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There are lots of reasons to get tattooed, from aesthetics (it looks awesome) to meaningful to marking a significant event, and sometimes all three. With lots of Olympic athletes sporting ink, it was fun to see the full spectrum of tattoo art on the athletes. Some are just pretty, others words of wisdom, and, of course, lots …

When I was a kid, there was this goofy guy on PBS on Saturdays who painted all these landscapes with mountains, lakes, and my favorite: happy little trees. He was so sincere in his belief that anyone could paint. I felt he was speaking to me. Some may argue that Bob Ross isn’t a real …

A large percentage of my clients are wanting a tattoo to either cover a scar or an old tattoo.  This kind of work is especially tricky, and require some extra consideration in design and application of the tattoo. Here are 6 basic tips for making that cover up into a great piece of art: approach …

In England, there has been a trend  to call permanent makeup, “semi-permanent”.  This is because while cosmetic tattooing (really all tattoos) are permanent in that they do not wash off, there is some changing and fading that occurs to all tattoo pigment in skin. All pigment used for marking a canvas, be it a cotton …

The artist who tattooed Mike Tyson’s face tattoo is suing the maker’s of Hangover II for copyright infringement, first trying to stop the film, and most likely looking for financial settlement. So the question is- Who owns the art once the tattoo is inked on someone’s body? This one of the areas where tattooing is …

In a word, Yes.  Permanent makeup, and micropigmentation, are just fancy words for cosmetic tattooing.   Tattooing is essentially the act of inserting or implanting pigment into skin.  This includes any cosmetic procedure such as eyebrows, eyeliner, lips color and medical tattooing such as areola repigmentation and scar camouflage. So how is permanent make up different …

A pal sent me a fascinating piece on tattoo instruments dating as far back as the ancient Egyptians.  Sometimes, it is easy to forget that humans have been tattooing themselves for all of our history. With the discovery of the oldest tattooed mummy, Iceman in 1991, the practice of marking the body is has been …

So exciting! I’ve had the same old web site for about 7 (yes, seven!) years now and it was long over due for a sprucing up.  There is still some dust and fine tuning to get the site up to snuff, but feel free to contact me for your personalized consultation and to see the …

San Francisco based Dragonfly Ink is a unique tattoo studio specializing in cosmetic tattoos, hair replication, artistic tattoos, scar coverings, skin needling, and tattoo removals. Founded in 2003, Dragonfly recently moved to a new studio space that provides a clean, sun drenched, comfortable environment ideally suited for the artistic collaboration between tattoo artist and client.  …