The sun is just beginning to drop toward the horizon when Taylor Elyse Compton meets me at the front of her Yucca Valley studio. Located in a collective that includes floral stylist The Bloomin Gypsy, ...

Given their DIY-like nature, the thought of getting a stick-and-poke tattoo might sound a little off-putting for some, but there are actually plenty of pros out there who specialize in providing this ...

Puzzles, tie-dyeing, baking banana bread—if we’ve learned anything from social media, it’s that we’re picking up all sorts of new hobbies. We didn’t expect stick-and-poke tattoos to quickly top that ...

The tattoo industry has a history of catering to a community outside the mainstream, but until recently, that community of outsiders has looked fairly homogenous (read: white and male). Tea Leigh, a ...

About this time last year Madie Ley did something daring. Or foolish depending on whom you ask. She lay on a couch while a friend gently stuck a sewing needle dipped in ink into her arm. Over and over ...

If you’ve ever been to a scuzzy punk party, you probably have at least one beer-soaked memory of watching someone carving a stick 'n' poke into their friend’s forearm. The process typically involves a ...

While machine tattooing is considered the norm in the tattoo industry, another tattooing technique—the “stick-and-poke” method—is becoming increasingly popular. There are some similarities and ...