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At Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles California, I have been studying the art of tattooing and its significance to several cultures. This week we will be diving into the tattoos of Ancient Egypt and discovering their rich history in the skin.  The art of tattooing goes back millennia and was practiced in ancient Egypt as early as the middle kingdom (2040-1782 BCE).  “In ancient cultures such as Greece and Rome the tattoo was worn as a cultic symbol dedicating one to a certain

I have always been fascinated by Yakuza tattoos and as I am learning more and more at Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles California, I took it upon myself to dive deeper into Yakuza tattoos and ex plore their world this week.  Yakuza tattoos are tattoos worn by the Japanese mafia and are specific to each member of the mafia. “Yakuza samurai tattoos are very popular because they show that the individual is a warrior at heart, who does not let fear alter his choices,” (kimurakami

It all started back when my sister got her first tattoo. She got a Disney castle with lettering spelling out, “A wish is a dream your heart makes” on her ankle. My family at the time was not too into getting tattoos and had reservations about certain tattoos. However one day I drew a picture of a jellyfish on a napkin and my dad saw this jellyfish and decided he wanted it tattooed on his ankle where he had once been stung by a jellyfish. Slowly but surely my family was leanin