Ethan Gregory Dodge

Nov 26, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Ethan Gregory Dodge

Tattoo artist Jen Lee, center, prepares to give a tattoo to Kate Anderson of San Diego at Ed Hardy’s Tattoo City in San Francisco on Nov. 4. The tattoo shop will be closing at the end of this year. Photo: Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleEd Hardy’s influence is truly difficult to measure, spanning thousands of tattoo artists across the globe. But only a few dozen had the luck of working with him on a regular basis before his health took a turn for the worse. Even fewer remain in the Bay Area.

Nov 26, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Ethan Gregory Dodge

Sunlight illuminates Tattoo City as Aleph Kali raises the blinds on the shop’s large windows facing Lombard and Mason streets. Historical tattoo designs plaster the walls and surround a large Rock of Ages painting. Dozens of tattoo history and reference books sit tattered from excessive use, but still ready to be used. Each of the three tattooists stations displays even more artwork, some to be inked onto clients that same day.

Nov 26, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Ethan Gregory Dodge

1945Donald Edward Talbott Hardy was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in the Orange County neighborhood Corona del Mar. “My father was serving in World War II, and my mother went to live with her parents while he was away,” Hardy wrote in his 2013 memoir.

Aug 6, 2024 | metrosiliconvalley.com | Ethan Gregory Dodge

FINAL MARK Shortly after he appeared on the cover of Metro Silicon Valley, Scott Weeks passed away at age 60. Photo by Greg RamarThis year was a big milestone for Scott Weeks, proprietor of the San Jose tattoo shop Marks of Art Tattoo. The shop turned 30, and Weeks celebrated with his staff, enjoying the distinction of being the area’s second-oldest tattoo shop. Last month, he posed for photographer Greg Ramar, who captured Weeks and his crew for a cover story in Metro Silicon Valley.

Jul 16, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Ethan Gregory Dodge

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