Festival Attracts Huge Range of Body Art Fans
I’ve been reading a lot lately about how the profile of a typical body art fan is changing. An article about this past weekend’s Edmonton Tattoo and Arts Ink Festival was no different. The event drew crowds ranging from all-aged family members, to professionals, to stereotypical ink lovers. The article describes these suit-wearing suburbanites as a “growing subculture of under-wraps rebels”. In fact, I found it particularly interesting that the tattoo artist in the piece said that 70 per cent of his clientele is “working women and others shattering stereotypes”. Very cool! It’s nice to know that people can increasingly be free to express themselves through body art without having to face as many prejudices in society. I do wonder though, if tattoos become more mainstream, will their appeal begin to decrease? Hmm, something to think about…Check out the entire article here.