When Leo Zulueta opened Spiral Tattoo in Ann Arbor in 2000, he brought with him 20 years of tattooing experience and a national reputation as the originator of the contemporary tribal tattoo movement.

Each year, Butter adds new ornament designs to her exquisitely made ‘Nei Hua’ ornaments. “As every year, Butter told this reporter, we’ve added seven new Hawaiian ornament designs just in time for ...

Lio Faamasino didn't start with a formal apprenticeship in tattooing. He didn't learn in a shop, and he originally bought a machine to ink himself out of his own home. All three of those details would ...

MONTEREY >> Marlo Kaleookalani Lualemana is an artist. Her canvas is human skin. Here tools are a bright orange Sharpie pen, a red Bic pen, ink and a vibrating needle. The Salinas resident is among a ...

"I'm somewhere else in my head right now. I'm kind of excited." - U-M student Adrien Comolet, just before he got a tattoo. Related: • The body is the medium ANN ARBOR - When Leo Zulueta opened Spiral ...

The filmmakers behind Moana put in plenty of effort to make the film as culturally accurate as possible. To tell the tale of Disney's first Polynesian hero, the animation giant formed the Oceanic ...