Edgar
I’m a founder of INKED VICE, building digital tools for tattoo artists at the intersection of tradition & the future. Passionate about tattoo history, design, and architecture. Aim to connect. More art. Less bore.
Written by Edgar
Doc Price: A Life in British Tattooing
Explore Doc Price’s life in British tattooing, his traditional work, connections to other tattooers and the legacy of his Plymouth studio.
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Snake Tattoo Meaning
A guide to snake tattoo symbolism, from transformation and protection to cultural history, popular motif combinations, placement, and personal meaning.
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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.
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Do Canadians Have More Tattoos Than Americans?
A data-driven comparison of tattoo prevalence in Canada and the United States, including gender, age, motivations, and cultural acceptance.
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Tattoo Ink Lymph Node Effects: What Happens Inside Your Body?
What current research says about tattoo pigment traveling through the lymphatic system, lymph-node swelling, inflammation, and cancer headlines.
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Irezumi vs Horimono
Two names for the same Japanese tattoos, often traded as synonyms yet far from identical: where each word comes from, why one still carries the shadow of punishment, and which to reach for in front of a master.
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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.
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The Hidden Language of Wabori
A field guide to the dragons, warriors & blossoms of Japanese tattooing: what the classic motifs stand for, and the quiet logic that binds them into a single design.
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The Slow Art of Tebori
Tracing the hand-carving method behind Japan's traditional tattoo canon: what the word means, where it came from, and why a handful of masters still keep it alive.
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Yobori: Japan's Western Tattoo Style
A guide to Japan's Western tattoo scene. Where the word comes from, what it looks like, and how it fits alongside wabori in modern studios.
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