“I have about 80 hours into this leg.” I was told by the contestant. That’s when I found out the audience wasn’t just tattoo aficionados but the artist as well hoping their “canvas” and the people wearing them would win their category.
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I spotted a man with a full leg of Star Wars art and knew I had to talk to him. People gathered around and admired the artwork on men and women of all shapes sizes and racial backgrounds. He was fluent in 3 different languages and remarkably one was Italian and he was able to speak at length to understand what and how my Italian friend wanted her new cartilage piercing.Īfter the piercing the tattoo competition was starting on a stage in the back. The man we were ushered to was from Puerto Rico his entire family still had no power after last fall’s Hurricanes but here he was at the show chatting and smiling with clients. He pointed us down to the end of the row of tables to a piercer he said he trusted. Stopping at a booth that sold body jewelry we asked if there were any piercers the jeweler would recommend. What we found was a comradery around a passion that surpassed age, racial, and gender boundaries. I brought my foreign exchange student from Italy and she was looking for a new piercing. I was on a mission to find an artist that did geeky tattoos. Many people I know will only trust their body to a single artist and form a lasting friendship. You form a bond discuss the art and receive a permanent piece you take with you that’s on display for the world to see. At a tattoo convention buying a piece of art connects you and the artist. At a normal convention you might meet an artist chat for a bit buy a print and move on.
Those tattooed faces? They’re smiling and welcoming showing off elaborate art pieces some on paper and some on skin. I’m at the Body Art Expo at the Phoenix Fairgrounds.
Rows of tables with heavily tattooed and pierced faces peer up at me from everywhere. The sound of buzzing and overlapping genres of music from Rock to Rap are blaring through the air.
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