Sweet painted ladies show off their
beautiful tattoos at the 3rd Pattaya International Tattoo Convention.
Warunya Thongrod
Tattoo enthusiasts and artists converged on the Hard Rock Hotel as
the International Tattoo Festival returned to Pattaya.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh, Thani Vacharapornsophon, managing director of
AIM Global Services Co., and Mark August, owner of Bloodline, opened the
Aug. 24-25 show intended to drive low season tourism and raise Thai tattoo
artists to international standards.
Last held in 2011, the show featured 38 booths offering tattoo and body art
supplies and tattooing, as well as a lecture on body-inking hygiene from
Bussapha Songsakulchai of the Pattaya Public Health Department.
“Thais still look at tattoo artists, and those with tattoos on their bodies,
in a negative light,” noted Suchart Suksaen, president of Pattaya Tattoo
Club. “At this point, I urge people to open their hearts and change their
attitudes since a tattoo artist earns quite well and will also help promote
tourism.”
Bussapha Songsakulchai, Pattaya
Public Health scholar, speaks on sanitation regarding body art to promote
clean tattooing.
Happy Three Friends provide the
musical entertainment for the event.
Interested people visit one of
the booths at the 3rd Pattaya International Tattoo Convention at the Hard
Rock Hotel.
Many brave souls took advantage
of the convention to get new tattoos.
Adding some color to a new
tattoo.
The convention featured 38 booths
offering tattoo and body art supplies.
A lot of time and effort went
into these girls’ tattoos.
