Inking Well
Stories that aim to capture, catalogue and celebrate Chicago’s tattoo art.
“People are feeling a lot of bleakness,” one tattoo artist said. “Last time Trump came into office, people were shocked and surprised. The shock and surprise is not as present this time, but the overwhelming grief that people are feeling is very present.”
The tackle football team shut down in 2017 but lives on in a tattoo that the former quarterback says represents all that the city gave her.
Reactions to tattoo ink are rare, but a team of researchers found some of the dozens of inks they tested contained chemicals or pigments that could cause allergic or other health-related reactions. Make sure to work with a trained artist who follows good hygiene, a chemistry expert cautions.
