The UK’s Biggest Tattoo Convention – Doncaster Racecourse, 11th – 13th October 2013 | Tattoo Jam

Not long to go now! Being held this year the 11th and 13th October 2013, Tattoo Jam is the most exciting, most anticipated and most talked about Tattoo event of the year. It’s run professionally by the publishers of Skin Deep,Skin Shots International, Tattoo Master Magazines, Tattoo Vixens, The Tattoo Bible, Tattoo Dynamite bookazines and event organisers of the first convention of the year Tattoo Freeze, the recently aquired Manchester Tattoo Show and the brand new London convention The Great British Tattoo Show.Once again Tattoo Jam is taking place in Doncaster, UK at Doncaster Racecourse. The venue provides 5 floors of great convention space at the very highest standards.With 300+ working artists, a day devoted specifically to those in the industry (ARTIST friDAY), FREE seminars & workshops, the Tattoo Masters’ Ball, trade stands, vendors and lots of live entertainment, Tattoo Jam is an unmissable event for anyone with an interest in ink. The Tattoo Master’s Ball this year has a theme of “TWISTED DISNEY” and the efforts made for our infamous fancy dress competitions are something to behold!We are now confirming artists, vendors, traders and entertainment for this year’s great event in October and we look forward to welcoming you all there for another memorable weekend!If you want to be part of something a little different this autumn, come join us for a mischievous weekend at the races. You will not be disappointed…See you there!

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TATTOOED MISS AMERICA CONTESTANT: Theresa Vail making Tattoo History

There she is, Miss Sarge.Theresa Vail, the first contestant in the history of the Miss America pageant with visible tattoos — though not sergeant’s stripes — is a member of the Kansas Army National Guard’s Medical Detachment.With the goal of breaking stereotypes, Vail, 22, revealed two tattoos during the swimsuit portion of the competition Tuesday — the Serenity Prayer on her right side and the insignia of the U.S. Army Dental Corps on her left shoulder.“Why am I choosing to bear my tattoos?” Vail said in her blog. “My whole platform is empowering women to overcome stereotypes and break barriers. What a hypocrite I would be if I covered my ink. How can I tell other women to be fearless and true to themselves if I can’t do the same? I am who I am, tattoos and all.”Vail said the military medical insignia, while smaller than the serenity prayer, just as significant to her.“Since I was a child, God placed a strong passion for service into my heart,” she said in the blog. “Service to my Country, and service to people through medicine. In the middle of this symbol is the letter ‘D’ to represent my dad, whose influence was paramount in choosing this career path.”Vail is an aspiring military dentist and senior at Kansas State University, with a lot of accomplishments under her MOLLE belt, according to misskansas.org. She is a medical detachment section leader, an expert marksman with an M16 rifle, a bowhunter and speaks Chinese fluently. She has earned multiple Army physical fitness awards.Vail is also dedicated to empowering women as the CEO and founder of the Miss Outdoor Girl brand and website. She is also the director of public relations and spokesperson for the hunting company Suburban Woodsman, according to the Miss Kansas website.She held the title of Miss Leavenworth County on the way to becoming Miss Kansas.Vail follows in the footsteps of Sgt. Jill Stevens, a member of the Utah National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, who took a shot at the Miss America title in 2008. Stevens is combat medic and Miss Utah 2007.The Miss America pageant’s finale will be Sunday night. The pageant is back in Atlantic City, N.J., after a six-year absence.

TATTOO NATION: The true story of the revolutionary tattoo style of Black and Grey in LA

For years people saw tattoos as a sign of rebellion. A middle finger salute to the rest of the world. Outlaw bikers got tattoos. Sailors on leave in Singapore got tattoos. Lifers in the joint got tattoos. But now in the United States one out of every three adults under forty has a tattoo! So what happened? How did tattoo go from something that was put on you to an expression that comes from within you? Tattoo Nation tells the story of a few people who helped transform the world of tattoo, and the way we think about tattoos, forever.
TATTOO NATION tells how a few incarcerated but very talented Chicano artists changed the world of ink forever. It follows three tattoo pioneers, Charlie Cartwright, Jack Rudy and Freddy Negrete, and shows how a new, fine line style using detail and shading to achieve a remarkable realism revolutionized the world of ink.

Myself At the Premier of Tattoo Nation

               Me and Jack Rudy

   Myself at the Premier of Tattoo Nation

      Myself with Freddy Negrete

Myself with Freddy Negrete, Jack Rudy, Goodtime Charlie and Uncle Jeremy of Sullen at the Premier of Tattoo Nation

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BUENA VISTA TATTOO CLUB: REALISTIC TRASH POLKA Tattoos by Volko Merschky & Simome Pfaff

Realistic Trash Polka is a tattoo style that is run by the two tattooists Simone Pfaff and Volker Merschky in Würzbur- 
The tattoo style was both tattoo artists gradually developed since 2000 in their Buena Vista Tattoo Club and “Realistic Trash Polka” called. He is regarded as “highly innovative and technically perfect”. The style largely dispensed with classic tattoo designs and representations. It will be used for the tattoo scene and unusual motifs associated with some style similar to the painting styles. The Realistic Trash Polka-style has become internationally known and has already been copied and imitated by other tattooists. Characteristic for the Realistic Trash Polka-style tattoos, which are a combination of naturalistic and photo-realistic motifs with graphic elements. Photo-realistic portraits in a detailed presentation will also, in conjunction with simple graphical elements such as some large black areas, strokes, or shown abstract forms. The tattoos are often black and gray and red maintained, including through other paints. It is in this case, however, often placed on the use of well-known in the art of color contrasts, such as a complementary contrast to generate a specific optical effect.