Want to make your mark on the world by setting a world record? There are plenty of people who have taken the idea of body art and carried it just a bit further than the rest of us.

WOMEN AND TATTOOING is comprised of collected tattoo books that focus on women or were produced by women within the tattoo community.

One periodic question I get as the body art editor is how to do self-piercing. Here's why I won't tell anyone how to pierce themselves.

The whys and wherefores of tattooing can be public or personal, inclusive or exclusive. Suffice to say, no two tattooed people are alike.

Recently a reader asked about enlarged ear piercings and permanency. Read what I wrote back as my reply.

Here is a glossary of body jewelry types and what to consider when picking a piece of body jewelry.

A lot of people are curious about tribal tattoo meanings however that´s not actually something that exists when it comes to modern tribal-style tattooing. For a tribal tattoo to have meaning you need a specific tribe and a cultural context.

Traditional tribal tattooing was worn by peoples all along the Pacific Rim and throughout Southeast Asia. The designs were almost always monochrome, and executed by hand tattooing methods.

Here is a collection of cross designs that all blend well with the overall tattoo style called tribal. There are celtic crosses, saints crosses, dagger shapes and more.

If a design is trademarked, what does that mean if you want to get it tattooed on you?