Tattoos considered art form

November 22, 2008 10:49 pm

Tattoos turn skin into a canvas for art.

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Photos


Tattoo artist Cuzin Mick sketches a drawing for a client at J&G Tattoo and body piercing.


Tattoo Artist Cuzin Mick, left, gives a tattoo to Doug Brown with an 11-mag needle at J&G Tattoo and Body Piercing.


Tattoo Artist Cuzin Mick, who has been tattooing for 15 years, likes to use color in his tattoos.


Doug Brown looks over a spider webb tattoo that he just had done on his elbow.


Doug Brown deals with the discomfort of getting a tattoo of California, the state where he is from, on his arm.


Tattoo Artist Cuzin Mick, left, gives a tattoo to Doug Brown with an 11-mag needle at J&G Tattoo and Body Piercing.


Doug Brown watches as tattoo artist Cuzin Mick works on his arm. Tattoo artist Cuzin Mick outlines the state of California with an 11-mag needle for client Doug Brown.


Tattoo Artist Cuzin Mick, left, gives a tattoo to Doug Brown with an 11-mag needle at J&G Tattoo and Body Piercing.


Doug Brown looks at the tattoo he just got of California under his arm at J&G Tattoo and Body Piercing.