http://www.getinkmidwest.com GetInkMidwest.com is an online magazine devoted to promoting Midwest tattoo studios and artists. Check out our searchable tattoo gallery, monthly Featured Articles, Tattoo of the Month, event listings and more! Tattoos http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_1008.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_1008.cfm It's the first of the month again, and time for new Featured Artists, Interviews and our Tattoo of the Month! Check out GetInkMidwest.com]]> and read our latest interview with Troy Garris of Midwest Irons Custom Tattoo Machines]]>. Also check out the works of our two newest Featured Artists, Mario Desa of the Chicago Tattooing Company]]>, and Tim Phelps from Age of Reason Custom Tattoo and Art Gallery]]> in Goodlettsville, Tennessee!
]]>NEW!! OCTOBER CONTEST: Send us your best Halloween-related tattoo pics and we'll show them off in a special gallery on GetInkMidwest.com. At the end of the month, we'll pick the winner and send them a free t-shirt! Send all entries to info@getinkmidwest.com]]> and be sure to give a brief description - who's wearing the tattoo, who did the tattoo, and where (studio, city and state) the tattoo was done. All entries MUST have been done my an artist in the Midwest, USA. http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0908.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0908.cfm This month, check out the art of Battle Creek native, Miss Mae of Old Anchor Tattoo! Tattooist, photographer, painter, model... you name it, Miss Mae is all about it! Find our more about Miss Mae in this month's Feature Article!

]]> Not to mention we've got a new Tattoo of the Month]]> by Drew Foster of Needle Masters in Toledo, Ohio! http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0808.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0808.cfm Fort Wayne, Indiana native, Wade Smith is turning out some really impressive custom tattoo machines! Read this month's Feature Article]]> to find out what sets his machines apart from the rest of the crowd!
]]>Also new this month - check out the latest additions to the Ohio Roller Girls feature]]>, see the new Tattoo of the Month]]> by High Street Tatto's Steve Cvinar, and take a look at our latest additions to the Featured Artist section and Tattoo Gallery including works by Almighty Studios of Belleville, Illinois!]]> http://www.getinkmidwest.com/OHRG_home.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/OHRG_home.cfm Roller Derby is alive and well in the Midwest, and we didn't have to look very far to find some tough girls who aren't afraid to get dirty! Between the bumps and bruises, the ladies of the Ohio Roller Girls will be joining us for the coming months to show off their ink and tell us what makes them tick. Check out the first four ladies in our ongoing series, and check back each month to see more of the Ohio Roller Girls! (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com) http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0608.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0608.cfm This month's Featured Article is an interview with one of the fine tattooed ladies from the Midwest USA! Keri Dangerous, 24, from Columbus Ohio has been so kind to show us some of her ink - much of it from Midwest natives... and all of it well worth taking a closer look! (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com) http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0508.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0508.cfm "Following the tattoo where it wants to take you is truly a new direction in modern tattooing! The freedom this type of tattooing represents is a key to allowing the artist's mind to grow exponentially. This is any tattoo artist's dream!" - Durb Morrison, Hell City Tattoo Festival (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com) http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0408.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0408.cfm We do our homework here at GetInkMidwest.com, and when we saw the amazing amount of thoughtfulness and design work Bare Knuckle Irons puts into their quality tattoo machines, we just had to take a closer look. Tattoo artist, studio owner and tattoo machine maker, Chris Quidgeon, takes an educated approach when designing and building these machines. He works with them himself on a daily basis, and anticipates the needs of the artists who will be using his machines. Aesthetically, Bare Knuckle Irons machines have a unique custom look and feel that stands out from the norm. From an artist's standpoint, Bare Knuckle Irons machines run amazingly. And from a quality standpoint, Chris Quidgeon stands behind his machines and goes the extra mile to make sure these machines are making the artists using them happy. But don't take our word for it - see what Bare Knuckle Irons customers are saying: (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com) http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_monkeybones_0408.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_monkeybones_0408.cfm I've become a repeat customer at Monkey Bones Tattoo in Beavercreek, Ohio, over the past few months, in fact, it's become a family affair! For Christmas I took my father-in-law to to Monkey Bones for his first tattoo by Matty McTatty, and since starting this article a month ago, my wife has also started her collection with a piece by Jim Collins. So naturally they were a shoe-in for this month's Featured Article! I hooked up with Mike Guidone, tattoo artist and co-owner of Monkey Bones for another addition to my growing collection of work from our Featured Studios and Artists, a pinup style hula girl and tiki. (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com) http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0308.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0308.cfm GetInkMidwest.com recently had the privilege of visiting High Street Tattoo, one of Columbus, Ohio's premiere Tattoo Studios. We'd heard through the grapevine that these guys turn out some incredible work, and after one look at the galleries on their Website (www.highstreettattoo.com) and seeing their work in the pages of just about every tattoo magazine on the news stands, it was apparent we had the put them to the test. With two locations along High Street in the heart of Columbus, Ohio, Gio has assembled an incredibly talented team of artists and is building on Columbus' already rich tradition of tattooing. (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com) http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0208.cfm http://www.getinkmidwest.com/featured_article_0208.cfm GetInkMidwest.com caught up with Durb Morrison to get the scoop on his background in the Tattoo industry. Check it out! (Read the whole article at GetInkMidwest.com)