The Seattle Times: What does a tattoo say to you?
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Topic: Tattoo
Sort Desciption: Meet Damon Conklin, organizer of this weekend's Seattle Tattoo. Convention. ... The Seattle Tattoo Convention, which begins tomorrow, is in its ...
Content Inside: 02/07/2007 02:44 PM The Seattle Times: What does a tattoo say to you? of 3 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2002435779&slug=tattooguy12m&date=20050812 JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES This is Seattle tattoo artist and shop owner Damon Conklin. Scary dude, right? Think again. Hes an evangelical Christian who uses tattoos as a form of religious expression. JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES Damon Conklin shows off tattoos reading "Gods soldier," just a sample of his religious tattoos. When he got his first tattoo 12 years ago, "I felt like everything had just changed," Conklin said. Seattle Tattoo Convention When: Today through Sunday Where: Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center. Friday, August 12, 2005 - 12:00 AM Permission to reprint or copy this article or photo, other than personal use, must be obtained from The Seattle Times. Call 206-464-3113 or e-mail resale@seattletimes.com with your request. What does a tattoo say to you? By Florangela Davila Seattle Times staff reporter Meet Damon Conklin, organizer of this weekends Seattle Tattoo Convention. See him in his milieu, his roomy Super Genius shop on Capitol Hill. The music blares. Sample racks of tribal, skull and voluptuous-women tattoos hang from the ochre-colored walls. See him in his milieu much later one evening, still in his shop, but with a blue "Bible Study" binder in his lap. "If its one point I always try to drive home, its that you cannot judge a book by its cover," Conklin, 38, says. Tattoo enthusiasts have long been at the receiving end of gawks or scornful remarks. The heavily tattooed Conklin (arms, neck, back and hands) has had his share of looks. Moreover, in a tattoo world that embraces rock and heavy metal, Conklin is a rap, jazz and classical-music fan. And hes black. "Ive stood outside my shop and Ive said, Hey, hows it goin, to guys and theyve walked right past me and they go inside asking to s ...
