WHAT WEEKLY

Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention

22 September 2010

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Chris Bauman

A thousand words anyone?

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Photo by James Hodges

Tattoo artist Christian Perez and Ashley Huber.

Earlier in the month Villain Arts hosted over 200 artists at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention. James Hodges and Theresa Keil had the unique experience of documenting the event for your viewing pleasure.

Photo by James Hodges.

Photo by Theresa Keil

Miss Key preparing for a burlesque performance.

Photo by Theresa Keil.

Photo by Theresa Keil

It appears as though Edward Scissorhands really let himself go.

Photo by Theresa Keil.

Photo by Theresa Keil

Paul Roe of British Ink Tattoos is the winner of this week’s prestigious and highly coveted, ‘You Sir Have Illustrated Irony Brilliantly By Wearing Attire That’s Usually Associated With Assimilation But By Donning It For An Occasion Where 75% Of The Men Are In Black T-Shirts You Flipped The Script And Made An Individualistic Statement Instead’ award. It doesn’t hurt that you have an accent as well.

Photo by Theresa Keil.

Photo by Theresa Keil

No tattoo convention would be complete without people hurling themselves into bowling pins.

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Kat Kalashnikov.

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Photo by James Hodges

Promoter and organizer of the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention, Troy Timpel.

Photo by James Hodges.

Photo by James Hodges

Meet the guys from Technial Tattoo Supply, who are apparently big What Weekly fans, Rob Blum, Mark Perez, Tattoo Lou and Peter Basta.

Photo by James Hodges.

Photo by James Hodges

Photo by James Hodges.

Photo by James Hodges

Photo by James Hodges.

Photo by James Hodges

Photo by James Hodges.

Photo by James Hodges

100 points for anyone who can name them all from left to right.

Photo by James Hodges.



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