English Tattoos Design Ideas

Don Ed Hardy is a famous American tattoo artist and is known as a legend, or the “Godfather of tattoo art” in the tattoo world due to the sophisticaion and depth of his art. He is also a well accomplished painter and print maker. Don Ed Hardy has arguably done some of the most intricate and inspiring tattoos in the world by combining Japanese and Asian, Choclo, hotrod and American surf cultures. Born in 1945 and raised in southern California, Ed Hardy had a lifelong interest in becoming a tattoo artist. While studying print art in California in the late 1960s Ed Hardy did an Read more

Tattoos have been in existence for centuries, they were our first orginal markings. Tattoo were the way many cultures identified themselves.Though each culture has used them for different purposes and in varied styles. Ancient Greek spies used tattoos to secretly communicate, while Hawaiian and Native American cultures used tattoos in initiation or religious rites. In the 1800’s tattoos were particularly popular in England where sailors would get them as permanent souvenirs of their travels. Tattoos have also been considered a sign of initiation into the mafia. Tattoos used to be Read more