The main characters of Jamie Santos’ Saturday art lecture included four of the world’s pioneering female tattoo artists, and a silicon arm named “Armothy.” Santos is an artist and the owner of ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Athens is home to a rich tattoo scene - from Pain and Wonder, established in 1995 ...

A museum in Lodi is hosting an exhibit until Aug. 7 to showcase the history of women and tattoos. People can visit the "Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California's History" exhibit being held ...

Laura Craver (right) tattoos Alex Johnson (left) on Friday, June 6, 2025. The tattoo represents his love story with his husband. It includes an illustration of the sequoia tree they got married inside ...

Despite cultural taboos, women have been getting tattoos for centuries. In ancient Egypt, women got tattoos as a form of beauty and as a status symbol. Permanent ink was seen for the first time in the ...

If you ask Calli Loskill about how she landed her job, one of the first things she'll tell you is she's wicked lucky - it almost didn't happen. "You get to a point where you're like, 'I need to switch ...

Editor’s note • This story has been updated to include additional context and comments. There’s a neon pink sign, reading “Sugar Dolls,” that greets visitors to Salt Lake City’s Sugar Studios, a ...

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Lorri Thomas, aka “Lady L,” at her tattoo studio at the Ink Spot. Credit: se7enfifteen Lorri “Lady L” Thomas has been tattooing for nearly 20 years, and the last few years of her career have been ...

That’s why Amber Lynn, owner of Tru Tattoo shop, decided to open a business with an all-woman lineup of tattoo artists. When Lynn was younger, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. A ...