Pain-things

A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, either lifelong or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. 

Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including hand-poked traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines. The history of tattooing goes back to Neolithic times, practiced across the globe by many cultures, and the symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures.

Tattoos may be decorative (with no specific meaning), symbolic (with a specific meaning to the wearer), pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item), or textual (words or pictographs from written languages). 
Many tattoos serve as marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, marks of fertility, pledges of love, amulets and talismans, protection, and as punishment, like the marks of outcasts, slaves, and convicts. 

Although tattoo art has existed at least since the first known tattooed person, Ötzi, lived around the year 3330 BC, the way society perceives tattoos has varied immensely throughout history. 
In the 20th century, tattoo art throughout most of the world was associated with certain lifestyles, notably sailors and prisoners. 
In the 21st century, people choose to be tattooed for artistic, cosmetic, sentimental/memorial, religious, and spiritual reasons, or to symbolize their belonging to or identification with particular groups or subculture. Tattoos may show how a person feels about a relative (commonly a parent or child) or about an unrelated person.
Tattoos are also used for functional purposes, such as identification, permanent makeup, and medical purposes.

But if you clicked here, I surely don't need to tell you a word about tattoos. So I'd rather you just enjoyed the photos of my and my guest artists' work and if they raised your interest, hit the appointment button or alternatively send an e-mail.🤘