Greetings, Body Art Fans!

Sorry I've been away for a bit, but I had a change in my housemate situation and it got a tad distracting. That's real life for ya! In August, I had my 6th anniversary as the Body Art editor. Wow, has it really been six years?

New and Recommended Articles:

PRIMITIVES Reviewed
When Charles Gatewood's PRIMITIVES was first released in the early 1990s, it was the first time many people had seen radical body art and tattooing.

Exploding Tattoo Myths Busted
More than once, the television show MYTHBUSTERS has taken a look at several urban myths about things that make tattoos explode. Let’s see what they learned about skin art and detonations.

Carla's Got A New Tattoo (song)
From the John Cowan Band comes this fun and funky "newgrass" song about tattooing. See it and hear it now!

Tattoo Mistakes and Misspellings
If there´s a mistake made in the spelling or placement of a tattoo, who´s responsible, the tattooist or the person who got the tattoo? The debate has been going for some time.

Hot Links:

• The Tattoos of THE NUMBER 23
  Jim Carrey goes noir detective in the mystery-thriller THE NUMBER 23. And he gets to wear some tribal tattoos too.
• Make Temp Tattoos Look Good
  Ever wanted to sport a fabulous piece of skin art, but didn’t want the real deal? Or blur the line between reality and your character with stick-on tattoos as part of your Halloween costume.
• Dragon Tattoos
  Winged and breathing fire, dragon tattoos are very popular. Learn more about dragon history and mythology, see dragon tattoo pictures and watch videos of live tattooing.
• Tribal House Body Jewelry
  Tribal House offers you the hottest tribal body jewelry styles anywhere! Steel, stone, glass, acrylic, and rubber; claws, spikes, talons, flares, plugs, spirals and more!

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If you have a body art question, please come on over to the online forum. It's a great place for chatting about body art and getting an answer.

I really love your feedback and welcome your questions, so if you have something to tell me, please send an e-mail or drop by the forum! Please pass this message along to family and friends who you know are interested.

Rae
Body Art Editor
http://bodyart.bellaonline.com