Tattoo Events We Like in October 2011

Here are some of the charity tattoo events and nationwide tattoo events that we like in October of 2011. 

Tattoo-a-Thon to Benefit Food Bank

The first-annual Tattoo-A-Thon to benefit RI Community Food Bank will be held at PowerLine Tattoo on Reservoir Avenue on Oct. 29.
By Kimberly Goldthwait

On Saturday, Oct. 29th, PowerLine Tattoo will be holding its first annual Spooktacular Tattoo-A-Thon. Artists Evan Olin, Jay Blackburn, Mike Ladoux and Shane Baker have created over 20 pieces of custom original autumn and Halloween flash.
“These pieces will only be available that day.” sais owner Evan Olin. “After the 29th, we will retire them until next year’s event.”
Some examples of the artwork are accompanying this article, but all of the pieces will be available to view on the PowerLine Tattoo website.
The proceeds from this event, will go directly to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The doors will open at 11 a.m. and artist will donate their time, equipment, and materials on a first come first serve basis. While you are waiting, there will be snacks and Halloween flicks to watch.
“We want the event to be an all out Halloween Bash” says Kara Olin, VP of PowerLine Tattoos. “We are wearing costumes and are encouraging all of our clients to do the same.” 
The Cost for each piece will be $60 or $50 with the donation of two can goods.
Doors open at 11am and close at 9pm. Artist will stay to accommodate anyone who arrives during that window.

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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.

Are People Still Fired Over Tattoos?

Apparently this Mansfield, Ohio woman says she was.

Mansfield Woman Claims She Was Fired For Tattoo

October 24, 2011
MANSFIELD, Ohio - Abby Carper of Mansfield said she was fired for her body art.

Carper, a home health care worker, said he was terminated because of her tattoos, even though she had them when she was hired.

She has tattoos on her arm, her shoulder, her back and she still plans to get more. They include a fairy, a dragon, and her children's names.

Carper said when she was hired a few months ago by Care Companions of Ohio, her tattoos were not an issue.

"Most elderly men I take care of are veterans and I've seen naked ladies on their arms, bulldogs for Marines, anchors. You name it, I've seen it," said Carper.

Then two weeks ago, the 31-year-old Mansfield mother of five said she was told her body art didn't belong in her line of work.

Carper's mother told ONN's Denise Alex that it should be the quality of the care, not the tattoos, that matters.

ONN-TV tried contacting Care Companions of Ohio, but they not yet responded.

Carper said she plans to filed a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission alleging discrimination.

Carper is now working as a home health aid at another Mansfield company.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration estimates more than 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo.

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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.

Most Tattooed Man Makes Guinness World Records for Sixth Time

We love this stuff… check out the pictures of Lucky Diamond Rich at the link… and if you want to get in the running to challenge him for your own Guinness World Record, contact Inflicting Ink Tattoo at (401) 683-5680.

Geelong tattoo artist holds Guinness World Record as most tattooed man

by Alex Sampson
September 23, 2011
GEELONG tattoo artist Lucky Diamond Rich has inked his name in the Guinness World Record books for the sixth time running.

For the sixth year in a row, he's been listed in the Guiness World Records book as the most tattooed man in the world, the Geelong Advertiser reports.

He has had his entire body (and he means entire) covered in tattoos, not once, but twice.

Lucky said he has never been inhibited in any way by his physical appearance and was told by his parents as a child to do whatever made him happy.

"I've lived like that since I was a little boy and have had a life beyond my wildest dreams,'' he said.

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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.

Tattoos Gaining Acceptance

Among mainstream tattoo lovers, acceptance has always been an issue. Whether you’re an executive, or a mechanic, there has always been at least one location where your body art has not been welcome – typically, at work.

Happily however, those days are coming to an end as more and more people become open-minded about tattoos and those who sport them. 

The buzz on body art

September 23, 2011
There are many ways a person can express himself or herself artistically.
Correction: Darl Papple, an artist at Magic Touch worked Wednesday on the "Dungeons and Dragons" tattoo. It was reported earlier that Tim Evitts was the artist.
So, why get a tattoo — a piece of art you can't sell off or return to a retailer?
"Everyone expresses themselves differently," said Tim Evitts, owner and artist at Pinckney's Magic Touch Tattoo. "I say, to each their own. If people like them, that's fine. If people don't, that's fine, too."
Once thought of as art for bikers and thugs, more and more people today are opting for body art. The art form has become much more accepted than in the past, Evitts said.
Mike "Bagz" Bagwell, a six-year ink artist at Howell's Eternal Tattoos and Eternal Ink, said he's seen firsthand the misconceptions some people have of those with tattoos.
"When my wife and I bought our house, there was an older couple in the house next to ours who have since becomes friends but thought, 'Oh, no, this guy has tattoos. There goes the neighborhood,' " said Bagwell, a Clarkston resident.
"It was like they were judging me from the get-go," Bagwell continued. "He had a tree that fell in his yard, and I was the first one over there with my saw to help him cut it up. So, yeah, I do get stereotyped at times."
The art is more widely accepted in today's society, but tattoos aren't without risk.
Infections, such as hepatitis and HIV, are possible, as dirty needles can pass infection from one person to another, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Anyone wanting to get a tattoo should also make sure their artist uses a single-use needle," said James Henry, supervisor for the Livingston County Department of Public Health.
"Watch them take the needle out of the packaging. You can even ask the artist to sterilize their equipment. You may even want to watch them wash their hands, too," he said.
The FDA has also reported allergies to various ink pigments in both permanent and temporary tattoos have been reported and can cause problems. Unwanted scar tissue may form when getting or removing a tattoo. People may have swelling or burning in the tattoo when having an MRI, according to the FDA.
Read more HERE

