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TattooNOW: 101 Most Influential People in Tattoo No. 18 - Jeff Gogue

05/31/12

Jeff Gogue, a long time inspiration here at TattooNOW, has been recognized by TattooRoadTrip.com as one of the most influencial tattooers! We don't doubt it, and are happy to see Jeff get some well deserved recognition! Read the article at http://tattooroadtrip.com/.

We will leave you with a Jeff Gogue video!

TattooNOW: PureInkFury.com is Launched!

05/30/12

Pure Ink Fury of New York now has a fully functional TattooNOW custom studio site! Swing by their website to view portfolios and keep up to date with happenings at Pure Ink Fury!

TattooNOW: Rebecca Smith of San Marcos, TX has a Basic Site Up!

05/28/12

TattooNOW has many options for getting tattoo artist's portfolios online and out to the public, and Rebecca Smith is utilitizing one of these ways. Visit the template site of Rebecca, check out her portfolio, contact her through the contact form, and stay up to date with the news items she posts.

For more information on how TattooNOW can help you utilize the internet to get more clients call Brian @ (413) 585-9134.

TattooNOW: Looking for the world's best tattoos?

05/27/12

TattooInspiration.com is a collection of the Tattoo of the Day winning tattoos on TattooNOW. These amazing tattoos automatically get included on TattooInspiration.com, as well as the complete portfolios of the winning tattooers. This means that TattooInspiration.com is a collection of over 100 world class artists, and you can easily get lost in the galleries of unbelieveable tattoos. Check it out, and put it in your bookmarks!

Tattoo by Oleg Turyanskiy.

TattooNOW: Nick Baxter Art show in NYC May 26th

05/24/12

NEW YORK, NY (May 26th, 2012)- Last Rites Gallery presents The Apostasy, new works by Nick Baxter, in what will be his second solo show at the gallery.

Nick Baxter's technically demanding painting style dwells somewhere in between traditional sharp-focus still life and modern photorealist styles, while bringing in elements of symbolism and surrealism. His subject matter tends to center around close-ups of skin and visceral, bloody macro-scapes, in exploration of what it means to be human- to have a unique consciousness inhabiting a vessel of flesh and blood.

“These images represent an inquiry into the medicalization of modern society. In our time, the specialized knowledge of an elite group has been canonized and made gospel, resulting in the learned helplessness of an increasingly ill populace. Surgeons and scientists alike have become the new priests of a material-industrial age, in which living organisms seem to be regarded as no more than an assemblage of mechanical parts.

Cultural edicts handed down have portrayed our bodies as flawed, as if still soiled by original sin and in need of salvation. So we prostrate before possessors of a seemingly divine knowledge, an authority built on the upturned ruins of the common sense that modern man has forgotten. With nature gutted and wild instinct thwarted, a remaining paper-thin veil of scientific belief is all that divides story and reality. It is mere faith that separates benevolence from malevolence.

Shrouded in mystery, alien hands descend from the darkness. Otherworldly appendages of the vicars of the corporal levy power upon trembling flesh. Sworn to heal, but with the ability to harm, they are like iron fists in latex gloves.

Science is the new religion, Big Pharma is the church, the doctors are priests, pills our Holy Communion, and sickness is our only hope of salvation when diseases are dollar signs that fortify the edifice.

So this is my apostasy, my leap for sovereignty from the dungeon of a castle made of glass and steel sterility. A journey back towards wholeness in The Garden that made me. A breach of faith in hopes that I may rejoin the wild world and be healed in its immeasurable and immutable wisdom.”

-Nick Baxter

TattooNOW: Tattoo websites are going fast!

05/23/12

TattooNOW's has been building tattoo websites for over ten years, and we are excited to be closing and launching websites every week! With the addition of a regular programmer, TattooNOW is able to hammer through more websites than ever. We have re-opened our mobile app project and have officially submitted the TattooNOW Free app

TattooNOW: Paradise Tattoo Gathering is coming right up!

05/22/12

TattooNOW and Off the Map Tattoo is excited to be producing the next edition of the Paradise Tattoo Gathering September 13-16th in Keystone Colorado. The Gathering has generated a ton of excitement in the tattoo community and delivered 4 years of inspiration to tattooers, apprentices, aspiring apprentices and the curious in New England. The move to the heart of the Rocky Mountains allows us to open the tattoo floor and we are excited to host our most diverse set of tattooers than ever before while keeping our keen focus on world class quality. The Paradise Tattoo Gathering is focused on inspiring, educating and world class tattooing... we hope you will join us!

