How one Seattle tattoo artist brings a fine art approach to the craft
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Tattoos are one of the oldest and most personal forms of storytelling.
Over time they’ve been regarded as sacred and sometimes scandalous…today, they’re everywhere… even the military had to relax its rules for service members.
Ruby de Luna profiled a local tattoo artist and explored how she developed her craft.
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| 0:34.0 | Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. Tattoos are one of the oldest and most personal forms of storytelling. Over time, they've been regarded as sacred and sometimes scandalous. |
| 0:41.3 | Today, they're everywhere. Even the military had to relax its rules for service members. |
| 0:46.3 | In a minute, we'll hear Ruby DeLuna's profile of a local tattoo artist. |
| 0:50.3 | But first, let's get you caught up. |
| 0:53.3 | Washington's 100. two artists. But first, let's get you caught up. |
| 1:02.7 | Washington's 100-plus Democratic delegates are on central time today. As the DNC gets underway in Chicago, KUW Scott Greenstone will be there to cover what's become an unexpectedly energized |
| 1:09.2 | election. You can check out our coverage at KUW.org. |
| 1:14.3 | The wrongful death lawsuit against Washington State |
| 1:17.5 | brought by the family of Summer Taylor goes to trial today. |
| 1:21.1 | Taylor was killed during a Black Lives Matter protest on I-5 in 2020. |
| 1:26.3 | Capitol Hill blog reports, attorneys for the family have said |
| 1:29.6 | the state failed to properly close the freeway the night Summer was struck and killed. In January, |
| 1:35.9 | Taylor's estate was one of a group of 50 plaintiffs awarded a $10 million settlement with the city. |
| 1:41.4 | CHB reports the person who hit Taylor is serving a six and a half year sentence. |
| 1:47.0 | And keep an eye on the night sky for the super moon tonight. |
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