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Readers’ ink
The tattooer: Johnny Johno at Santa Fe As soon as we mentioned a Southeast Texas tattoos issue, y’all went nuts on our Facebook. So we decided to get you guys in on the fun by letting you send us...
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Body of work
Beaumont tattoo artist Johnny Johno with one his many tattoo machines at his work space inside the Santa Fe Tattoo Parlor on Calder. Valentino Mauricio/cat5 By the time I was onto my fourth tattoo, I’d...
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Southeast Texas ink: Joe Ortego
Tattoo artist Joe Ortego photographed outside of New Traditions in Nederland. Valentino Mauricio/cat5 Joe Ortego, 30, at New Traditions Tattooing for: This is a strange question for me because I am not...
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Southeast Texas ink: Johnny Janot
Johnny Janot. Valentino Mauricio/cat5 Johnny Janot, 38, at Santa Fe Tattoo Parlor Tattooing for: Eight years as of Sept. 18. First tattoo on a client: Well, it depends. My first ever tattoo was a...
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Southeast Texas ink: Flaco Velasquez
Valentino Mauricio/cat5 Flacorache “Flaco” Velasquez, 37, at Elite Tattoo & Piercing Tattooing for: Nine years. First tattoo on a client: My first piece was a chest piece of a buzzard on a very...
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Southeast Texas ink: Mundo
Beaumont tattoo artist Mundo Trevino photographed at the outside of his shop, Tattoos by Mundo, with his three-year-old daughter, Sophie, on Calder. Valentino Mauricio/cat5 Mundo Trevino, 35, at...
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Say yes to the breast at Tattoos for Ta-Tas
If you couldn’t tell by the sudden burst of pink around town, October is breast cancer awareness month and there are about a million ways you can contribute to the cause. One such way is to come party...
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Single serve blog: Pen and Ink
So I’ve got a couple tattoos. By a couple, I mean enough that the fella who asked me to dance at MacKenzie’s Pub last week did so with the disclaimer, “I don’t like tattoos on girls — and you have a...
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Hot Pick: Immersed in Ink
Live tattooing, human suspension, burlesque, a Ms. Tattoo pageant — there’s a lot more than ink to see at the Immersed in Ink Festival this weekend. Local tattoo shops like Tattoos by Mundo (pictured)...
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‘Rambo,’ meditation and Delta blues: Jake La Botz is a curious package
Jake La Botz. Photo courtesy of the artist Jake La Botz the actor was a hitchhiker in “On the Road,” Reese in Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo,” a bluesman in “Ghost World” and “Generic Troubadour #14” in...
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Life can be questionable, but the greatness of ‘The Simpsons’ is not
@thesimpsonstattoo There are a lot of things about our existence on this planet that I question. Did we ever figure out where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Can we find a way to get the waving guy...
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Tattoo artist inks delicate designs
Cara Massacre As the weather gets warmer, Southeast Texans are donning muscle tees and sundresses — many exposing colorful limbs adorned with tattoos ranging from simple tribal designs to family...
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Hot Pick: Ink Masters Tattoo Show
Tattoo artist designing motifs Check out more than 200 of tattoo artists and piercers doing live tattoos — and maybe get one of your own — at this expo. The event organizers promise artists to meet all...
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Tattoo artist brings street style twist to his work
DavidFlores Some hear the whine of a tattoo needle and imagine a disturbed wasp’s nest launching a thousand tiny needles at an unwary intruder. Others hear the lap of a paintbrush against canvas and...
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