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June 26, 2018

Shop Dinner

Shop dinner with this bunch. Welcoming in the new blood and sharing great stories. It was also our last shop dinner with Pappy. We wish him the best of luck out there in San Diego and we will surely miss having him around.

June 26, 2018

Here’s a funny and pretty accurate list of things not to do when getting a tattoo. Enjoy!

“Whenever I go into a situation outside my house, I am very conscious of trying NOT to be a douche bag. This includes going to bars and not being “that guy” who asks how much their tab is after every drink. And of course, it includes being aware of things that tattoo artists hate. Sure, for most of us, it seems pretty easy to not piss off someone who is going to be providing us with a service, but if you have no idea of what the code of etiquette is, then you run the risk of pissing off someone who is giving you a drink or putting a permanent piece of art on your body.

Tattoo artists are not servants; they are skilled professionals who deserve your respect, money, and gratitude. They are here to do a job, which is hard on its own. Add in the antics they have to deal with on the regular, and we just may have found the most difficult profession on the planet. After all, if your tattoo is on fleek, then you’ll probably want to be able to come back to the same artist for more. Don’t expect to be welcomed back if you act like an A-hole. ”

To Read The Full Article, Click The Link Below. ↓↓↓↓

https://www.bustle.com/articles/70743-10-things-tattoo-artists-hate-so-you-can-avoid-doing-them-the-next-time-you-go

May 22, 2018

How Tattoos Might Affect Your Workout

“The body recognizes these injections as abnormal. They have slightly damaged the tissue and left behind a foreign substance, the ink. So the immune system gears up, sending a variety of cells to the site of the inking. Some cells carry off tiny amounts of the ink, primarily to the lymph nodes, where it dissipates. Other immune cells merge with the remaining ink, so that both become long-term residents of that portion of the skin. Still other cells initiate an inflammatory response, helping the injured tissue to mend, which it usually does within a few weeks.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/well/move/how-tattoos-might-affect-your-workout.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FTattoos&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=collection

May 9, 2018

Come see Josh at the Houston Tattoo Arts Convention!

Mark your calendars and get your ideas ready. Email tattoosonlamar@gmail.com for an appointment or try your luck with the walk up game.

May 1, 2018

The Cells That Eat, Regurgitate and Eat Your Tattoos Again

While you may have spent countless hours contemplating what design to have pierced onto your body, have you ever wondered what happens to the tattoo ink after it has been injected into your skin?

“We think of tattoos as fixed adornments. Plunge ink deep enough into the skin and there it will sit, suspended in subterranean connective tissue forever. But what if I told you that tattoos are actually maintained by an ever-changing process — one in which ink crystals are continuously engulfed, regurgitated and gobbled back up, merely giving the illusion of stasis?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/science/tattoos-cells-laser-removal.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FTattoos&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection

April 21, 2018

8 Things You Didn’t Realize Can Happen To Your Body When You Get A Tattoo

“Once you decide to get inked, you’ll likely be more focused on what you want your tattoo to look like, and where you want it to be placed, than what happens when you get a tattoo. It’s such a positive, fun, and fulfilling process, that thoughts of infections, allergic reactions — and even the psychological impact a tattoo can have — are easy to push to the back of the brain.

But it is worth it to pause, take a second, and consider all of the above, before getting a tattoo.”

8 Things You Didn’t Realize Can Happen To Your Body When You Get A Tattoo