Holiday Sale!
Lucky/Unlucky days during the holidays are good times to make permanent marks (on oneself). Order on or before 12/13/13 and get $7.00 off using this link here! Kits cost $38 plus $4.00 shipping. Here you pay $35 for the whole shabang!
Help! A Dirty Needle is Following Me Around!
A certain awesome community co-op and supportive arts space in Oakland, CA (called Rock Paper Scissors) has considered putting my product on the shelves - however they have a concern that I never considered until now. Of course! What to do with the dirty needle post tattoo?! Diabetics think
A word about the Needles
My kits historically include a 3 Round Liner - meaning a long needle with three little needle heads all bunched up a the point. This is so that you can make a thick enough dot. Someone wanted 2 of these (see this post) so that they can come back the
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
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
True Story: Stick and Poke Lyrics on a Butt Cheek
Have you ever seen the angel named Mykki Blanco? She might be in disguise in her track pants. At a recent (amazingballs) concert in SF, I felt the presence of this angel. I even touched her salty sweaty skin! My bold friend Hannah (below) gave the angel a kit. I
To answer some of your questions…
I am not a professional tattoo artist (yet), merely a Stick and Poke Safety Advocate (Harm REDUX!). I found some info that might help some of you out there regarding tattooing, inks & skin behavior. I got this information from the Spirit Galley Tattoo (located in Connecticut, USA) Web Page.
These colors don’t run
Stick and Poke went to a party in Oakland. It was a diy tattoo extravaganza. [slideshow_deploy id='435']