TattooNOW: Tam coverage of the WWTC

05/20/12

Thanks goes out to Tattoo Artist Magazine Blog for their kind coverage of the Worldwide Tattoo conference we co-prouced earlier this year. "It’s difficult to describe to members of our community just how profoundly different an environment it is to be surrounded by nothing but enthusiastic tattooers eager to learn, grow and (eventually) make meaningful contributions of their own to the legacy of our sacred craft. It was a transformative experience for all involved, attendee and presenter alike." says Crash. The review also includes a link to a coverage of the last Tattoo Gathering. This years tattoo convention is coming up this September which you should go to!

TattooNOW: Cystic Fibrosis Benefit, and 60,000 unique tattoo visitors a day!

04/28/12

I wanted to re blog the Art Junkies benefit post. Go to www.teamjoely.com and donate $10 To help them find a cure for cystic fibrosis, and get your name entered in a raffle to win some amazing art from some amazing artist!! We gave already, go give up some dough for a good cause! Lastly, thanks to everyone coming to check out TattooNOW. Our traffic has grown to about 60,000 unique visitors a day for the last week, we hope to keep it up!

TattooNOW: Hell City Tattoo Festival is coming right up!

04/23/12

We enjoy many tattoo conventions each year, but there is one show we havn't missed since we started going. The Hell City Tattoo Festival will be celebrating its 10th year and TattooNOW, Off the Map Tattoo, and the Tattoo Gathering will all be out. Check out this Hell City video to see what its all about!

TattooNOW: Building a GREAT tattoo business Seminar

04/20/12

Shop owners, tattooers, managers and apprentices headed to Hell City should check out our "Building a GREAT tattoo business" seminar. The Rome Worldwide Tattoo Confernece was the last time we did this seminar for over 200 tattooers and it got great reviews! Here is the description:

Being good isn't enough, be GREAT! To be great you must organize your talents, work, and businesses for success. If you are tattooing for a living then you are a small business. If you don't understand the nature of business, then you are spending more energy and getting less out of your hard work. In this seminar artists, managers, studio owners, and apprentices will learn to think about all the details of a professional business plan as it relates specifically to high quality professional tattooing. Topics covered will include clearly defining your mission, how to build a strong business foundation, determining keys to success, assessing your target markets, establishing branding, comparing competitors, clearly defining your services and products, sales and marketing strategies, advertising and public relations, responsible selling strategies & creating demand, human resources management, and how to track your vital statistics to insure your businesses fulfills its potential. We have watched and helped artists in all stages of careers, from aspiring artists and managers to artists of exceptional influence, and are happy to pass on the great ideas that have helped us achieve our goals time and time again. For $200. Seminar will be a 2 hour talk/slideshow with 20-30 minutes of business questions and answers from attendees. Email your questions ahead of time. $150 in advance or for current TattooNOW Members. $200 at door. Limit 10.

TattooNOW: Worldwide Tattoo Conference was amazing.

04/18/12

Thanks to all the artists & industry folks who came out to the Worldwide Tattoo Conference last week. Check out this blog from Conan at Voluta Tattoo to see what it was about. Plans are in the works for a New England edition in 2014 stay tuned. In the meantime we just got our tickets for the 10th Hell City Tattoo Fest, a tattoo convention not to be missed. If you are going there and are a shop owner, artist, apprentice, or manager you should check out our "Building a great tattoo business" seminar. And of course our focus on moving the Paradise Tattoo Gathering to Keystone Colorado is growing. We have the seminar and artist list 80% of the way done, and will be finalizing as soon as we can. Tickets and rooms are moving already, so dont snooze!

TattooNOW: Jose Morales is our Newest Artist Member!

04/11/12

Jose Morales from Honolulu, Hawaii is our most recent artist member! If you are in Hawaii it is definitely worth getting in contact with Jose as you will surely get a quality tattoo.

TattooNOW: The Hand of Fate Tattoo and Art Gallery.com is Launched!

03/28/12

TheHandofFateTattooandArtGallery.com is TattooNOW's most recent website to be launched! Head over to their website to check out all of their artists, portfolios, and upcoming events.

Stay tuned as the folks over at The Hand of Fate Tattoo continue to upload and update, check back often for new videos and so much more!!

TattooNOW: Cee Jay is TattooNOW's Newest Artist Member!

03/26/12

TattooNOW Artist Memberships are a great bang for the buck! Cee Jay from Taylor, MI made the right choice to tap into TattooNOW's recent 800,000+ unique visitors a month.

Congratulations to Cee Jay for being the newest TattooNOW Artist Member! Everyone can now contact Cee Jay through her TattooNOW profile, as well as view her portfolio.

