Sailing ships , anchors among favorite designs at international tattoo convention . Could it be that a return to rootless maritime themes and the mysterious east are an attempt to restore a demimonde thrill to a practice that 's becoming so mainstream that the next radical statement could be to go entirely tattoo-free ? Comment: another popular theme on display in London . Trends illuminate tattoos ' long relationship with travel .
Sailing ships , anchors among favorite designs at international tattoo convention . Comment: another popular theme on display in London . Trends illuminate tattoos ' long relationship with travel .