For you Dan: Two Needles!
Dan, I loved your letter to me, so I posted it. Your design and home tatt execution look sweet. So happy for you! This is why I make these kits... <3 "Hi, I purchased one of your tattoo kits a few weeks ago, and I loved it! I have to
Poke Ouch! The Most Painful Areas for Tattooing
....if you are into that sort of thing. Remember that the whole point of this kit is tattoo in the comfort of your own home...so, you may be able to "use" the pain, if you catch my kinky drift. For the rest of you wimps (only kidding), use this chart
Blood Borne Pathogens: No Joke
We were all young once. What a thrill it was to get cut up and bloody and then mash our dripping wound with a buddy's to show our undying loyalty, trust and bro-love (yeah, I never did that). A few friends of mine (who shall remain nameless) have a similar
Open letter to the precious tattoo artist
Ahhh the precious (read:alpha) tattoo artist. Poor guy. You know the one: he has full sleeves, wears dark denim, a bowler hat and shirts with classic muscle cars. He has some Harley's Man facial hair and a bullied-as-a-kid, 'fuck the world,'white boy pseudo-artist attitude. An ego the size of my
Stick and Pokes: what and why – a short documentary
This is an pretty well-made short film on a few home tattooers - basically - what they got and why. One girl loves her "San Francisco tattoo." I enjoyed it. Please note that these tattoos were likely done in an unsafe manner, and that SnPTK recommends that you use sterile
Top Six Things NOT TO DO when tattooing
This is a helpful list to consider before stick and poke tattooing... What NOT to do when tattooing yourself. 1. Just start poking without sanitizing the area. Maybe you could host some friendly flesh eating bacteria? 2. Use any ink laying around the house
BA Girls Rock Camp rocks! And…so do the volunteers
Article by Rach and Nic Bay Area Girls Rock Camp (BAGRC) is a nonprofit that was formed in 2008 after being inspired by Portland, Oregon’s own Girls Rock and Roll Camp. BAGRC is committed to fostering teamwork, creativity, and confidence in female identified youth through the use of music. BAGRC
How to Stick and Poke Tattoo Instructional Video
This video does not show up on Chrome browsers. Not sure why....click here for the youtube link.
In Stores Now!
Yaay. Praxis, dubbed: "a sweet community space and good-stuff shop," is now (drum roll) carrying the Original Stick and Poke Tattoo Kit! This place is real cool for several reasons. Just look at their awesome quilt flag and 'plants for donation,' cart out front. :-D Jimmy on Yelp says, "Praxis is
Behind-the-ear stick and poke tattoo
Alex has always wanted a stick and poke tattoo. Last night she got it - her constellation of Cancer (inspired by her birthday necklace) behind the ear. She commented, "I never would want a tattoo gun behind my ear!" Indeed, it is a sensitive spot. SnP's are much more gentle
