Tattooing and Body Modification

Healing ink regret: tattoos are forever, but even the worst ones can be appreciated

Whoever said that tattoos are addictive is an idiot. Like "issues" or "projection," addiction is psychobabble-related spillover, a word that suffers from a flippant overuse and strays from its meaning. As a recovering addict, I can't see a connection between my tattoos and a desire to keep gettin ... More >>

Marion Street Tattoo becomes first "Certifiably Green" tat shop in Denver

Earlier this year, Marion Street Tattoo was officially certified as a green business by the Denver Department of Environmental Health. The only tattoo shop in the city to currently hold the title, the business hopes to set an example for other tattoo shops. Owner and artist Ryan Willard and says he ... More >>

Photos: Ink Slingers Ball and Tattoo Expo leaves its mark on PT's ShowClub

Hundreds of local ink enthusiasts put their tattoos to the test at the Ink Slingers Ball and Tattoo Expo over the weekend. The eighth annual event took over PT's ShowClub on May 18, 2013, as ink junkies competed for $2,000 grand prizes for the best sleeve, black-and-white, color and large tattoos. P ... More >>

Reader: If you pollute your body with piercings and tattoos, expect low-paying service jobs

While it sometimes seems that hip new restaurants require that employees have cool tattoos and piercings, other spots have strict policies against piercing, tattoos and other body ornamentation. Jenn Wohletz went after such prudey-pants policies last week, in her list of five reasons restaurant empl ... More >>

Tattoo Nation documents California's romance with ink

See also: Tattoo Nation director Eric Schwartz on the oral history of the Chicano black-and-grey art form

Tattoo Nation director Eric Schwartz on the oral history of the Chicano black-and-grey art form

When Denver-based fine-art photographer Eric Schwartz set out to photograph people with tattoos, he didn't expect to find a detailed history underneath the artwork. After a chance meeting with California tattoo legend Edward "Chuco" Caballero at a national tattoo show, the story for Schwartz's first ... More >>

The Beautiful and the Profane

Seats of Power

Artist Sandi Calistro on why tattoos are the most intimate form of art

​ Sandi Calistro got her first tattoo in Maine when she was sixteen, and later decided to become a tattoo artist. Accompanied by her dad, she came to Colorado and sold her flash sheets (the sheets of art on the wall of a tattoo parlor) door-to-door at tattoo shops. A local shop bought her shee ... More >>

Rockie

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Medical marijuana responsible for Denver ending regular inspections of tattoo parlors?

Even though body artists specialize in the sort of inking and piercing that can lead to serious infections if not done properly, Denver no longer annually inspects tattoo parlors. Why not? One tattoo artist says personnel were reassigned to inspect medical marijuana dispensaries -- but a city spoke ... More >>

Of Ink and Art

Rob Roper

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Friday the 13th brings at least one good thing: $13 tattoos and piercings

​Friday the 13th has been associated with a lot of creepy shit over the years. From various natural disasters to Tupac's death, the date has been deemed unlucky by superstitious people everywhere. But rather than succumb to friggatriskaidekaphobia tomorrow and keep looking over your shoulder f ... More >>

Emily Francis brings together the world of art and music with Marion Street Tattoo Gallery

​ After reading the above headline, you're probably thinking: Denver needs another tattoo parlor and art gallery like it needs another dispensary, right? Hold on. This one's a little different. For starters, it's being run by Emily Francis, a cherished member of the local music scene.

Giving Back To Japan

John Fox's coaching career sees plenty of ink: Kenny Be's Tat-Tuesday

Tattoo detail affirms that "Crash" football instincts come from the gut.​ The newly hired head coach for the Denver Broncos has seen plenty of ink lately. The ink refers to the vast amount of press coverage used to tell John Fox's life story. But as seen below, a tattoo artist could have used ... More >>

Landmark: Electric Ghost tattooing getting ready to do it the right way

​An overflow of bodies was spilling out onto the street of 609 East 13th Avenue on Saturday, toasting the night in celebration of the opening of the long awaited Landmark: Electric Ghost Tattooing. The co-op is a venture put together by four colleagues of the Denver tattoo scene, whose combine ... More >>

Making His Mark

The 20 bands that inspire tattoos like no other

An average Misfits fan.​Personally, it's been the "One Bad Album" rule. That's all it takes for a band's musical reputation to be asterisked forever, which makes getting a tattoo of that band, well, risky. You have to wonder how often thirty-somethings across the land hear "Nice Chi' Pep's tat ... More >>

Grind Your Bones

Mural proposes marriage outside Pete's Monkey Bar

​Kenny Hughes, an employee of Pete's Monkey Bar who's also a tattoo artist, proposed to his girlfriend, Ryan Brock, by painting an absolutely adorable mural outside of the bar.

MAKING ITS MARK

The Color of Money

Tats for a Cause

Think Ink

The Denver Tattoo Convention’s second year is bigger and badder.

Get some Sweet Action on Broadway

Do you long for baklava, adzuki red bean or garam masala ice cream? Your wait will end one week from Friday when Sweet Action Ice Cream opens at 52 Broadway. The space, formerly occupied by Fahrenheit Books, will be shared with Twisted Sol, the tattoo shop moving down from Capitol Hill.Besides the f ... More >>

In life and death, tattoo artist Kauri Tiyme made her mark

Over the Weekend: Tats, beats, and booze

Think Ink

The Denver Tattoo Convention celebrates permanent decoration.

Man Gives His Tattoo Breast Implants

PJs and Pentagrams

Ink and Tunes

Musician Jake La Botz tours tattoo parlors.

Mashed Romano

Th'ink Tank presents a Photoshopped art show.

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Drop the Needle

In music and tattooing, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy gets to the point.

You Say Party! We Say Die!

Saturday, April 29, Marquis Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

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Enchanted Ink Body Art Studio

Best Place to Go When You're Waiting to Be Seated Somewhere Else

Hanson's Grill and Tavern

Best spa for Gen-X'ers

The Blue Door

Best place to get tattooed, pierced before you get a haircut

Twisted Sol

Best place to get a haircut after you get tattooed, pierced

Urban Renewal

Best store anywhere on Colfax Avenue

Temple of Being/Bound by Design

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