Kennichi Kato's tattoo "Dagger, Rose, Flames" left arm. I loved the way Grez did the handle on his daggers so I wanted one on me. Originally I wanted a dagger going through a red rose with blue flames. He "imagined it to be warmer" so he suggested a blue rose with red flames. I could not argue with an artist i respected."
Tattoo by NY artist Grez from Kings Avenue Tattoo on Bowery and Spring.
Body art or tattoos has entered the mainstream it is no longer considered a weird kind of subculture.
"According to a 2006 Pew survey, 40% of Americans between the ages of 26 and 40 have been tattooed".