Tattoos & Body Art

Don't Cheap Out on Body Piercings

Don't Cheap Out on Body Piercings

Miami Tattoo Shops Still Closed

Miami Tattoo Shops Still Closed

Empire Ink, a Tattoo and Coffee Shop, Opens in Wynwood

By Jesse Scott
Mar 19, 2019

Empire Ink celebrates its 10th year in South Florida by opening a buzzworthy (pun intended, all around) new spot in Wynwood.
Miami for Life: Locals Explain the Significance of Their Hometown Tattoos

By Travis Cohen
Jul 17, 2018

Miami, whether it is your home or your favorite vacation destination, is a city that stays with you. It's the kind of place that becomes ingrained in you, in booty bass and neon, in sunshine on the sea breeze and cocaine in a dive bar, in downtown skyscrapers and South Beach pastels...
Miami Ink Stars Reunite for New Series, The Tattoo Shop

By Luis Gomez
Apr 5, 2018

The Tattoo Shop is an eight-episode docuseries for Facebook Watch that follows James and his former Miami Ink costar Chris Nuñez, more recently known as a judge on Paramount Network’s Ink Master, as they attempt to strike gold once again with the newly opened Liberty City Tattoo in Wynwood. James is an executive producer on the web series, which premiered March 15 and airs Thursdays.
The Cons — Simultaneous Camming, Cannabis, and Tattoo Expos — Are Coming to South Beach

By Travis Cohen
Feb 14, 2018

For the past five years, the SLS South Beach has been home to one of the most titillating networking events in the nation: CamCon. For a few days a year, many of the most beautiful and brazen faces (and bodies) of internet stardom come together to have fun in the sun, make new professional connections, and show their fans some love.
Tattoo Artist Thea Duskin Offers Flash Sessions at Aqua Art Miami

By Deirdre Mendoza
Nov 21, 2017

If you’ve always thought your yoga-toned bod would look that much hotter with an original work of art, this could be your moment. Renowned tattoo artist Thea Duskin will offer Aqua Art Miami attendees the chance to acquire a one-off, single-session tattoo at Ghostprint Gallery December 6 through 10. But you might need to queue up: Priced at $500, the sessions are first come, first served.
Remembering the Butthole Tattoo Girl Five Years Later

By Liz Tracy
Nov 8, 2017

There was a moment when I knew I’d have to tell my parents that a video I’d been in went viral. Not only was I in it, but also I had interviewed the star of the YouTube hit, Maria, the "Butthole Tattoo Girl." A friend sent a text that the video had been featured as a "New Rule" on Real Time With Bill Maher, a show my mom and dad watch regularly.
Miami's Weirdest Kickstarter: Art Space, Iggy Pop, and Tattooed Skin in a Jar

By Abel Folgar
Jun 12, 2017

Katy Bea and Jason D'Aquino pool their efforts and capital to create a safe art haven in Miami for artists restrained by lack of space and money.
Tatu Baby on Black Ink Crew, Running Her Own Shop, and Family Values

By Maria de Los Angeles
Mar 10, 2017

It’s been awhile since New Times talked to Tatu Baby, AKA Katherine Flores, Miami’s bombshell tattoo artist and popular two-time contestant on Spike TV’s Ink Master in 2012 and 2013. This year, she’s back on TV, hanging out with Ceaser from VH1’s Black Ink Crew. Rumor has it sparks flew between Tatu Baby and...
Handcrafted Tattoo's Jamie Ryscik's Ink Equipment Stolen: Help Catch the Bad Guys

By Briana Saati
Nov 6, 2014

On October 4, tattoo artist Jamie Ryscik's car was broken into behind his shop in Wynwood. Thieves made away with seven machines and his laptop. He needs our help to track them down. Ryscik, a resident ink specialist at Handcrafted, winner of Best Tattoo Shop Miami 2013, has been tattooing...
Artists Work Their Magic on Offensive, Ugly Ink on Tattoo Nightmares: Miami