TattooNOW: TattooNOW's Off the Map Studio Hiring Artists

03/24/12

Tattooers, imagine working alongside over 40 world class artists! Off the Map Tattoo is reviewing portfolios in anticipation of hiring a full time artist for our Easthampton MA and Grants Pass, OR locations. Seasoned vets who have been tattooing for years and young tattooers eager to learn are both encouraged to apply! Off the Map Tattoo is an appointment based custom tattoo studio, and the Easthampton MA location has been growing since 2005 and is very busy. The Grants Pass location is new, but has Jeff Gogue as the head artist. Off the Map is deliberate and patient in finding the right artist. We have a very positive atmosphere and helpful staff hell bent on producing the best tattoos and experience for our clients. Off the Map Tattoo is honored to have an amazing guest artist roster which is booked well in advance. We also produce the Paradise Tattoo Gathering, Paradise Artist Retreat, co-produce the Worldwide Tattoo Conference, and our Easthampton, MA location house the offices for TattooNOW which powers over 85 tattoo industry websites.

Only professionals who leave all their baggage, drama, and headaches at home and bring only their A game to the studio need apply. If you are a very talented, self motivated, responsible, and hard working tattoo artist, please fill out the form below as completely as possible. Applicants considered for the position will be expected to do a guest spot or two before starting full time. Please understand that while we try our best to respond to everyone we can't guarantee it.

TattooNOW: Over 40 new tattoos since yesterday!

03/07/12

I am at the airport on my way to the Off the Map Tattoo in Grants Pass Oregon. Holy moses, we cant thank Jeff enough for the oppertunity. Anyways, I am hammering out this update at the gate, I hope I have time! Ok, new tattoos have been uploaded, heres the quick lowdown. Frank Sanchez from Cat Tattoo in Texas uploaded a realistic lion tattoo. Chuck Day from Iowa uploaded this color dog portrait, Dillon Forte uploaded this phoenix arm sleeve tattoo, Andre Cheko from boston mass uploaded a ton of new tattoos, Mario Sanchez from San Antonio Texas updated his website, Teresa Sharpe did this amazing tree of life tattoo during her tour with Kelly Doty, Liz Cook who travels all over also updated her tattoo gallery on her website, Mark Duhan from CT uploaded some amazing color roses, Off the Map Tattoo's own Max R updated his website with this unique tree arrow tattoo, Mark Durrant from MD Tattoo Studio in Los Angeles updated their website, Clod the Ripper from Milan Italy updated some new dark tattoos, Emmy from the Netherlands uploaded this black and grey angel tattoo, and last but not least Tim Boor uploaded this amazing buddha tattoo!

Buddha tattoo by Tim Boor from Last Rites in NYC

Dont forget, TattooNOW produces the Paradise Tattoo Gathering in Keystone Colorado this September 13-16. Frank, Liz, Clod, and Emmy should be there!

TattooNOW: Tattoos from Italy, Florida, California and more!

03/06/12

Todays tattoo gallery updates include all sorts of great tattoos from all over the world! Clod the Ripper from Milan City Ink in Italy uploaded a ton of new tattoos, and we are very excited to be working on his website. Liz Cook uploaded this creepy girl tattoo, Steve Gibson from Alabama uploaded this great portrait tattoo, Jeff Johnson from MD Tattoo Studio in Los Angeles uploaded this lily tattoo, Scott Olive from florida uploaded this color alice in wonderland tattoo, and we took the liberty of uploading this bio sleeve from the mysterious Lux A. A good day for tattoos! I'm headed off to Grants Pass Oregon tomorrow for the Off the Map Tattoo opening party out there. It is very exciting partnering with Jeff Gogue out there, and cant wait! Thanks again everyone for the support!

Bio sleeve by Lux A

TattooNOW: More tattoos from Arkansas, Utah, and Florida

03/05/12

Todays new tattoo updates include an eye tattoo on an elbow from Ryan Cooke, a wolf in rams clothing by Bobby Johnson, and this amazing Harry from Harry and the Hendersons tattoo by Pepper. In other news tickets for the Worldwide Tattoo Conference led by Guy Aitchison, Jeff Gogue, Nick Baxter, Bob Tyrrell, Alex De Pase, and Boris are moving fast. If you are a tattooer, dont miss this great event!

Harry Tattoo by Pepper residing in Coral Springs Florida.

TattooNOW: More tattoos from California, Ireland, Detroit Tattoo Convention, and more!

03/04/12

The tattoo galleries have new tattoos from LT Woods residing in San Fransisco. LT will be doing a guest spot at TattooNOW's HQ Off the Map Tattoo in Easthampton Mass later this year. Mike Demasi and Ryan Mullins from Art Junkies Tattoo in Hesperia California updated their portfolios as did George from Ireland. Last but not least, Timothy Boor from Last Rites uploaded an amazing alchmey tattoo that is awesome! We will see if I can keep up these updates as I head to the Off the Map opening party in Grants Pass Oregon. Next Saturday March 10th, hope to see you there!

Alchmey Tattoo by Timothy Boor at the Detroit Tattoo Convention