Welcome to Of Zen and Tattoos – a blog about the tattoo industry and everything that encompasses it, with a splash of zen!My name is Dustin Quillen, and I am a tattoo apprentice slingin’ ink at Body Language Tattoos located in Somerset, KY. I have been tattooing since March of 2008.So why tattoos and zen?Well [...]
Archive for June, 2008
About Me
Posted in About on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever
Posted in Book Reviews on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever is another good coffee table book. Packed with tons of pictures of “The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever” this book definitely lives up to its name. This one will show you what kinds of crazy things people decide to have etched [...]
Kanji History
Posted in The Industry on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kanji is definitely one of the most popular types of tattoos in the industry right now, and has been for a while.
Kanji originated in its most basic form in China, but Japan adopted this system of writing sometime in the 5th century. Before then, Japan had no [...]
New Project!
Posted in Projects on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After searching through Amazon.com for all of the interesting tattoo books I could find, I noticed something. There weren’t any end all be all books out there that covered every aspect of the tattoo culture, or body modification in general.
So, I am on a mission. A mission to compile every single bit of information I [...]
