Bert Grimm is an important figure in American Traditional tattooing who lived from 1900-1985 and spent nearly 70 years tattooing. Grimm got into tattooing at a young age, he started hanging around shops in Portland around 11 and had his first tattoo machine in 1912. When he was 15 years old Bert ran away from […]
Day: April 2, 2021
Reworks
Is it okay to rework an artists work that is currently not tattooing? The short answer is yes, especially for an older tattoo. As tattoos age they fade and wear with the skin (checkout an earlier post on why ink fades) so it is common for people to want reworks and touch ups down the […]