SKIN & INK CONTENTS
.CONTENTS - JANUARY 2004
DEPARTMENTS
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Everybody's got an opinion.
DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Kari Barba celebrates number 20, Greg James reviews Tattoos of a Floating World, a Southern California book-signing, Uncle Tim talks about shadows,
Teresa tells us what butterflies and skulls with top hats mean, Tennessee Dave remembers the Pike and Saralynne talks with Posterman himself, Brian Ewing,
HIPSHOTS
Selections from the extraordinary book, Under My Skin by John Wyatt.
TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
And now for something completely different: Ron "the Witchdoctor" Stanislawczyk hovers over the Pennsylvania countryside in his Stiletto parachute.
READERS' GALLERY
An intriguing collection of tattoo photos from artists around the world and a few from Mars.
FEATURES
FOUR ARTISTS IN HAVANA
by Lars Krutak
An inside look at the dedicated patriots that fight to keep the art of tattoo alive in Cuba's colorful yet repressive society.
SKIN & INK VISITS THE TEXAS TATTOO JAM by Bob Baxter
It's amazing how talented artists and a well-orchestrated event can overcome even the blistering heat of a Texas border town.
THE OLD BECOMES NEW by Don Ed Hardy
The father of American tattooing, leads us through the progression of the traditional tattoo styles that started the whole thing, virtually disappeared and are now returning like a house afire.
COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Thanks to Mike Malone, there's a resurgence of the teeny, tiny tummy tots called Kewpie dolls.
TRAVELIN' MICK
Our own foreign correspondent captures some unforgettable stories of the tattoo life in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
And now for a tattooist from the beautiful seaside community of New Port Richey, Florida; Litos from Forbidden Images Custom Tattoo Studio.
Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
You
know those warlike samurai guys with the razor-sharp swords that keep showing up as tattoos on arms and backs from Tokyo to Tulsa? Learn all about 'em from Matty-san.