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January 31 2008
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January Jacket Journey
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Lindsey Bennet (center left) led this group of of new students in the January Jacket Journey Howard
Payne's new student orientation program.
Tattoos: from page I
getting another one soon. I
like the art craftsmanship
and detail that go into each
one. My tattoos show that I
am unique and 1 am able to
express who I am through
each one" Garcia said.
I've debated for a long
time whether or not to get a
tattoo because 1 sec nothing
wrong with it. 1 think it is
a great way to show who or
what you represent. 1 didn't
know a lot about what goes
into getting a tattoo but I
visited Burners the only
licensed tattoo parlor in
Brownwood to find some
answers.
Burners has been in exis-
tence for seven years and
has seen a wide variety of
customers. It is a very
clean and strictly regulated
parlor. The state comes at
least twice a year to per
form a detailed inspection
of everything from tools to
records. All of the needles
are prepackaged and steril-
ized as well as ink cartridg-
es and barrels that are dis-
posed after each customer.
In order to get a tattoo a
customer must fill out paper-
work and records as well as
prove they are 1 8 with some
kind of documentation. All
drivers' licenses must be
copied and then Burners
must hold each customer's
file for three years. The
shop is very regulated and
abides by strict rules.
Artist Jerry Crouch has
been with Burners since it
opened. "The type of peo-
ple that get tattoos today
are very different from
past history. I've tattooed
professors students doc-
tors and even a judge and
that would not have been
the case years ago" said
Crouch. "I can do any
design or picture as long
as you're willing to pay for
it. On average I see two or
three customers a day and
sometimes we get as manv
as 15."
Crouch also stated that
the most popular tattoos in
Brownwood are baby names
for customers that are new-
fathers and mothers. For
guys the most common
place to get one is on the
arms while the females will
get them somewhere on the
lower back or ankle area.
"It varies of course but
these are the trends seen in
town" said Crouch.
People get tattoos for var-
ious reasons. "I got my
tattoos because the chicks
dig them" said freshman
student Cory Bohannon.
"They all have meaning
and they didn't hurt but I
wanted to grab the attention
of the ladies."
Junior Communications
major Kelly Hulett got her
tattoo for another reason.
"It was late one night my
freshman year (at another
college) and all my friends
wanted to get one so 1
decided why not. If all my
friends could do it then I
could too. 1 guess I gave in
to the peer pressure but all
15 of us girls got it done at
the same time and only paid
$15 too. I got a great deal
on my little hot pink star"
said Hulett.
No matter who you are
or what your profession it
is all right to get a tattoo.
Feel free to express your-
self and be unique by get-
ting a personalized design.
The world's view on the
once frowned upon perma-
nent piece of art on one's
body is no longer looked
down upon.
Tatted: from page 1
draw people who don't belong in
the tattoo world" Chapman said.
The technology of making a tat-
too has become a lot easier in the
past ten years. There are different
types of new needles and colored
inks that are used today. A tattoo
is a complicated and intriguing
design. It is more respected and we
are looked at as artists" Chapman
said.
The body is viewed as a canvas
b an artist. They take inspiration
from other great artists and create
brilliant pieces of art. Chapman
has been a tattoo artist for years.
I Ic learned by watching other art-
ists perform tattoos on different
people. "I draw from inspiration
enjo) painting and 1 look around
for things that inspire me even
day" Chapman said flic tattoo
industry is more of a friendship
there are no rials.
I ll'l students have reasons win
thc chose to acquire a tattoo
Junior Natalie Ott has two tat-
toos on her body. One is on her
ankle and the other is on her arm.
She wanted to do something m
and cra. because she had just
turned 21. "The one on my arm
means laugh in Chinese. The one
on my ankle is the Christian fish.
I wanted to walk in my faith even
da" Ott said. Freshman Jeffrey
Jefferson Jr. was 17 when he got
his first tattoo. "My tattoos rep-
resent everything in my life and
what's most important to me. The
procedure wasn't scary or painful
but it did sting" Jefferson said.
Sophomore Marcus Ennis has
tattoos on his neck and arms. "I
decided to get one to be cool and
because all my friends were get-
ting them. 1 plan on getting my
first child's name tattooed across
my chest" Ennis said. Freshman
Katey Lamberton has a tattoo on
her ankle. "I decided to get one
for my grandmother because she
is the one who led me to Christ. It
was painful when the artist started
to tattoo around the bone but I
wasn't scared. A tattoo has more
meaning than just walking into a
parlor and choosing something off
the wall" Lamberton said.
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