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 ...

While many people associate tattooing with the whirring, buzzing sound of a mechanical machine, tattooing can actually be a silent experience. Such is true for a method known as stick-and-poke. As the ...