Friday the 13th! BENEFIT TATTOO-A-THON!!

Start: July 13, 2012, 4 p.m.

Event at Artisanal Tattoo

The next Friday the 13th is in July!!!


This upcoming one will be a very special BENEFIT day. One of our old employees, friend, family member, Miss Kate Kohn, had a baby 3 months ago. Unfortunately little Baby Ana was born with some difficulties and complications (I will post the bio below.)
So we are going to make the next Friday The 13th tattoo-a-thon a special benefit, with ALL proceeds going to help Kate, Tommy, and baby Ana with the numerous medical expenses they are currently dealing with.


We will have a flash sheet of the normal "13" tattoos for $13... and we will also have a couple other sheets for a little more, with these designs suggested by Kate and Tommy. These will be tattoos that reflect Ana as well as Kate and Tommy... Snoopy designs, Hello Kitties - $30, punk rock/Metal logos and designs, and skateboard/BMX designs. All these designs will be announced soon.


Please spread the word for us. And if you don't want to get a tattoo, and you just want to help out a great friend of the shop... please stop by and donate however much you can spare. Kate has been a life long Somerville resident, and her family has deep roots in our town. This is a great opportunity to help someone special.


We have a donation page here: (but it takes 24-48 hrs to activate) http://www.active.com/donate/anacru


All donations can be made through H.A.R.K. here is their website: http://www.harkinc.org/




Ana Cru was born March 13, 2012 with not a breath of life in her lungs, and an ostensibly bleak outlook for her future in the eyes of countless medical professionals. Immediately following her birth, she was instantly intubated and after briefly meeting her mother for the first time, was hastily transported over to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with her father and respiratory specialists in tow. Upon her arrival at the NICU, she was thrust into the gauntlet of diagnostic tests, while her family stood idly by, apprehensively entertaining random Doctor's sophisticated prognosis. After an interminable week of acute emotional distress; her parents finally received the diagnosis of “Dandy Walker Syndrome/ Variant” The reason for calling it a “variant” is because “Dandy Walker” comes in a multitude of forms ranging in acuteness. The most basic definition of Dandy Walker Syndrome is a malformation of the posterior part of the brain known as the cerebellum – Ana Cru's cerebellum is severely underdeveloped and has caused her to be in a hypotonic state since birth – Hypotonic is essentially having low muscle tone and little to no motor skills. The combination of the two has left her unable to eat orally, and as a result has needed G-Tube surgery so that she can eat during convalescence. The single most daunting aspect of her diagnosis is not knowing what the future holds for her because every case has varying outcomes; which in some ways gives us hope. However, a rebellious spirit lies deep inside Ana Cru which has defiantly battled and won against countless prognosis thus far, and continues her fight everyday in her hospital bed, where her mother is firmly implanted at her side as she receives the physical, occupational, and speech therapy she requires to live the rapturous, fulfilling life she so deserves.


For those who would like to help Ana and her family, please like our Facebook page; there you will find information on donating, and other fundraisers that are upcoming. Ana's family is accepting donations of any amount, as well as baby supplies, breast feeding/pumping supplies, and vegetarian food of any kind. Food can be prepared or groceries all will be accepted. Ana's mother lives in the hospital with her baby, and they do not supply food to the parents, making it somewhat difficult to eat.
https://www.facebook.com/JoinAnaCru