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Tattoos in the Workplace: The Great Debate

As a professional who has had a visible tattoo for 40 years, I often find myself in conversations about tattoos in the workplace. People have some interesting notions about the kind of people who get a tattoo. Some think only sailors, con [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

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Adolf Loos, the outspoken Austrian designer and critic, argued: ''The modern person who tattoos himself is either a criminal or a degenerate.'' Loos was writing in 1929, and one can only wonder what he would make of the vo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Tattoos raise questions about workplace acceptance

In a college classroom of 50 students, about 20 students have a tattoo somewhere, according to trends reported by the Pew Research Center. When those students graduate, they are entering a workforce that, for the most part, does not feel [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Tattoo artist helps women regain confidence after breast sur...

After 16 years as a tattoo artist, Sarah Peacock has an extensive portfolio of the art she's immortalized on people's skin. But some of her most meaningful works aren't found among the pages of portraits in her collection. The [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Tribunal throws out worker's tattoo claim

A claim of discrimination made by a woman whose employers asked her to cover a tattoo has been dismissed by the Human Rights Review Tribunal. In May last year Claire Haupini, 32, who worked as a casual worker for the Spit Roast Catering C [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Loveland tattoo artist's clients show off his work

Dana Wright of Fort Collins lifted the hem of her sundress Monday during Loveland's Thunder in the Rockies Bike Rally to illustrate that she's biker proud. Wright showed off the tattoo -- of her mother, Linda McCartney, sitting [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

New tattoo parlour aims for quality work, fair prices?

When Susannah Caviness has an idea for a tattoo, she pulls out her phone and texts Mike Mehaffey. She tells him about a vague idea (this time she wants a black crow with a crown on its head), and she waits for his response. "So [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Tattoos viewed as artwork on flesh

To Jose Hernandez, who recently opened Ink Addiction on East Florence Boulevard, tattoos represent a modern day art form. “Tattoos have come a long way from the Seventies when tattoos were just for sailors and bikers. Tattoos are no [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Augmented Reality Tattoos work well with the Nintendo 3DS

About one year ago, I did an article about augmented reality tattoos. It was a Beunos Aries-based software producer who had the AR marker on their flesh, thanks to a company known as ThinkAnApp. A YouTube user name Cranberryzero real [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Body of work: do piercings and tattoos matter in the office?

Piercings and tattoos are more common than ever and this is proving to be a challenge for some employers. Body art might be more acceptable out of the workplace, but for many companies, it creates issues when the person is out meeting cl [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Body of work: exhibition celebrates art of tattooist

The Family Business tattoo shop in Exmouth Market in Islington, opened by Mo Coppeletta in 2003, is the place to go if you want an Oriental image across your abs, a fire-breathing dragon down your back or a couple of dancing skeletons on [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Tattoos Now More Acceptable In The Workplace

Tattoos and body piercings were once a stigma in the workplace, but new research showed that times are changing. According to FOX Business, more and more employers are accepting applicants with body art in order to avoid decreasing their [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Body art seen as less of a workplace barrier

Although we doubt Angelina Jolie has trouble finding work as an A list movie star because of her many tattoos, some regular workers have had trouble in the past. Now, experts say that's changing. While more than 14.5 million American [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Body art goes mainstream as Portland area becomes skin work ...

But at the office Christmas party, an apprehensive Palomino decided to show up with a spaghetti-strap dress that put her chest and arm tattoos on display. The response surprised her, starting with Steve Deacon. The Northeast Portland [...]