A stick and poke tattoo is applied with a single needle that is dipped in ink. It is supposedly less painful than a regular tattoo, but could fade more quickly. You should never try doing an at-home ...

On a hot July evening when I was 18 years old, I lay naked from the waist up on the hardwood floor of a home studio. My back was sticky with sweat, and I could feel the beat of rhythmic music through ...

If you’ve ever been to a scuzzy punk party, you probably have at least one beer-soaked memory of watching someone carving a stick 'n' poke into their friend’s forearm. The process typically involves a ...

For purveyors of an artform that’s famously permanent, tattoo artists sure like to switch things up. In studios and shops around the world, younger artists are challenging the traditional ways of ...