Art with a point
Unconventional artwork takes center stage at annual Tattoo Arts event

by Danny Adler
Philly EDGE Correspondent

Most events with web sites that advertise “NO COLORS, NO WEAPONS, NO ATTITUDE”may seem a bit back-alleyish, if not downright frightening to any outsider of the scene. On www. tattooedkingpin.com/philly2006/index.html, it’s simply a reminder of what the 2006 Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention is all about—the art.
The stinging of a rapid-fire needle, the tense muscles of trying to sit as still as humanly possible, the badge of colored ink that stands as an everlasting testament of outward expression—these are just a few of the reasons that keep enthusiasts coming back to the chair for yet another “tat.” With the Tattoo Arts Convention, about six-thousand area ink bodies will converge at the Wyndham Hotel to celebrate the art and culture of the tattoo world.

One day I'll fly
Over to you
Right through the sky

However far we are apart
I call on you
Right from the heart

Check out pictures from a packed Happy Hour at KatManDu in Trenton, Friday, January 13.