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The Grumpy Cat Tattoo (It Was Only a Matter of Time)

By Claire Lawton Wed., Dec. 12 2012 at 12:00 PM
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Surfing Reddit when you're a Reddit amateur is a lot like trying to figure out why your iPhone randomly shuts off in a Juggalo forum -- you rarely find what you're looking for, but you're likely to find something else worth sharing.

Exhibit A: The Grumpy Cattoo.

See also:
- Tardar Sauce, aka "The Grumpy Cat," Makes a Public Appearance at The Great Southwest Scooter Fiesta This Weekend
- Our Nine Favorite Faces of Tardar Sauce, The Grumpy Cat from Arizona

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Ink Up: Phoenix Voted the Nation's Tattoo Capital

By Claire Lawton Wed., Dec. 14 2011 at 1:30 PM
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If you've been thinking about adding a few words, portraits, or hipsterific symbols (we hear the fox is up and coming) to your skin's permanent collection, you're not alone. 

In December, daily deal machine LivingSocial asked residents across the country to weigh in on their own city's vanity and lifestyle choices. The result: Phoenix residents have the most ink. 

The survey, conducted by Mandala Research, also put Phoenix in the top five in the "most superficial," "level of vanity," and "number of residents with breast implants," categories in the country. Classy. 

More results after the jump...

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Kate Benjamin's Cat Woman, Inked

By Claire Lawton Wed., Mar. 23 2011 at 3:00 PM
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​By day, Phoenix's Cat Woman goes by Kate Benjamin, owner of the online Modern Cat Studio and advocate of all things Grand Avenue.

She was featured in our Best of Phoenix 2010 for her keen sense of cat style and her seeming superpowers in the downtown scene.

This week, she got inked.

Benjamin took her superhero illustration drawn by Anthony Pugh and went to Heather Alvin of Lady Luck Tattoo (a studio neighbor of hers at Bragg's Pie Factory). Read our interview with Benjamin from last May and check out her Superhero inspiration right here.

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Anna Chenoweth's Collected Doodle

By Claire Lawton Tue., Nov. 30 2010 at 8:00 AM
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Show us your ink! MARKED asks locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories:
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​Name: Anna Chenoweth
Age: I am 23 now and got my first tattoo (the doodle one) at 19.

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​My Upper Back Piece: Is actually in honor of my wonderful mother Sue Chenoweth who is a painter and teacher. I didn't want to get her actual artwork tattooed on me but I love the random doodles that she does.

She sometimes doodles super symmetrical, often pointless designs, in order to concentrate on what is in front of her. Whether she's at a lecture or talking on the phone she doodles.

For about a year I snatched all of the doodles I could find by her on random pieces of scratch paper from around our house and chose one for a tattoo.
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John Robert Scott's Family History

By Claire Lawton Wed., Nov. 24 2010 at 10:00 AM
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Name: John Robert Scott

Age: 31; 28 When I got the tattoo


My Sleeve: I had the tattoo done in Dallas by an artist named Jack Hatchet out of his personal shop which he moved to Philadelphia weeks after completing my arm.

The story behind the tattoo sleeve is somewhat humorous based on the fact that my mother hates tattoos and cried when I showed her my first one, yet she is very proud of this one because of its many religious symbols, as well as a tribute to her, our culture and my own life, all in one.

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Shannon Armour's New Orleans Funeral March, Kickflip Turkey and Friday the 13th Arizona

By Claire Lawton Mon., Nov. 22 2010 at 8:10 AM
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​Name: Shannon Armour (Full disclosure: Shannon Armour is a New Times employee.)
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Age: Currently 31; I've been getting tattoos since I was 19.

My Sleeve: Is a New Orleans funeral march, and a tribute to my chihuahua, Ruby, who died in 2008.

It was designed by Chris Rupp of Living Ghost, who incorporated a few of the animals I wanted as well as a few things of Ruby's (like her favorite neon pink mouse toy). It took 7 months to complete.

Check out more of Armour's marks after the jump ...

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Chris Galli's Golden Rectangle and Spiral

By Claire Lawton Thu., Nov. 18 2010 at 8:00 AM
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​Name: Chris Galli

Age: 22, and I received my first tattoo in October 2010

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​My Arm Piece: I got the outline of the Golden Rectangle and Spiral on my right arm back in October with Heather at Lady Luck Tattoo Gallery. My whole life, I've tended to possess a very Type-A personality (i.e. massive control freak), and felt most comfortable when certain levels of predictability existed.

For that reason, math has always been a favorite subject of mine, and always loved different patterns and shapes that can be derived from simple equations. This shape signifies how something that appears quite basic can grow to something very complex and remarkable -- something that can be equated to many things in life.

Read more about Galli's mark after the jump ...

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Gonzo Gonzales' Symbolic Rose, Japanese Cod and Family Portraits

By Claire Lawton Wed., Nov. 17 2010 at 8:00 AM
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​Name: Gonzo Gonzales

Age: Currently 39; I've been getting tattoos since I was 18.

My Sleeves: Were done by my best friend Rick Godsey of Club Tattoo; actually, 95 percent of my tattoos were done there. My favorite one is the coy fish Rick did on my inner arm.

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Kyle Hague's In Malta Illustration

By Claire Lawton Fri., Nov. 12 2010 at 8:00 AM
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Show us your ink! MARKED asks locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories:

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​Name: Kyle Hague

Age: 31; I got my first tattoo at 18 and the figures on my arms at 25.

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​My Arm Pieces: Come from an obscure kids' poetry book called In Malta that I came across years ago.

The book itself is awful but the illustrations were really striking and minimalist.

I wish I still remembered the illustrator's name but I can't even seem to find any trace that the book ever actually existed. The figures get a lot of response and interest from all types of strangers which was really uncomfortable at first, but it's grown on me.

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Chanelle Richardson's Blackbirds

By Claire Lawton Wed., Nov. 10 2010 at 8:02 AM
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Show us your ink! MARKED asks locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories:
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​Name: Chanelle Richardson
Age: 29 years old and I had my blackbird tattoos done this year.

My Arm Pieces: I have three red winged blackbirds on one inner forearm, and a fourth blackbird perched in a tree on the other. Together they tell a collective story of freedom and truth.

I chose four birds because I am a "four" in the enneagram, a model of personality types. Fours tend to be free spirits, and blackbirds signify this for me.

The tree represents unchanging solidarity -- a place to call home, which for me is truth. Truth is found in inner freedom.


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