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Tattoos featured as fine art at museum

OCEANSIDE — Wearers of traditional American tattoos walked the runway at Oceanside Museum of Art for the Master Works of Body Art V3 exhibit that featured tattoos as fine art on Sept. 24.

“We’re excited to showcase this genre of art and educate the public about it,” said Danielle Susalla Deery, Oceanside Museum of Art director of exhibits and communications.

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Tattoo blues: What happens to your skin art as you age?

Sep 23, 2011 (The Oakland Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- So there you are, getting a tattoo. The needle's buzzing, you've chosen a meaningful image. You've made peace with the permanence, and it's all well and good.

Just keep in mind: No matter how young you are, you are painting on a deteriorating canvas.

"The sun turns grapes into raisins, and plums into prunes, so you can bet it does the same to your skin. Have you ever looked at a farmer's neck?" asks legendary inking icon Lyle Tuttle, who opened his first tattoo shop in San Francisco in 1960 and has placed enduring images on the likes of Janis Joplin, Cher and Peter Fonda. "Tattoos become part of your skin, and your skin is deteriorating from the get-go, so get ready for that," he says.





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John Franco's Hep C Campaign

The former NY Mets pitcher who played 22 years in the major leagues, is now focused on raising awareness of Hepatitis C.

While Franco does not have the disease, he became concerned with possibly having contracted the disease while getting a tatoo decades ago

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Brock Osweiler's tattoo has unfortunate typo

Here's an interesting story about why you should check the spelling of any words you tattoo onto your body. Make a mistake and you are stuck with it!!

 

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Thinking of getting inked? Get risks first

Getting “inked” has become increasingly common, especially with young people. Once reserved for bikers and sailors, this form of self-expression has risen in popularity in the last decade.

Some tattoo slang is quite humorous. For instance, a “cadaver” is a person who just sits there quietly while having a tattoo done with no sign of pain. A “yo-man” is someone who goes into a tattoo parlor and says, “Yo man, what can I get for 20 bucks?” People who get tattoos so often they always have a fresh one healing are called “Meat.”

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