My Findings on Body Art and Modification

I bet she's a deviant haha

I just read this article about a recent study that claims people with 2 or more tattoos or piercings are likely to be deviants. I am not making this up; I wish I was because it’s almost funny. With my three tattoos and plans for more, according to this I am high as a kite, drunk, and should be finding someone to cheat off  of for my next test.

Performed by Texas Tech University, the study states that those of us with two or more tattoos are likely to partake in deviant activities such as cheat on tests, use drugs, and abuse alcohol. I remember in high school seeing plenty of people cheat on tests and not one of them had a single tattoo, let alone two. Most of the “deviants” I know live on a deviant budget and cannot afford tattoos and piercings.

The study surveyed students at two state colleges and two religious universities with tough enrollment processes. 37% reported to have one piercing, and 4% reported to being tattooed. I feel that this survey is quite likely to have gotten incorrect results. Not everyone is always honest about their involvement with drugs, alcohol, cheating, tattoos, and piercings. I think everyone has lied a little on a survey before.

Then, if someone was bad enough to have *gasp* 4 tattoos and maybe even a nipple or genital piercing they were twice as likely to report to marijuana use. Plenty of people get 4 tattoos or a genital piercing and never touch pot.

I think that people with more tattoos are more confident in their “deviant” activities than those without tattoos who may not admit to doing certain things. Way more people do drugs, drink booze, and cheat on tests than have multiple tattoos and piercings.

Tattoos are always thought as something we see. This has excluded blind people from experiencing tattoos as we do. But things have changed. Now more than just the visual sense can be used to experience a tattoo.

Braille tattoos are not so much tattoos in the definition that normally comes to mind. Instead of ink being used tiny metal implants  under the skin to raise it up and is spaced just right to be understood byanyone that can understand braille letters. There are also inked braille tattoos but they are not functional, and only mean something for those who understand braille but are able to see the dots.

Since it is a series of implants it is not technically a tattoo but that is not the point. I have always thought the worst part of being blind would be losing the ability to see my tattoos. I think of them as the one thing people can’t take from me. These implants give someone who cannot see

the chance to have something they can understand on their skin, even if the rest of us don’t know what it means it is still spectacular for that person.  The tattoo  experience is indescribable.

The implants are said not to last long and have to be fixed over time due to migration. But all tattoos fade at some point and could use a touch up. Like the tattoos people get on the inside of the lip that only last a few years at best unless they are redone  multiple times.

Birthdays are awesome days for getting new tattoos. I, like many young people do, celebrated my eighteenth birthday with a tattoo a few years ago. I also celebrated my last day of high school with a second tattoo a few months later, but that isn’t the point.

What is the point? That birthdays are one of the best days to get tattoos. I am hoping to receive enough money for a new tattoo or something cool like that, but tattoos cost money and I do not want to get my hopes up. But I have rounded up some spectacular tattoo, piercing, and body mod pics for you all.

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People are always looking for that new tattoo that people will be wowed by. Something people don’t see everyday. For those people looking for a unique tattoo, I suggest not to think so much about a unique design, instead try a unique placement, like your tooth.

Tooth tattoos are small custom designs put on a crown by a dental lab with a staining process and then said crown is put in place by your dentist for a cost of $75 – $300. Designs while small are chosen by you 100 percent. Along with the size you also choose tattoo placement, what side of the tooth and what tooth it goes on.

Tooth tattoos can last for many years. Some dentists have said that they can cause plaque build up and lead to tooth decay but this is not certain. If you want the tattoo removed it is much easier than removing a tattoo on skin. With just a few minutes of filing it will come right off.

I decided to make a post for a little entertainment during this holiday season. I even found a Jewish tattoo, but only one good one. If anyone has anymore holiday themed tattoos, piercings, or other body modification pictures post them as a comment or email them to me and I will post them in follow ups. Also, if there are no pictures just describe it. Don’t hesitate to send stuff from holidays like Easter, or Halloween, or even Arbor Day. I will use all  I receive no matter what holiday they come from.

Remember, National Piercing Day is on May 16,  so if you want a cool piercing, save some Christmas or Hanukkah, or even Kwanzaa money for a cool,  new piercing.

Before one goes for a tattoo it is customary to hear from at least one person, “You know that’s permanent right, are you sure you are going to like that when you are old and wrinkly.” But of course, this is not an effective method of stopping someone from getting tattoos. However, about one-fourth of all people who get tattoos report to regretting their decision later on. Laser removal is used by many people to remove their old tattoos but this can be painful and takes multiple sessions even for just one tattoo.  This stops some people from getting tattooed. They think “what if I change my mind, it would be painful and expensive to get it removed”. But now, there is a new ink that makes changing your mind a lot easier.

