When Leo Zulueta opened Spiral Tattoo in Ann Arbor in 2000, he brought with him 20 years of tattooing experience and a national reputation as the originator of the contemporary tribal tattoo movement.

Although almost everyone wants their tattoo to be totally unique and original, there's still a lot to be said for traditional designs within tattoo artistry. You know, the classic tattoos that you ...

Phoenix tattoo artist Paulski describes his artistic style with one word: “Paulski.” The veteran artist throws unexpected subject matter into a time machine to create custom American Traditional-style ...

In Japan, tattoos have a long history. In the 16th century during the era of the samurai, laws prohibited merchants and others from showing off their wealth by wearing expensive silk kimonos. Instead, ...

Sailors discuss the history of tattoos in the Navy on board the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Sailors adorning their bodies with tattoos is a well-established Navy tradition, and ...

Arsaniq Deer has been an artist all her life. She works with watercolours, sewing, embroidery and — more recently — traditional Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit. "Inuit have always had tattoos, since time ...

It may not have been their sole purposes for visiting Japan during their respective reigns, but Queen Victoria's grandson George V and the last emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, both received tattoos on ...

Army Capt. Isis Sake is the first soldier to receive a religious accommodation for traditional Samoan hand tattoos. (Jon Simkins/Staff) Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s ...