1.Why people get tattoos and how they choose their designs
By Karen L. Hudson
About.com
http://tattoo.about.com/cs/articles/a/whygettattoos.htm
"This may not have all been apparent at a first glance. Some tattoos have meanings that you will never know by just looking at them. Instead of judging the wearer of such a piece of art, ask them why they chose the design they did. You just might come to respect their reasons and have a new appreciation for the art as a whole."

2.35 Inspirational Examples of Tattoo Art

http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/tattoo-art-designs-712379

Sasha Unisex
http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/tattoo-art-designs-712379

Response: The colours are attractive and complimenting, I chose this because of how the lion looks quite geometrical in a sense and how the colours blend in with one another.

3.Japanese Tattoo Art

Beauty and Buddha Tattoo
By Masayuki Miyata 1926-1997

Response: This tattoo shows so much as a statement to the world but still looks feminine in the same sense. Oriental tattoo designs are both masculine with its dragon designs but still incorporate a feminine touch to them by having cherry blossom and floral designs also.

Dieter Wanczura

Artelino.com

(http://www.artelino.com/articles/japanese_tattoo_art.asp)

4.In Japan, Tattoos Are Not Just For Yazuka Anymore

A young man with a stunning tattoo of Kanon Bosatsu (観音菩薩）the all-seeing, all-compassionate Buddhist deity. Designed by Horiyoshi The 3rd.

By Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky & Jake Adelstein
2nd January, 2013
http://www.japansubculture.com/in-japan-tattoos-are-not-just-for-yakuza-anymore/

5.Young graduates in Japan forced to remove tattoos to find work after body-art ban

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 08:24 GMT, 7 August 2012

"The new law was imposed to crackdown on members of the organised crime gang Yakuza whose members wore tattoos as a badge of honour."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184787/Young-graduates-Japan-forced-remove-tattoos-work-body-art-ban.html

5. Rolling Stone flubs Constitution tattoo on cover

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 11:16 GMT, 10 April 2014

"The cover image of next month's Rolling Stone magazine featuring the "Veep" star depicts a nude Louis-Dreyfus with a tattoo of the U.S. Constitution signed by John Hancock across her back. The problem is Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2601160/Rolling-Stone-flubs-Constitution-tattoo-cover.html

6. The Day of the Dead – November 2^nd

Helen Tafoya-Barraza, MA, LPCC

"The days of the dead are truly a celebration of life. When children dance with caricatures of death, eat skull sugar molds and learn to respect that life is brief, they learn there is a circle to life and to not fear death and then are free to enjoy and appreciate every moment."

http://www.unm.edu/~htafoya/dayofthedead.html

7. Donald Judd's Specific Objects and the Art of Installation
Don Bacigalupi
17/06/2013

Donald Judd, "Untitled, 1989 (Bernstein 89 24)", 1989, copper and red Plexiglas, ten elements, each: 9 x 40 x 31 in.
Response: This artwork looks light as if it were floating in air, but still sturdy enough. Reminds me of those 'Magic Eye' optical illusion books.

"Judd called these mature works "specific objects" rather than sculptures or works of art, to indicate their distance from traditional ways of making sculptural art. These were "specific" because the artist carefully orchestrated their shape, scale, proportions, and materiality. And they were "objects" because they were fabricated -- rather than sculpted -- by the artist."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-bacigalupi/donald-judds-specific-obj_b_3451022.html

8. Zac Freeman’s Amazing Found Object Portraits

(images via: zac freeman art)

"Buttons, jar lids, Legos and every kind of small doo-hickey imaginable find their way into the portraits of Zac Freeman, who manages to coax strikingly realistic images out of all this junk."

http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2012/01/16/found-object-art-13-sculptures-made-of-reclaimed-items/

9. Still Life with Chair

installations and manipulations of the undemanding object

bicycle wheel’ by marcel duchamp, 1913 -
it was a personal experiment, which he never initially intended
to show to the public. in fact, ‘bicycle wheel’ wasn't formally
shown in a gallery space until 1951 (and by then the original
had been lost). duchamp's sister suzanne allegedly threw out
the original along with several other early readymades when
cleaning out the artist's studio on the rue saint-hippolyte in paris
after his move to the united states in 1915.

http://www.designboom.com/history/stilllife.html

10. 10 Everyday Objects Beautifully Transformed Into Works Of Art: Garbage

"Dirty White Trash (with Gulls)" by Tim Noble and Sue Webster

Response: Clever! One word that pops to mind. So creative how they've used rubbish to construct such beautiful imagery. The texture and placement of everything is spot on. Very inspiring!

http://www.policymic.com/articles/78977/10-everyday-objects-beautifully-transformed-into-works-of-art

11. Patterns

"Taming the Tiger" 2014 By Jan Huling

https://artsy.net/artwork/jan-huling-taming-the-tiger

12. How Stained Glass Works

The sun shines through stained glass windows depicting the construction of Southwark Cathedral August 8, 2003, in London, England.

Ian Waldie/Getty Images

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/artwork/stained-glass.htm

13. Pattern Design Tips

Creating patterns for me is like playing a mental puzzle – like building Lego or playing Tetris. The rhythm of every pattern depends of how it is going to be used and the purpose of it.

When I design something for wallpaper I need to make sure that the repeat will look even and smooth on a 8ft wall.

When it's for a fabric, the scale isn't much of a deal, but the colours might be – so I stay away from combining similar tones. If you put pink next to orange, or sky blue and baby blue next to each other, they will probably appear as the same shade once printed on a fabric.

Dinara Mirtlipova (UZ)

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/illustration/pattern-design-tips (by Lisa Hassell)

14. A man takes a single rake to the beach. And when you zoom out and see it... MIND BLOWN.

Andre Amador

While making his beach mural explorations, he uses a rope as a guide so that he can make the geometric patterns.
http://www.viralnova.com/beach-art/#32ostRrs7fidO3qf.99

15. A spinning mosaic of patterns drawn with wet clay onto a Potter's Wheel

-By Christopher Jobson

As a person who’s spent more than a few hours at the seat of a potter’s wheel I can attest to the strangely soothing act of doodling around with wet clay sludge (called slip) before or after throwing a pot. As fun as it is, it’s still somewhat surprising to see the act elevated to this level of artistry by Mikhail Sadovnikov who blurs the line between performance and visual art as he creates pattern after pattern on an empty wheel. (via The Awesomer)

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/03/a-spinning-mosaic-of-patterns-drawn-on-a-potters-wheel/

16. Ruthie Quilts! And Quilts...

“Gregs Song” by Cheri Meineke-Johnson, quilted by Linda V. Taylor.

http://ruthiequilts.wordpress.com/

17. Ta Moko Maori Tattoo - When imitation is the sincerest form of insult...

By Karen Hudson

They say that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". In many cases, this is true. Imitation is important in many cultures. Children learn by imitating their parents. Teens seek acceptance from their peers by imitating fashion trends, choices in music and even linguistic phrases. Even adults will often imitate their mentors to show their respect and admiration. But there are situations when imitation is actually an insult, not flattery. Ta Moko is one of those situations...

http://tattoo.about.com/cs/articles/a/maori_tamoko.htm

18. New tattoo rules, camoflage on the way, SMA says

By Lance M. Bacon

"The Army is also about to ban tattoos below the elbows and knees or above the neckline, according to a report in Stars & Stripes..."

http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130923/NEWS07/309230030/New-tattoo-rules-camouflage-way-SMA-says

19. Amazing Patterns From Rule By Art

By Sarahdoczy