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Continue reading →: Liberation TattooMany people don’t think of tattoos when they hear the term “Mid-West” or Missouri. However, once you get past the churches and hills of the Ozarks, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see a lot of ink. Check out the video below for a sneak-peak of Liberation. From Veterans to School…
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Continue reading →: Don’t Touch It! Aftercare Advice from a ProfessionalThe Inked Perspective · Jake and Darrien Podcast Every artist you visit while getting a tattoo will tell you the same thing, “Keep it clean and don’t touch it”. For many, this advice is easy enough to follow. For others, unfortunately, further instruction is needed. The European Academy of Dermatology…
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Continue reading →: The Journey is Skin DeepFor thousands of years, we as a species have been decorating our skin with various designs. Some are representative of a milestone, commemorating the loss of a friend; some are even trophies we display after war. For many, tattoos are also reminders of where they were spiritually, physically, and mentally.…
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Continue reading →: A Brief History of Tattooing in America
Author’s Note: I decided to look into some of the major dates pertaining to tattooing. After all, everything has a history, so if I’m going to write about tattooing I should know the history behind the subject. In the timeline, you will find dates that mark some of the most…
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Continue reading →: Licensed to Thrill: From Apprentice to Artist“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness”, said Seneca. While not a Greek philosopher, Quentin Biggs (lovingly known as Q) encapsulates this mantra both as a tattoo artist at Liberation Tattoo in Springfield, Missouri and as a former apprentice of Marshall Richards, the shop’s owner.…
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Continue reading →: Penancenoun As I grow older and go through life’s ups and downs, I find myself faced with the horrors of the many major and minor mistakes I’ve made throughout my thirty-six years on this planet. Whether it be family matters, memories of Iraq, or just my failures; I remain haunted.…
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Continue reading →: Who Do You Think You Are? (Part 2)Well, here we are again. This time I’m a Full Sail Grad, wiser, and yes; even more tattooed. I started this blog while in my Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, this time I am expanding upon it during my master’s program in New Media Journalism. Posts have been…
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Continue reading →: Life Happens (An Update)“Better late than never.” – Some procrastinator. When I first started this blog, it was originally for a school assignment. We had to pick a subject to choose as our project for my BFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University, so I tried to think about what would be…
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Continue reading →: Oh God, what have I done?“Consequences are unpitying.” – George Eliot As someone with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I like to cap my perfectly normal night with a pleasant game of “Well, time to focus on what you’ve done” for the next several hours. Most folks might focus on that cringe moment in school, the phrase…
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Continue reading →: In Memoriam“Those we love never truly leave us. There are things Death cannot touch.” – Uknown Another Memorial Day has come and gone. With it goes another year of missing friends, family, and loved ones. I always feel a twinge in my stomach when I see a bearded man bearing his…
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