Let’s talk flash tattoos people! Flash tattoos are typically what you find on the walls or in binders at tattoo shops. It’s a pre-drawn design available to those who have trouble coming up with their own artwork. Your indecisive woes can be brushed aside! Common ones are skulls, anchors, hearts and flowers. Many of the flash designs can be traced back to the early 20th century. It all began because tattoo artists had to work very quickly in order to complete a tattoo because tattooing was still not commonplace... or technically legal in many places. In 1961 NYC made it...
We’re super excited to bring to you our first official interview here on the OCD blog. In efforts to think outside of the box, we landed on tattoo savant Michelle Myles. Not only is Myles a tattoo shop / tattoo museum owner, she was also tattooing in NYC while it was illegal! We were eager to hear about her career. 1) A lot of people (including ourselves) weren't aware that it was illegal to tattoo in NYC from 1961-1997. You were a part of the underground tattoo scene for several years. How did you persevere? The tattoo ban was never...