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Ashlie Franks
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Long Beach, United States
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Gallery
Suggested reads
Article
WWII Tattoos: From Holocaust Markings to Sailors and Soldiers
How WWII shaped tattoo culture, from the personal symbols of sailors and soldiers to the forced numbering of prisoners at Auschwitz.
Article
Looking After Your Tattoo in the Summer
Sun, sweat, and swimming are the three fastest ways to wreck a tattoo. How to get a fresh or healed piece through the hot months intact.
Interview
In conversation with Arthur Marques
Queer bodies & bold colour shape a practice spanning tattoos, paintings & prints. He reflects on creative freedom, finding community & learning to see himself as an artist.
Article
Butterfly Tattoo Meaning
What butterfly tattoos can mean: transformation, remembrance, love, cultural symbolism, colour, placement, and how to choose a design that feels like yours.
Interview
In conversation with Jessi Mae
On painterly tattoos, East Asian influences, ceramics, indigo dyeing, body confidence & a creative practice that keeps evolving.
Studio
Port City Tattoo
Suggested studios
Calavera Studios
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Broadway Tattoos
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Matty Monaghan
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Voulez-Vous Tattoo
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Body Art Studio
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Port City Tattoo
long beach, united states
Suggested artists
Cristina Tiger Ramos
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Ashlyn
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Oleg Beresnev (Oberov)
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Amber Muse
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Ivana Belakova
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すごい (Sugoi)
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