This August 12th marks an important milestone.... it's the 5th anniversary of my start as the Body Art Editor at Bellaonline.com! It was the summer of 2002, 5 years ago this Sunday, that I posted my very first article. The site only had a few dozen visitors a month. Now we're in the hundreds of thousands! The popularity of tattooing has just kept going up the whole time I've been here writing, and I suspect that our futures will be even more colorful than the present. To all my readers, thanks so much for visiting, writing to me and for just being body art enthusiasts!

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You can upload a picture of your tattoo to Bellaonline and have it rated alongside dozens of other tattoos worn by your fellow Bellaonline members. It's fun and free, and you can upload or vote here!

If you have a body art question, we've got an online forum that you can visit. It's a great place for discussing the latest developments in body art and getting an answer to your questions.

I enjoy your feedback and welcome your questions, so if you have something to tell me, please send an e-mail or drop by the message boards! Feel free to pass this message along to family and friends who you think might be interested.

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