What Inspired Your Tattoo?

My Grandmother's Tattoo

In May of 2009 my family and I decided that we wanted to do something to join us all together, even though we now lived all over the world in places like Amsterdam, London, Washington, and RI and MA too. So my sisters and our mother decided a tattoo was something we could all have, that would be a kind of joining of our family.

My sister designed an anchor, and although you might consider that we are all originally from Newport RI and the anchor is a symbol of The Ocean State, to us it meant much more than that. It was the weight of the anchor that spoke to us; the symbol of being held in one place together that came through the tattoo.

We each chose a different part of our body and Grandma sat that round out. She came from a time when girls wore gloves to school and didn't dare even wear make-up, so a tattoo was not on her list. When she saw the attention and time that the Inflicting Ink Tattoo artists took in making sure that the design was what we wanted, and that each tattoo was perfect, and how the anchor looked on all of us together, she decided that she wanted one too.

At first we didn't believe her. She's 80 after all, and we thought she was joking. Then she took out a gold necklace that my grandfather had given her, and it was of an anchor. Her's is a little bit different than ours because it is modeled after the necklace. The meaning is still the same though. It wasn't getting the tattoo that was important, it was the meaning behind it that we are, always have been, and always will be, a family.


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If you are looking for a RI Tattoo Studio that is clean, safe and sterile, visit Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI for the Best Tattoo in RI. And if you're looking for a way to have Us come to You, consider hiring our Win Traveling Tattoo Studio or hosting a Private Party with the Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo Truck.

Laser Tattoo Removal at Inflicting Ink Tattoo

Laser tattoo removal works upon the ink, not the skin. The pigment in your tattoo ink absorbs the light from the laser, and much in the same way that dark colors absorb more sunlight, dark tattoo ink colors absorb more laser light as well. The laser pulse only lasts for a fraction of a second. During that time, the light passes through your skin, and targets the ink directly, disrupting it, and allowing it to flow freely into your body where it is naturally absorbed and broken down by your immune system.

The feeling of having a tattoo removed has been described alternately as close to the very same feeling as getting a tattoo, or a sharp stinging not unlike the snap from an elastic. The difference being that new laser tattoo removal technology allows the process to take less time. A topical anesthetic is often applied, and many treatment centers have a cooling system that makes the heat from the laser less noticeable.

Some of the factors that can influence the ways in which your particular tattoo reacts to laser removal treatments are the types of inks and colors of inks used, your skin tone, your immune system, and how deep the tattoo reaches into the layers of skin.

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If you are looking for a RI Tattoo Studio that is clean, safe and sterile, visit Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI for the Best Tattoo in RI. And if you're looking for a way to have Us come to You, consider hiring our Win Traveling Tattoo Studio or hosting a Private Party with the Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo Truck.

Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo and 401 Motoring will Team up to Host a Blood Drive for the Rhode Island Blood Center

Portsmouth, RI March 19th-20th 2011 --- Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo, a one of a kind mobile tattoo studio based out of Portsmouth, RI, will be teaming up with 401 Motoring to host a blood drive for the Rhode Island Blood Center.

Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo will be set up at the 401 Motoring parking lot from 10am until all scheduled tattoos are completed. The Rhode Island Blood Center will be on site from 10am-2pm on Saturday, March 19th and 20th collecting blood donations. Inflicting Ink teamed up with the Rhode Island Blood Center last November to help dispel the myth that “you cannot donate blood if you have a tattoo”. The drive proved to be successful for both parties; therefore a two-day blood drive/tattoo event will help kick off the spring season.

Participants can donate blood and either set up a tattoo appointment later in the day (Jeff will decide the amount of time needed in between to ensure safety for all clients) or schedule an appointment at the shop for a later date. Individuals may schedule tattoo appointments with Jeff prior to the event, but all walk-ons are welcome. All donors will receive a free Inflicting Ink T-shirt.

401 Motoring has been serving the Aquidneck Island area for the past 15 years providing experience, personal service and consistency to clients. 401 Motoring is a proud partner of Inflicting Ink’s mobile tattoo studio.
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If you are looking for a RI Tattoo Studio that is clean, safe and sterile, visit Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI for the Best Tattoo in RI. And if you're looking for a way to have Us come to You, consider hiring our Win Traveling Tattoo Studio or hosting a Private Party with the Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo Truck.