Kings and commoners. Sailors and prisoners. Tribesmen and sweethearts. All have shared one thing: the art of the tattoo. Evidence from ancient Egypt, Greenland, Siberia, and New Zealand shows how truly global the tattooers art is and how old. In fact, tattooing had existed for thousands of years before Englands Captain Cook encountered it in the South Pacific in 1769. Merchant and naval seamen soon spread the art to Europe and America. But while its meaning has varied from people to people and from place to place, tattooing has most often served as a sign of social status, as a mark of ones passage through life, or simply as a way to beautify the body. Once regarded in the West as frightening and repulsive, the tattoo has enjoyed great popularity in our own culture in recent years. Everywhere we look today movies, advertisements, television-are signs that people of all walks of life appreciate and practice the art of the tattoo.
History of Tattooing
The choice of design is a matter of personal taste. You should make your decision with care and forethought and remember, the tattoo you get will be with you for the rest of your life. When picking your design think in terms of ten, twenty or fifty years from now.
Tattoo Styles
