattoo artist Mario Barth of Starlight Tattoo and sponsored by Intenze Tattoo Ink and Stencil Stuff, this 12-month occasion gives attendees a distinctive lineup of experiences. Enjoyable for your entire household. Child-friendly actions and live music all three days. On Saturday, September sixteenth, expertise the electrical synergy of the Rock & Tats All-Star Band, which includes rock luminaries Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz (who each play in Slash That includes […]

Gil Morales proudly displays his love for old Crown school buses on his foreman. Morales, a driver-instructor for Garden Grove Unified School District in Southern California, shared with School Transportation News the story behind his tattoo last month during Green Bus Summit at STN EXPO in Reno, Nevada. He explained that he grew up in the school bus business, as his stepfather was a private school bus company mechanic. Morales recalled going to the bus garage with him during his summer breaks. When Morales was about 10 or 11 years old, the bus company owner said he would pay him […]

Weird NJ is excited to participate in the ROCK OF AGES PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET & TATTOO EXPO at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison on September 8 – 10. (Weird NJ publisher Mark & Mark will be there on Saturday and Sunday ONLY, the 9th and 10th.) It’s the only event of its kind in the country that takes the legendary status of the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market and merges it with hundreds of tattoo artists from across the globe. We are featuring THREE DAYS and hundreds of DIY artists, Makers, Crafters, Specialty Food Makers, […]

Getting “inked” in West Virginia will be easier this weekend, thanks to the 9th annual West Virginia Tattoo Expo. The event is underway in Morgantown and was first established in 2013. This is the annual community event for tattoo artists from all over the country, and although this isn’t a new event in the local area, the buzz couldn’t be more significant. The Expo promoter, Rocco Cunningham, looks forward to the three-day event. “The expo started in 2013. This is our ninth annual event. It started 11 years ago but with a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. So we’re […]

Clayton Patterson is doing a book signing for “In the Shadows” earlier this year on the Lower East Side. He flashed an “L” sign for L.E.S. (Photo by Destiny Mata). They left their mark: New book tells the story of N.Y.C.’s underground tattoo years. Weighing in at 5 pounds and running 600 pages, Clayton Patterson’s “In the Shadows: The People’s History of New York City Underground Tattooing” is the definitive book on the decorative art form’s evolution from the margins to the mainstream. Nearly a decade in the making, the lavishly illustrated tome was released earlier this year by Tribal […]

Newbury’s Tattoo convention has received high praise from artists nationwide. Over 40 creatives poured into the Newbury Racecourse at the weekend to celebrate all things ink. People of all genders and backgrounds came together to enjoy Newbury’s alternative scene. This is the second event of its kind, in Newbury, following its successful debut last year at the Corn Exchange. Newbury resident and co-organizer with Lee Priddy of Full Power Studios, Maria New, said the event was terrific, and the racecourse was the perfect venue. “All the artists are lovely, and we are delighted,” she said. “We created this event because […]