| Tucson Tattoo Expo makes its mark
Tattoo artists and ink aficionados came together Saturday and Sunday for Tucson's fourth annual Tattoo Expo. According to Ken Deets, an artist from Tucson's Enchanted Dragon tattoo parlor, tattoos take many forms. A closer look revealed a cluster of art depicting a tale based on "Alice in Wonderland. A tattoo artist had three gauges — hollow rings pierced through one's ear — in a pattern ranging from small to large. Moreover to vibrant, cartoon-like pieces, there are more traditional designs done in black and gray, portrait tattoos, cultural symbols, and neo-traditional tattoos that range from the size of a quarter to a full tattoo sleeve. But tattoos weren't the only body adornments on display. One young man at the expo seemed covered in a blur of ink, but one of his tattoos stood out among the rest. Maggie Maye's Tucson Tattoo Studio, Eletric Art Tattoo and Body Piercing, Majestik Tattoo, Metro Tattoo, Istari Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery and Rogue Parlour Tattoo were just many of the Tucson studios at the event, which outgrew its original home at The Hotel Arizona in 2009 to this year's venue, the Hotel Tucson City Center InnSuites. Alice was below this scene, running away from another group of playing cards. A trip to the tattoo expo is a trip to a living museum, where every person is regarded as a walking canvas of someone else's art. |
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Tucson Tattoo Expo makes its mark
