Welcome back! It's another holiday and we are ready to make some friends! This week has been fun. New art has been created on skin and our walls. Our art gallery has been filling up with pieces from local artists every day! come in and see whats new, and while you're here you should get a custom piece of art put on your body or a shiny new piercing!
Veteran's Day tattoos were rocking today. Military personnel got special treatment including hugs and discounted art! We even had some people come in that are joining the Military and heading out to Boot Camp in the next couple months. Tattoos have been a big staple in the Military for years. We have all seen our parents and grandparents with those awesome traditional pieces on their arms or chest that symbolize a very important time when they were active, or a specific meaning of remembrance for a fellow soldier. The Traditional tattoo is a style that will always be timeless! Weather you have been in the Military or getting your first tattoo, you can almost never go wrong with a gorgeous pin up girl or the infamous heart with the banner that says simply "MOM".
It's amazing the way tattoos change through the years. Colors get more vibrant, images get more realistic, hell even the average size of a single piece has become way bigger then they used to be...
One thing will never change though, a great tattoo will make you smile for life. I always love seeing the look on peoples faces after their new tattoo is finished, and when they tell you a story about a tattoo they got 40 years ago while sailing around the world and fighting to keep our country "the best damn country in the world" and that same look of overwhelming joy rushes to every muscle in their face. It could be faded, scratched up, even blown out, but it will always mean so much.
It's fun to see the different kinds of people who come in to get tattooed. There are the people that walk up to the door and you see that they have tattoos and it's pretty safe to say they are coming for a tattoo, but the best ones are the ones you don't expect. The business man in a suit who works for the bank 5 days a week, always in meetings and making that next big merger gets home and takes off the suit jacket to revile a collection of fine art placed strategically in a way to make a jacket all in itself. The mother of 4 who spends her days in an office working her way to the top, making moves to bypass the men in her way and prove she is just as good if not better. She then goes to her local tattoo shop and completes her back piece that shows each one her accomplishments intertwining with her children and family tree to show how she makes a successful career work with raising a loving family. Lets not forget our elders! They have been getting tattooed longer then any of us. The funny thing is you might see a man or women in their 80's who you would never expect to have a tattoo even after having a conversation with them. After talking for 20 or 30 minuets they then revile the most beautiful and amazing work you have ever seen in your life followed by "It's just a small collection I have been working on for the past 50 years".
It just goes to show you that tattoos can be worn by anyone. You are never to old or to corporate for a tattoo. You CAN be a loving, responsible, and respected parent and have tattoos. All of us here at Double Deuce Tattoo are proof of that. some of us are parents, some of us have part time jobs in the corporate world, and some of us are old....
Feel free to leave a comment. We would love to hear your stories!
Also don't forget to check out our website www.doubledeucetattoo.com and stop by our shop in Cary, NC to see the artwork we have from local artists hanging on the walls.
We are looking forward to tattooing your next big memory for you and making you smile for a lifetime.
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