Infinit ink is tattoo ink that can be removed with one laser session. The ink also comes out more completely and with less damage to the person’s skin. The ink is so far available at 15 U.S. locations and is also available in Australia. Only black infinit has been released, but colored inks are said to be expected to hit the market in the next few years.

This somewhat permanent ink is made by the folks at Freedom2. Researchers for Infinit ink also included top scientists from Harvard, Duke and Brown universities. This can make us all feel a little safer. Also, the Freedom2 CEO/President, Martin Schmeig, had eight different versions of the ink tested on his own skin, so it must be safe if he is willing to put it in his own body.

Schmeig says despite what people might think, they are not in support of temporary tattoos. He also said that all tattoo artists hate the idea of Infinit ink when they hear about it. Keep in mind all tattoos are removable, Infinit ink is just easier to remove.

Freedom2 has also brought the world things like Virgin Ink, an ink free of toxins, and Hawk tattoo equipment that uses click in and click out needles. Hawk equipment also has a cleaner surface which is said to eliminate hepatitis.

If you have tendency to change your mind but still want a tattoo check out Infinit Ink.

Sub dermal implants and tattoos are both very awesome things. But when combined they can be astounding and remarkable. An implant can bring your artwork to a whole new level. A tattoo could make your implant something that will anyone’s breath.

I myself had doubts when I heard about it. I thought, how can something like that even work? Wouldn’t the tattoo needle go into the implant and cause it to rupture? Au contraire my friends.

Implants are a usually few layers down into the skin and tattoo ink just goes into the first few layers. This gives you a  tiny bit of leeway. But it is recommended to get the tattoo first as not risk the implant moving or  tearing, incase it was not put in deep enough

Just imagine if you had a flower tattoo, but it didn’t look real enough for you. Or maybe you wanted somethingcompletely different from what everyone else has. Implants and tattoos combined can give you a 3D tattoo. Come on, who wouldn’t be awestruck when went out and show off a 3D tattoo.

I recently joined twitter and have found some good accounts to follow for body mods piercings and tattoos.

• BodyMod_
  • I think this is a general piercing/tattoo/extreme mod thing      
• Face_Tattoos
  • Basically good facial tats like the name suggests
• vegantattoos
  • for those wanting a more natural harmless tattoo experience
• TattooGallery
  • Just a bunch of different tattoo stuff but all very good and updated often
• TattooBuzz
  • About the same as tattoo gallery but with other cool stuff posted as well. Also, updated often
• tattoohelp
  • name says it all but not updated to often it seems

(To follow my twitter look up crazy0122003 in people find, click the follow me link on the About Ashley page or click on the twitter widget to the right)

Church and Tattoos where something that have never been thought to mix well. Just imagine getting a tattoo in church, right at up at the altar; ha no way you say, but wait you are wrong.

This past Sunday (November 22, 2009) at a community church in Mill Creek, Washington in a recently added feature to the sermon titled “Permanent Ink”, live tattoos being given at the altar at the end of the sermon.  This church also boasts twenty-minute rock sessions before each sermon begins.

Several of the 150 parishioners in attendance were tattooed that day. The previous Sunday the church watched a video of one of its attendants getting a tattoo removed. (Tattoo removal equipment was too cumbersome to bring into the church).

The church does not advocate for or against tattoos it says. Tattoos are up to a person to decide on. They say are giving the same sermons as before but just finding new ways to tell it. According to the pastor, permanent markings are in the bible. The most popular symbol being 666, sign of the devil. Allegedly, there where even markings on Jesus.

For more details read this article.

When getting a tattoo and you have decided on a design, there is the decision to make of where to put it on your body. There are so many places it could go depending on the size. Some people also want something that can be concealed for work and visible in their off time. There are many places god for that, such as arms, legs, backs, and arm pits. Wait armpits?

Arm pit tattoos are nothing new. People have been getting them for ages. Many people even make their arm pits a joke with their tattoos. But keep in mind this area could be painful and have healing issues. I can only imagine how sensitive the under arm skin is to needles. Especially, when I consider how much it hurt my armpits just having a rash from bad deodorant. Also, you’d have to shave a lot unless the hair would compliment that tattoo.

But, if you can go through the pain of an armpit tattoo you must be tough. To all those who dare to get this done I salute you.

all images are from oddee. com