Tattoo artists swamp up to the Convention

Will be immersed in ink on Friday and Saturday in the Holiday Inn of Houma, tattoo artists from the region gathered swamp of the Convention for the first time.

About 30 booths have been reserved tattoos, perforation and henna artists show off their complex needlework.

From 4 to 9 pm Friday and Saturday 11:00 pm to 7 pm, participants can visit the booth or watch body art. The cost is a one-time payment of $ 5, the two-day event.

"Our goal is to register in the artist's body of between 30 and 36, hotel manager Ken McGowan said," We do not want it to be a huge, like a convention in New Orleans. Too This is a quaint gathering. "

The idea of ​​the "Convention" from local tattoo artists, including some of the staff at the Holiday Inn.

"We are considering the different things you can do, to allow more people to Houma. 'Hey, one of those inspirational moments." Why do not we doing it? "McGowan said.

Will also be a booth on the convention, tattoo removal.

"We think this is a kind of interesting, because we do not even want to say," McGowan said, joking, people can get a tattoo in a booth in a nearby booth.

McGowan said, "a couple hundred tickets have been pre-sold as of the afternoon of the 14th, the children ride a bicycle from the hotel and the prevention of abuse.

Holiday Inn Houma, Cycling Against Child Abuse and Rising Sun Media the sponsoring organizations swamp reached.

Tattoo game in several categories, including "black and white" and "the best color tattoo, as well as food and live music performances.

Thomas Domangue is a new era of tattoo and body piercing Many local artists will set up a booth. He said, his excitement is the first General Assembly of the Houma similar, that society came out in support.

Domangue, a new era will have four artists in the General Assembly. The other trinity Collins, Mike Voisin and Christopher Martin.

The new era of artists have appointments in the General Assembly on the tattoo.

"It should have a good turn out people have been into the store to talk about it," Domangue said.

"We continue to receive requirements daily about registration, so the list is constantly changing and growing," McGowan said. "If we get 500 people to come to our meeting, we will be very pleased and I think this is a charming, absolutely beautiful, stunning art form My wife plans to get a tattoo this weekend she has been waiting for this everything. "