Traci Hancock, featured on this site last year, has made some big changes! She has recently opened her own shop with her husband – Boomtown Tattoo – in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Since then, she’s been slinging out even more superb tattoo work and has shared some of her latest pieces, which have now been added to her gallery. Check it out!

“Has anyone ever heard of leaving a deposit for a tattoo appointment, then not having it be applied towards the cost of the tattoo? My g/f and I just got new tattoos. I went in early in the week, made our appointments and left a $50 deposit. They quoted me a price of $100 per tat.

So this past Saturday we go in and get the tats, when I go to pay, they charge me $200 more. I questioned Eric (the guy who did our tattoos) and he said it is their policy to charge just for a reservation since they are so busy. There wasn’t a single customer in the place at the time.

Just seems weird to me. So be forewarned, if u make an appointment at Tattoo City and leave a “deposit” it’s actually a fee in addition to your tattoo. We do like the tattoos, just feel we were overcharged.” -sharonM45458

Hey everyone! I’m in Columbus, Ohio right now and have been covering the fantastic events of the Hell City Tattoo Convention this weekend. I’ve met some amazing people, seen hundreds of awesome tattoos, watched some of the best artists doing what they do best, and witnessed one of the most amazing collaborative art projects ever. And it’s not over yet! Stay tuned for a detailed article and pictures from Hell City later this week.

If you’re anywhere near the Columbus area, I encourage you all to come down here and check it out. And if you see me, come say hello! Sunday is the last day of this event and the schedule is just as packed as the past two days. Here’s what’s coming up:

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  12 pm – Gates Open and Hyperspace Special Event/Art Gallery Opens
• 12-3 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration
• 12-2 pm – “Modify: The Movie” shown in the Sinema
• 1-4 pm – Nick Baxter’s “Fundamentals of Oil Painting” Seminar
• 2-4 pm – The Art Fusion Experiment Show
• 2-3 pm – The Goodtime Engineers Perform Live
• 2-6 pm – Tattoo Wars – ALL EPISODES – Shown in the Sinema
• 3-6 pm – Tattoo Competitions
• 5-6 pm – Steve Haworth “Successful Surface Piercings” Seminar
• 5-7 pm – The LAST Art Fusion Experiment Show!
• 6-7 pm – Tattoo of the Day Competition
• 6-8 pm – Paul Booth’s Art Fusion Experiment Documentary Shown in the Sinema
• 6-7 pm – Steve Haworth’s Genital Bead Placement Seminar
• 7-8 pm – Steve Haworth’s Successful Laser Brandings Seminar
• 7 pm – Tattoo Competition Awards Given by the Suicide Girls
• 8 pm – Gates Close and Hell City Tattoo Fest is Exorcised!