Posts Tagged ‘memorial tattoos’
Using Cremains in Memorial Tattoos
25, Oct 2009Samantha asks the Death Reference Desk: A couple relatives and I just had my aunt’s ashes put in ink for a memorial tat. My question is since she was so sick, will there be a transfer or will it be okay since she was cremated? The short answer is: Yes, it’ll be okay. Cremators run [...]
Blue Screen of Death… Memorial Tattoo?
9, Sep 2009I don’t think this is quite what John means by death memorial tattoos, but I can’t help myself: a man got a tattoo of the insidious Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, ensuring geek awe, miffed stares and the sure-to-be short-lived internet fame of his string-bean arm and intriguing wall art. Oh my.
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Humor|Death + Popular Culture
- Tags: memorial tattoos
Free Public Talk: Death and Memorial Tattooing When: Wednesday, July 29, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Where: West Bank Social Center, 501 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis 55454 (above the Nomad World Pub) Description: Dr. John Troyer, from the University of Bath’s Centre for Death and Society, talks about memorial tattoos for both humans and pets. This talk [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Art / Architecture|Monuments + Memorials
- Tags: lecture, memorial tattoos
Olympia Resident Has Ink, Cremated Ashes Under His Skin Christian Hill, The Olympian (July 10, 2009) This is a wonderful article on Memorial Tattooing, or a tattoo that an individual chooses after a person or pet dies. The article also explains an old tattooing practice, namely the putting of cremated remains in the ink used [...]