Rosanna Hill charts the history of tattoos and remarks on its prevalence today Tattoos are often viewed as a radical or rebellious choice (especially if you want to piss off your parents) but this body decoration has been a part of society for thousands of years. The oldest human tattoos ever uncovered in archaeology are […]
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Taking on tattoos
When I was younger my mum brought me up to believe tattoos were distasteful – threatening that I’d be out of the house if I ever came home with one. However, although my brother nearly induced a heart attack when she saw his, she did come to accept it due to the fact that it […]
Professional Controversy
From my first year of college to my second year of university, I have experimented with my hair, going pretty much every colour of the rainbow. I loved being able to express myself in this way, but I was always acutely aware of the fact that there was a time limit on how long I […]
“If you have skin there, I’ll tattoo it.”
It’s 10:30am on a Friday, at the top of a winding staircase in the heart of the Guildhall and the steady, low buzz of the tattoo gun was ringing around the room. A middle age woman was getting her fourth inking – a dragonfly on the top of her back whilst the other artists were […]