Rank the 'Tattoo Talk' With Drugs and Alcohol as a Parent

Underage tattooing has been a nightmare issue for both parents and children alike in recent years. The notoriety of young celebrities who bare their tattooed skin for their younger fans to admire opens the debate concerning role model behavior and presentation to our under 18 crowds.

In ancient circles, tattooing the body was a form of ritual and art-work. Tribal tattoos were given to children very young, with the entire tribe engaging in the structured and carefully planned family-type activity of initiation involved in giving and receiving the tattoo was a major part of this culture. This practice extends into the present day in tribal society, as well as, in some cases, extreme body piercing.

While we are not a tribal society, modern social pressures for teens in particular, together with a popular cult-ure of rising stars with little to no concern for the image they are portraying to their younger fans, has brought the issue of underage tattooing to the forefront of many family discussions. Like the tribal society that engages in ritual tattooing through the family unit, the discussion of underage tattooing needs to be initiated within the same family unit here in the United States.

Far from being a social problem, although one could argue for stricter rulings for tattoo artists who are caught tattooing children without parental consent, the issue of tattooing on minors needs to be addressed at the much more intimate level of in home discussions and guidelines for acceptable behavior, limits and consequences, by parents to their children.

School districts in some areas of the country are speculating about the importance of tattoo education for teens in particular regarding the laws and the dangers of underage and underground tattooing in unsterile facilities. While the topic is definitely a great health concern, and needs to be addressed in that manner, the onus still falls on the parents of teens to be certain of their child's activity by becoming more involved in the lives of their children.

When a 14 year old girl can obtain a tattoo from a stranger, the obvious concern needs to extend much further than the kinds of skin troubles she can contract from dirty needles; although that too is definitely an issue ~ perhaps concern for whether she would make it out of a stranger's home alive might also need to be talked about at the family dinner table.

Definitely lobby for educating children to the health dangers of underground and underage tattooing in schools and anywhere else children are prone to hang-out, but make the major portion of this issue your issue and protect your children by talking to them about making wise choices concerning their bodies and health now. Factor this one in as one of those topics you need to talk to your kids about, up there with drugs, alcohol and sex.


Inflicting Ink supports state laws and regulations regarding underage tattooing and sterile facilities by refusing to tattoo minors, and maintaining a sterile tattoo facility that exceeds every guideline in RI and the United States at this time.


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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Thanks sent to Inflicting Ink for Rhode Island Blood Center Blood Drive with Cardi's Furniture in South Kingstown, RI

Nov 6, 2010: Rhode Island Blood Center Blood Drive with Cardi's Furniture
Cardi's Furniture, South Kingstown, RI

Dear Inflicting Ink Tattoo,

Thank you for sponsoring the Cardi’s Furniture blood drives on November 6th. Your support helped the Rhode Island Blood Center to ensure a safe & adequate blood supply to our hospitals. A total of 42 pints were collected between all 4 locations. Since one pint can save up to three lives, your blood drive potentially benefited up to 126 people in Rhode Island and beyond!

• South County Commons: 15 (5 sign ups to become bone marrow donors)
• Swansea: 6
• South Attleboro: 16
• West Warwick: 5

Also, the Inflicting Ink event at the South County Commons was a huge success. Not only did we have the 2nd highest collection we have ever had at that drive, we really got the message out that you can donate blood if you have a tattoo in the state of Rhode Island.

All blood donations will make a difference in someone’s life. A significant amount of the blood collected at our blood drives will go towards treating children with leukemia, automobile accident victims and patients needing organ transplants. It is because of generous folks like yourself, who host blood drives, that we are able to give hope to patients and their families.

Please extend my thanks to everyone else that helped to make the day a success. It was a pleasure working with you again and I look forward to our next drive. Saturday, February 12th 2011.

Also, I believe Frank and Glenn will be working on a new Providence Journal ad for our 2011 blood drives and will be in touch soon once they have some proofs to show.

