Mastectomy tattoo artist expands work for cancer survivors, is featured in film
by Cindy Dampier, Chicago Tribune
Apr 25, 2018
3 minutes
CHICAGO - David Allen describes his work in the most basic terms: "I'm a tattooer," he says. "I tattoo."
It's a bit of intentional understatement - Allen is a highly sought-after tattoo artist with a specialty in mastectomy tattoos - and a declaration about how he does his work. Which has a lot to do with empathy, or the art of making himself small, so that he can see the big picture.
In "Grace," a new
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