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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.

RI Tattoo Event for Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo!

Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo supports the Fifth Annual Polycystic Kidney Disease Fundraiser for Andrew Doughty

PROVIDENCE, RI. SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 – Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo, a one of a kind mobile tattoo studio based out of Portsmouth, RI, will attend the Fifth Annual Polycystic Kidney Disease Fundraiser being held this weekend, September 2, 2011, at 6PM at the Providence Firefighters Hall, in Providence, RI.

Jeffrey Goyette, the well-known tattoo artist and owner of Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio, who created the mobile tattoo studio said, "This is one of the most respected and loved events that we are able to help out with year after year. The local Rhode Island Fire Fighters put this fabulous event on, and Inflicting Ink Tattoo is honored to have been asked for the 2nd year to help. We will always be there, not only for the firefighters who risk their lives, but also for this incredible cause."

The Traveling Tattoo truck will be on the premises at the Firefighters' Hall located at 92 Printery Street, in Providence. The event will feature a multitude of bands including Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood, Young Neal & The Vipers with Dave Howard, Erhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifik Narwhal and the Manatees, The Heavy Rescue Band, Earth (Black Sabbath Tribute Band), Voodoo (Godsmack Tribute Band), Custard Pie (Led Zeppelin Tribute Band), Wolf & The Jam Daddies and more, as well as the Rhode Island Professional Firefighters Pipes & Drums.

The event is free on Friday, September 2 only. Get more info HERE
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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 Best Tattoo Removal Experience You Will Ever Have

You know you want to get your ex off your back, literally. What's stopping you? Not the price of tattoo removal, because today's laser tattoo removal can be as affordable as getting your tattoo was in the first place.

Could it be that you're buying into all the hype and rumors about how painful laser removal can be?

Do you really believe it will be more painful than getting a tattoo!? Honestly?

If you were tough enough to sit through tiny little needles piercing your skin over and over depositing ink beneath the surface, making you bleed, and maybe even enduring a scabby healing process after - you are more than tough enough to have it removed by laser.

The main idea to understand about laser tattoo removal is that it does not work on your skin, it works on the ink. So the laser heats up the ink, under your skin, until it breaks down and disperses through your body naturally. With an experienced and qualified laser technician, your tattoo will fade in as little as one or two treatments and possibly be completely gone within five treatments depending upon the ink colors and age of the tattoo. 

Having a tattoo removed with laser removal is one of the safest, fastest, and most cost effective way to get rid of your unwanted ink, and with Inflicting Ink's new Quanta Q-Plus laser tattoo removal system you can have even blue pigments removed cleanly.

Contact Jeff today for an evaluation and estimate for your tattoo removal. Haven't you waited long enough?

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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 Only Way to Become a Tattoo Artist

With the explosion of tattoo reality shows on television, anyone and everyone now believes that they can become a tattoo artist simply by hanging out at a school for a couple weeks and buying the right equipment.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Real tattoo artists begin their careers under the guardianship of a mentor; an experienced licensed tattoo artist who is able to explain and teach the necessary precautions, sterile procedures, business practices, and skills needed to become a responsible, quality, tattoo artist.

It's important to understand that learning how to hold a tattoo machine, and having some drawing skill are not enough to be a real tattoo artist. The real education comes through apprenticing under a reputable and experienced, licensed artist.

The other area where most people feel they may be able to get by on mediocrity, is actual artistic talent and ability. If you are only a so-so artist with a pen, pencil or paint, what makes you believe you'll do any better on human skin? The best tattoo artists have a substantial background in art, be it as an illustrator, painter, or other highly developed artistic talent in these areas.

Something to keep in mind before choosing what you may see as the easier way in a tattoo school is that the shops that will hire you as a tattoo school graduate are few and far between. Even if you do somehow manage to convince an owner to hire you, it will not be as an artist. You will start where everyone starts, as an apprentice learning the real world skills you'll need to be a quality tattoo artist.

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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.