I know lots of tattooers are wild about Instagram; and I don’t blame them. Do you know how much cool shit I accidentally wind up seeing because of that app? Of course, there’s always a downside. Like finding a really cool tattooer (in this case, Marco Serio) who, upon first Googling, looks like he works down the street from my apartment. Then I went to his website and saw this:

“After tattooing in New York City for over 10 years Marco Serio has now permanently moved to Amsterdam and is working at Classic Ink & Mods.”

Well, you win some & you lose some.

Tattoo by Marco Serio at Classic Ink & Mods in Amsterdam, Netherlands

I don’t know if skulliology is a real word or not, but I bet it would sound pretty convincing if you casually tossed it out there midst conversation.

Tattoo by Anya Gladun at The Body Gallery in Sterling, VA

Is there anything Ivana cannot add a painter-like mastery to? I’m leaning toward no, personally.

Tattoo by: Ivana at Empire Tattoo in Sydney, Australia

I had wondered if you were allowed to be a tattooer while involved with the armed forces. Reader Brian Harris has now answered that question, as he is currently stationed in Misawa, Japan for the United States Navy and working at Ink Addiction Tattoo studio just off base.

Tattoo by: Brian Harris at Ink Addiction Tattoo in Misawa, Japan

Hopefully all of you survived New Years Eve relatively unscathed, without any new bumps, bruises or breaks to show for it. Or at least without making any of your more tender joints swell… like the bearer of the ow-bow below.

Tattoo by: SlickNick at 25 to Life Tattoos in Rotterdam, Holland