If you’ve ever been to a scuzzy punk party, you probably have at least one beer-soaked memory of watching someone carving a stick 'n' poke into their friend’s forearm.
The process typically involves a sewing needle and a ballpoint pen, the ink used for a wobbly smiley face that’ll eventually start to weep blood.
And then, depending on how much booze is left, there may be a splash of Evan Williams to “disinfect” the tattoo and a brief prayer that it won’t turn into a staph infection.
Or at least that’s the prevailing assumption, according to tattoo artist Jojo Kim, the New York-based artist who’s been helping legitimize a practice typically associated with inebriated amateurs..
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