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KAWS tattoos have blown up lately, with tattoo artists reporting a 300% increase in requests for Brian Donnelly’s iconic characters over the past three years, according to Inked Magazine. I still remember walking into my first tattoo consultation five years ago, clutching a crumpled printout of a KAWS Companion figure. The artist looked at me […]

JJK tattoos are everywhere right now, and honestly? I totally get it. Last month, I watched a client’s face light up when we finalized their Gojo Six Eyes design – that moment when fictional passion becomes permanent art never gets old. The series has captured millions globally, creating an unprecedented wave of fans seeking to […]

Look, I’ll be honest – Japanese wave tattoos have been everywhere for decades. You’ve probably seen that Hokusai Great Wave poster in half the college dorm rooms you’ve been in (I know I stared at one in my friend’s room for hours, never thinking I’d end up helping people navigate this whole wave tattoo thing). […]

Look, traditional Japanese sleeve tattoos are basically the granddaddy of all tattoo art. This was the tradition that established the Japanese arm sleeve tattoo, in which a portion of the arm is completely covered with tattooing. I remember walking into my first tattoo consultation five years ago, completely overwhelmed by the sheer artistry and cultural […]

Japanese cloud tattoos have become really popular lately, and honestly, I get it. These traditional “kumo” designs represent transformation and life’s fleeting nature in ways that just resonate differently than other tattoo styles. While we don’t have exact numbers on Japanese cloud tattoos specifically, the broader Japanese tattoo movement has grown massively in Western culture […]

Look, we’ve all been there. You see a tattoo on Instagram or Pinterest and suddenly you NEED it. Like, you can’t stop thinking about it. You’re doodling it during meetings, saving every similar design you find, and mentally planning where it would go on your body. That’s what I’m calling the “tattoo itch” – and […]

One out of every three mouthfuls of food depends on pollinators like bees, according to Killer Ink Tattoo. That fact hit me hard when I was researching my first bee tattoo three years ago. I’d always thought bees were cute from a distance, but learning about their crucial role in keeping us fed made me […]

I remember the first time I saw a traditional Hawaiian tattoo being created using the ancient “tapping” method at Aloha Tattoo Company. The rhythmic sound of the mōlī (sharpened albatross bone tool) against skin created what master tattoo artist Keone Nunes describes as “the heartbeat of our people.” That moment completely changed how I understood […]

Moon tattoos are having a major moment right now – and honestly, I get why. There’s something about them that just clicks with people. I remember the first time I saw a photorealistic full moon tattoo on someone’s shoulder blade – the intricate crater details and luminous shading stopped me in my tracks. That moment […]