Blog & Musings
Handpoked Art, Research, and Musings
Blog Goals:
Fight Information Gatekeeping
Destigmatize & Decolonize
Connect Personal Experiences with Larger Trends
Cite Good Sources
Spark Curiosity
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Where are the books?
For the last year and a half, at every bookstore that I’ve entered I have asked the shopkeeper if they have any books on tattoos. On occasion, they’ll show me one or two books, tucked somewhere between the fashion reviews and graffiti art sections. What they have has become unfortunately predictable… Read more
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Personal Reflections on my first year of tattooing
Going into my second year of tattooing, I want to share how grateful I am that my own progress is not a dramatic whirlwind of professional success, but a slow and (relatively) steady journey. Read more
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Tattoos on Queer Bodies: Asking Others to See You as You See Yourself
Recently, I attended a holiday party for the restaurant group I serve under with the goal of handing out enough of my business cards that, by the end of the night, I might be able to quit my restaurant job altogether. An ambitious goal, for sure, but I had a plan:… Read more
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Permanence vs. Preservation
Why do we think of tattoos as permanent if they’re impossible to preserve? Read more
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Marking the Social Self: Tattoo, Public Memory, and Experiential Insight
Andy Pollard 