If you think Pinterest is geared toward people interested in easy seven-layer-dip recipes, inspirational quotes about dancing while no one’s watching, and pictures of puppies covered in glitter, ...

In the modern era, having visible ink or being heavily tattooed is becoming more mainstream. Celebrities, film stars and the ordinary person on the street are far more likely than ever before to be ...

Museum supporters, rock-a-billy fans and tattoo aficionados recently gathered at The Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor for a celebration of the art of nautical tattoos. Guests danced outside as the ...

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center is pleased to announce the opening of Nautical Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them: Portraits by Phil Mello. An opening reception will take place on August 10 ...

Collectors Weekly has a nice write up about origins of tattoos among sailors. Body art was particularly well-suited to the transient and dangerous nature of life at sea. “These sailors were traveling ...

YEAR’S CELEBRATION. ON SATURDAY FROM 11 TO 4. YOU’RE INVITED TO COME ON BOARD THE PRIDE OF BALTIMORE TWO FOR A FREE FESTIVAL THAT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES THE LIVES OF SAILORS, BUT THE ART OF TATTOOING.

It is now week eight. The weak artists have been weeded out, and now it's anyone's game. As you'll see in tonight's episode, Willy, Joe and Darnell are no longer running the show, despite what they ...

LONDON (AFP) - The Alexander McQueen label took centre-stage at London's fashion week for men on Sunday with a collection that drew heavily on tattoo art and nautical themes. The Alexander McQueen ...

Tony Alter from Newport News, USA / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) Another creature that must have been seen regularly by any who spent their ...