By Carina Ost
Sep 3, 2014

Think back to summer 2005, when the notion of tattoo reality television was a novelty with the smash hit Miami Ink. Since then, artist and reality stars like Kat Von D have emerged and spin offs like LA Ink, London Ink, and Madrid Ink have emerged from virgin TV viewing...
Lucky Cole, Everglades "Glamorous Photographer," Photo Shoot (VIDEO)

By Liz Tracy
Mar 25, 2014

Lucky ColeThe writer as subject.On a recent sunny day, New Times videographer Kathryn Sotolongo and I drove to a place bloated alligators are pecked on by starving vultures and the sawgrass'll take off a finger. Out on Loop Road, where the Everglades becomes Big Cypress National Preserve, Lucky Cole and...
Animal Spirits: Get Tattooed in the Name of Poetry

By Hannah Sentenac
Apr 24, 2013

Tattoos sting. So what better way to offset the pain than a serenade of spoken word and craft cocktails? That's the premise behind Friday's Animal Spirits event, where you can hear some epic poetry, sip some Hemingway punch, and possibly score a free tat, too. Friday evening, poet Tom Healy...
Temporary Henna Tattoos Can Leave Permanent Scars, FDA Warns

By Ciara LaVelle
Mar 27, 2013

If you've spent an afternoon on the South Beach shoreline, you've seen vendors wandering through the beach towels and chairs hawking henna tattoos. They typically target spring breakers and other tourists, promising a safe, temporary alternative to having your drunken, debauched weekend etched on your skin for a lifetime. But...
Sex and Poop: Fertile Earth's 2013 Ladies of Manure Calendar (Photos, Video)

By Camille Lamb Guzman
Dec 11, 2012

If you've ever toyed with the idea of a kitchen compost -- or growing tomato plants in your own feces, for that matter -- but didn't know where to start, there's a Miami-based organization called Fertile Earth Foundation that would like nothing more than to help you become less wasteful...
Firefighter-Turned-Artist Shannon Defreitas Wants to Put Her Art on Your Body

By Grace Stainback
Dec 6, 2012

A local firefighter-turned-artist will bring her unique bodypainting style to the Basel scene this week. Shannon Defreitas slathers in-your-face pigments all over the bare bodies of models, who then pose for art photos that seriously pop. You can check her out at The Art Place Wynwoood and a couple other...
Tattooed Beauties In The Grove For Sailor Jerry, Inked Casting Call (Photos)

By Laine Doss
Aug 10, 2012

As part of a state-wide search for the most beautiful painted ladies in Florida, Sailor Jerry rum and Inked Magazine held a casting call last evening at Sandbar Sports Grill in Coconut Grove. Fort Lauderdale had a similar event last week. Next up: Key West.Dozens of tattooed beauties came out...
The Face and Body Art International Convention: Skin As Canvas (Photos)

By Ily Goyanes
May 17, 2012

The Face and Body Art International Convention (FABAIC) is no toddler birthday party face-painting. The event celebrating its 11th year in Fort Lauderdale from May 23 to 27 shows off some serious skill. As the FABAIC staff say, face and body painting is where "ballet meets Monet; where drama meets...
Six Reasons a Dirk Nowitzki Ass Tattoo Is a Bad Idea

By Sebastian del MÃ¡rmol
Jun 24, 2011

The Miami Heat's epic collapse against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals earlier this month still stings. But the pain has been assuaged a bit by the way Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban, some of his players, and especially fans have acted since winning the title. If you can...
TattooLaPaLooza This Weekend: Human Meat Hooks and Zombie Dames (Photos)

By Amanda McCorquodale
Jun 23, 2011

This weekend, the Hyatt Regency will be filled with people who penetrate others for money. We're talking needles here, and no it's not a methadone convention. It's TattooLaPaLooza, the third annual tats expo where those that ink and those who love to get inked congregate to bleed and show off...
Should Tattoo Artists Be Allowed to Copyright Their Designs?

By Matt Preira
May 26, 2011

The Hangover II opened this week despite a lawsuit from retired boxer Mike Tyson's tattoo artist on the grounds that the tat's inclusion in the film constitutes copyright infringement. The tribal style ink is featured on the face of Ed Helms who, along with Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifinakis, must...

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