Hand poke tattoos can conjure up images of college dorm rooms or DIY mishaps, and Monde acknowledges it’s not always seen as legitimate. Monde puts together a tattoo design.

And whether clients choose a machine or hand-poke tattoo at an indie studio or a shop, the idea is the same - art with permanence. Here's Lars Krutak, a tattoo anthropologist.

A highly sought-after tattoo artist known for her creative imagery and cheeky sense of humor, Kim is one of the most prominent stick 'n' poke artists working today.

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Alli Davis remembers doing her earliest tattoos on some of her friends at Columbia College Chicago. Now, she's a professional hand-poke tattoo artist.

Hand poke tattoos can conjure up images of college dorm rooms or DIY mishaps, and Monde acknowledges it’s not always seen as legitimate. Mengwen Cao for NPR. Monde puts together a tattoo design.