A stroll through the Sapphire Palace ballroom, where the annual Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo has set up for more than 30 artists to display their work, as well as ink and pierce clients over three days, is a primer in body art aesthetics. At one booth a grayscale tiger roars from a meaty quadricep, while […]
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Tattoo You at Blue Lake Casino
Love might fade, but good ink doesn’t. Inked Hearts: Love Is in the Ink, the North Coast’s premier tattoo expo returns to Blue Lake Casino Friday, Feb. 6, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ($10), just […]
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Skin Deep: Photos from Inked Hearts
The 11th annual Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo wrapped up four days of tattooing last Thursday-Sunday in the Sapphire Palace and Kinetik Lounge at Blue Lake Casino and Hotel. Organizers Ted and Amy Marks, owners of the local Nor Cal Tattoo shop, brought in more than 30 local and visiting artists for on-the-spot “ink” opportunities for […]
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Tattoo Humboldt
Your nurse practitioner’s ankle, your personal trainer’s knuckles, the entirety of your contractor’s back; Humboldt is tattooed. To meet the county’s dermal demands, Humboldt has homegrown and imported a copious assortment of artists who can give you a safe, beautiful and skillfully done permanent picture on your body. Area artists have opened shop doors, creating […]