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From the Tattoo Shop to Tattoo Maps USA
I started tattooing around 1985. Back then, Salem didn’t have a tattoo scene to speak of, so if you wanted a tattoo, you went to Portland. We were here as things began to take hold, and Dave Lum came along a little while after us.
I’m a Navy veteran, and we even tattooed in the paint locker aboard ship, though we weren’t supposed to. The Navy took me around the world. Back home, Bernie Mueller took me under his wing. He was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most individual tattoos. Rest in peace, Bernie.
Tattooing has been a big part of my life, but a task-specific tremor in my hands means I can’t tattoo the public anymore. I don’t have a shop now, either. I still wanted to stay connected to tattooing, though, and put what I’ve learned to work in a different way.
That’s what I’m doing with SalemTattoo.com and Tattoo Maps USA: building a nationwide directory to help people find good tattoo shops and help those shops get found. We’re adding the directory state by state. Listings are free, and they’ll stay free.
The site has room for more than the directory. The online store has shirts and gear, along with free tattoo flash I’ve designed. Mike’s Place is a free community for people who want to share stories, show their ink, and stick around. And just to be clear, this isn’t a tattoo shop, nobody tattoos here. ‘Shop’ means the online store.
If you’d like to help keep this growing, you can pick up a $50 or $100 donation shirt in the store, both with free shipping. Tattoo shops can become a Featured Shop for $120 a year, with advertising space at the top of the site, their own page, a banner in rotation, and top placement in their town.
Your support keeps this website going, and keeps the directory free for shops and the people looking for them.
Donation shirts
Donation shirts are live in our Shop, and these tiers include free shipping:
- $50 donation shirt — a simple way to back the shop and crew. Free shipping included.
- $100 donation shirt — extra support for the work that keeps Salem Tattoo USA rolling. Free shipping included.
Donation shirts are live — order through the Shop checkout. Please do not send card payments or cash through this page.
Shop donation shirts in our Shop or the Store. For donation questions, reach us by email only:
Email: salemtattoousa@gmail.com
Email: salemtattoousa@gmail.com
