Convention Connection: Caroline Evans on Cover-Ups, Taxes, and Three Decades of Tattooing

Convention Connection: Caroline Evans on Cover-Ups, Taxes, and Three Decades of Tattooing

Published on: 11/05/2026

Caroline Evans has tattooed since 1998. She shares her cover-up approach, her tax system, and the real story behind her Ink Master exit.

Convention Connection: Emily Elegado on Ink Master Pressure and 20 Years of Tattooing

Convention Connection: Emily Elegado on Ink Master Pressure and 20 Years of Tattooing

Published on: 11/05/2026

Emily Elegado shares how Ink Master became a battle of “me vs. me,” what 20 years of tattooing taught her, and why she lives for cover-ups.

Convention Connection: Paul Booth on Dark Surrealism, Mentorship, and the Soul of Tattooing

Convention Connection: Paul Booth on Dark Surrealism, Mentorship, and the Soul of Tattooing

Published on: 11/05/2026

Paul Booth explains how dark surrealism tricks the brain, what Gil Montie and Jack Rudy taught him, and why he thinks tattooing lost its soul.

Convention Connection: How Taiwanese Tattoo Artist Ollie Won Black and Grey Large at Her First U.S. Show

Convention Connection: How Taiwanese Tattoo Artist Ollie Won Black and Grey Large at Her First U.S. Show

Published on: 11/04/2026

Taiwanese Tattoo Artist Ollie won Black and Grey Large at her first U.S. show with a tattoo inspired by the Greek myth of Artemis and Actaeon