“You’ll Regret that when You’re Older!” Tattooing from ancient to modern times with Awen Briem

Tuesday’s Boundary Waters Connect speaker was Awen Briem, a local master tattooist and custom tattoo artist. Briem educated the group on the history of tattooing and how tattoos of today have been informed by over 7,000 years of known tattoo traditions from across the globe.

Briem began with the oldest confirmed example of tattooing available: Ötzi the Iceman.

Ötzi was discovered in 1991 by hikers in the Swiss Alps. He is so well preserved, authorities initially thought he was the victim of a recent crime.