A tattoo apprenticeship program at Algoa Correctional Center begins today. The program is a way for inmates to become licensed tattoo artists in the state of Missouri, and has the same requirements as ...

When he first started talking to tattooers, Seattle author Dustin Kiskaddon planned to write an academic study about the debate over formalized education versus apprenticeships in the tattoo industry.

Spokane artist Ali Haines loves to create cute tattoos. "I do illustrative, kawaii or anime. Cute stuff everywhere," she says. Haines' Instagram feed (@kawaiiinks) is filled with adorable examples ...

Editor’s note • This story has been updated to include additional context and comments. There’s a neon pink sign, reading “Sugar Dolls,” that greets visitors to Salt Lake City’s Sugar Studios, a ...

Laura Lara left her teaching job to study skin camouflaging. She spent $30,000 to learn paramedical tattooing, and she earned $457,000 in 2022. Lara said the business is lucrative, but she mostly ...