Tattoo Artist SuZanne Fauser passed away last weekend suddenly, she will be missed by the tattoo world.
A few words from her close friend Pat Sinatra is written below.

"SuzAnne was loved by a lot of folks and she will be sorely missed. Her spirit lives on in many of us. She put together a tattoo family who genuinely loves her and each other. Her generosity and thoughtfulness has touched everyone who knew her. She has become an integral part of my life and was the force that put me in balance. We shared so much, even discussions of death and dying. No one ever wants to talk about it. But we did. She wasn't afraid of death. She was only worried about her loved ones left behind. We all carry a piece of SuzAnne in our hearts and memories, and some of us carry her art on our bodies. What a testament to the life of a creative genius and a friend."

Tattoo Planet hits the shelves in North America.

The magazine "Tattoo Planet", after a brief absence is back on the shelves in North America right now. Pat Sinatra of Pat's Tats is at the helm as the new editor and the usual top-notch high quality photography and layout remains. Renew a subscription or get one online at http://www.tattooplanet.com/ . The current issue contains Guy Aitchison art, coverage of The women's convention in Orlando and photos from the Inkslingers Ball.

STATE OF THE ART
Update on tattoo legalization and regulation zooming all over the states.

The battle for Tattooing regulation, zoning, administration, legalization, and stereotypical mass ignorance sails on into the abyss known as the American Bureaucracy.

The recent court decisions we have been following that set the precedent in the state of Mass. has been compromised. As we well know, by now, the narrow-minded desires of municipal political pawns for personal gain runs rampant. The redundant conflict between body-art enthusiasts and city hall is now a ripe fruit. Simply put, something stinks.

These paragraphs, web addresses and emails are latest information on tattooing legalization and regulations we have from contributors, please review and assist in any way you can. Just spread the word to your tattooed friends.

STATE OF THE ART - OHIO.(Full Story)
From Tony Derigo, Chronic Tattoos, ( info@chronictattoo.com ) With the backing of the Precedent set in Mass. Court and the support of the ACLU and their attorneys, Ohio tattooist Tony Derigo is taking Cleveland to court. To keep updated just keep reading the tattoo news, which we will continue to report developments. Newsclippings of the decision and ongoing case can be downloaded from this URL.

NEW JERSEY.
From Bob Montagna, ( bob@tattoos.com )
NJ tattoo Rule: is in its final stages of adoption, prior to it's implementation. It faces a period of public comment very soon. We have worked on it for two years, but in case there is something glaringly wrong, by all means, write and discuss it. We can shape this at this point much more easily than after it's in place. This rule is just now available for perusal at http://fusionofstylestattoo.com/. Anyone with constructive comments also can send them directly to me, for carrying up the line at BOB@TATTOOS.COM until then, More as it develops, Bob Montagna.

MASS.
From Fred Figueiredo ( Figfp@aol.com ) (full story)
Fred Figueiredo, his son Matt Figueiredo, Michael Blonde and others wanting to support tattoo legalization in the state of Mass. Are meeting in n Taunton,MA, to discuss Zoning Restrictions affecting studios and how to put a stop to it. . You can reach Fred via email or by phone at 508-996-1232 or call Michael Blonde's phone at 617-479-3623 to help.

Related links:
State of Mass precedent.
Tattoo Artists Legal Defense
Alliance of Professional Tattoo Artists
Fusion of styles

New sites to check out and the site of the week.

The Tattoo website of the week is at: http://www.interq.or.jp/reggae/rude69/ns7/NS7 Dept Tattoo is a supremely layed out website for a shop in Japan, see it to believe it.

My pick for art website of the week is: http://www.scottradke.com great artwork. Art by Scott Radke. Whimsicaly derranged art, sand sculpture photography, asphalt paintings, mask and puppets. Pictured at left. "Undertow" 1997 Cleveland Oh.

New sites getting set up to be hosted by tattoos.com this week are:

Larox Tattoo Studios, http://www.laroxtattoos.com/ out of Akron, Ohio

Pops Place, http://popsplace.com in Philadelphia, Pa.
Magnum Tattoos http://magnumtattoo.com in Grand Rapids, Mi.
Tophats Tattoo Emporium http://tophatstattooemporium.com in Palmyra, PA.

--- quick last minute mention ---
Star Tattoo http://www.startattoo.com

Chris Partain and Jason Ward have tattooed the population of Albuquerque for over a decade. They have enjoyed working for Brian Everett at Route 66 Tattoo. Having left with his blessings, they now start a new era of tattooing the wonderful people of the Southwest and surrounding areas.

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Conventions for March 2001.

March 8th-11th 2001
6th ANNUAL MOTOR CITY TATTOO EXPO CROWN PLAZA HOTEL DETROIT METRO AIRPORT (734) 729-2600 For more info ETERNAL TATTOOS Inc. (734) 425-3357 Fax (734) 425-0971

March 23rd - 25th 2001
Cleveland Rocks 2001 Tattoo convention
Sheraton Inn, Cleveland City Centre Information: (216) 548 7101 or
(216) 961 6293

Philidelphia: March 29th - April 01st . 2001
Info: 1-800-230-3461 outside USA : 1-215-946-2853 Ramada Intl. Airport, 610-521-9600
online: http://www.reddragontattoo.com

Quick note about Northern Ink Xposure 2002
As you probably already know there will be no NIX tattoo convention in the year 2001. We are taking a year off in order to focus on building a larger international event in 2002. The tremendous success and growth from its inception has been beyond even our expectations. Never content to stand still, the partners at Tattoos.com are preparing to move to a larger venue in the Toronto downtown core in June of 2002. Without your participation N.I.X. would not be the international event that is regarded as today. We will keep you up-to-date.

On a final note, we are now updating yellow page listings for Tattoos.com studios worldwide. E-mail info to office@tattoos.com And if we don't have your tattoo studio or art site, or collector site in our links engine go there and add it.

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