Ten-year-old Dolphin is determined to stay with her family, no matter what, but when her sister goes to live with her newly-discovered father, sending their mother further into manic-depression, Dolphin's life takes a turn for the better.
Following the tattoo industry's latest trend, creating tattoos that include the ashes of a customer's dead relatives, leads to trouble for Mike, who just began a new relationship with a body piercer, when his tattoos are linked to a serial killer.
Blamed for ruining her town by burning down a factory ten years earlier, sixteen-year-old Monalisa Kent decides to take charge of her life but is unprepared for the revelations and revolution that follow.
Contains over one hundred black-and-white photographs that showcase the traditions of tattooing, scarification, piercing, and other forms of body-altering art in cultures around the world.
A tribute to the tattoo featuring seventy color celebrity portraits, interviews with musicians and tattoo artists, and an introduction by author and tattoo aficionado David Ritz.
Kat Von D shares the stories of some of the people she has tattooed during the course of her career, outlining the symbolism behind their designs and what tattooing means to her. Features full-color photographs throughout.
Presents a history of tatoos and tatooing, their roles in cultures, religion, and as beauty enhancement, and describes some of the problems with having tatoos.