Till then, take care.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Siegal

Account Manager, South CountyRhode Island Blood Center
Mobile: 401-480-7891
Office: 401-453-8367
Fax: 401-453-8557
Email: jsiegal@ribc.org

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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.
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White Sox Fan Needs Tattoo Removal

White Sox fan sues for backward tattoo

By Sahadev Sharma


CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox fan Gina Bebis wanted to use part of her body as an homage to her favorite team, but the tattoo turned out to be as disappointing as what happened on the field for the South Siders.

On June 5, just before the Sox went on a run that would eventually take them to first place in the American League Central Division, Bebis went to have the White Sox logo surrounded by purple clovers tattooed on her thigh.

One problem: the tattoo was applied backward, which mirrored what happened to her team after the All-Star break.

Bebis, who underwent numerous laser removal sessions, is suing the tattoo shop and the artist for an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the cost of the laser removal, the cost of a cover-up tattoo, and money for the pain and suffering she endured from the laser treatments.

Attempts to call the tattoo parlor went unanswered, and a visit to the shop proved fruitless.

According to the suit, the artist prepared a proof of the design, which was approved by Bebis, and the artist proceeded to ink the tattoo on Bebis' thigh.

So was the proof placed on Bebis' backwards?

"Yes, it seems [the artist] applied the proof flipped over, and that is how it ended up backwards," said Bebis' attorney, Daniel Fabbri. "We can only speculate as to that, since it is such an obvious mistake on his part, we can't come up with any other possible way he did this."

A few artists at Insight Studios in Ukrainian Village -- who asked that their names not be used -- were willing to shed some light on how something like this usually is avoided. They claimed that before using permanent ink, the artwork would be stenciled on the body and approved by the person receiving the tattoo. They were adamant that this is standard practice and a step that is never skipped. It is unclear whether a non-permanent stencil was ever done on Bebis' thigh for her approval.


None of the artists at Insight confessed to ever making a similar mistake, though one artist claimed that he had one client who wanted a tattoo of his child's name. The customer wrote down the name, had the ink done and left satisfied. However, the next day he returned after his wife yelled at him because he had misspelled his child's name.

The artists from Insight also said when inking letters, they're more concerned with the 'art' of the tattoo rather than the actual spelling of any words, so it's plausible that a transposed word could go unnoticed, unless the customer speaks up.

In fact, this is not the first time a Chicago tattoo has gained infamy. Nearly five years ago, Sam Hacker intended to tattoo the word 'CHI-TOWN' on a customer. However, after going through the appropriate steps, all which were approved by the customer, the word 'CHI-TONW' ended up being tattooed.

Hacker claimed that he was less concerned with the spelling and completely focused on the intricate art of the old-English style font the customer had requested. The tattoo actually gained so much notoriety that it became a fad for people to request the misspelled version.

This can only mean that there will be numerous sightings of upside down Blackhawk logos and backwards "Go, Cubs, Go!" tattoos scattered across the Chicagoland area in the near future.

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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Portrait Tattoo in Memory of a Friend

Memorial tattoo from Inflicting Ink Tattoo in RI...

"Thanks David Foster for the great Tattoo. I appreciate your patience regarding the artwork and the fine work you did for me in memory of my friend...Thanks again!" -J Souza

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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

The Tattoo and Body Art Debate

Tattoos, body piercings and other forms of body art have come under a tremendous amount of scrutiny of late. Everything from Southern teens expelled from school for a body piercing that expresses religious freedom, to employability and the strange case of a man who, running out of available skin, chose to tattoo his eyeballs.

The question really isn't about what is too much, or enough even, the only question that needs to be considered in any of this is, Why are the rights of individuals to express themselves in this way being systematically violated and removed by our current societal standards?

It amounts to censorship in one form or another, and whether you are a body art enthusiast or not, you need to be aware and concerned about these developments; because today it might be the guy or girl with the multiple tattoos and piercings who doesn't get the job, or is expelled from school, and tomorrow it might be your daughter, son, or mother with that hidden tattoo that no one else ever sees who is being discriminated against or singled out in some fashion, for their artistic expression.

Ultimately, we are all in control of our own bodies. The rights and choices of what we determine to be acceptable, wearable, and enjoyable, belongs to us, so far.

Exercise your current right to adorn your body in any way you like and visit Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI for a professionally inked custom tattoo or a beautiful body piercing in a comfortable sterile environment.
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.