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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
She Wanted a Tattoo to Honor Her Late Brother. It Landed Her in the ICU
Quiniece Washburn wanted to honor her late brother after he died of an overdose, as the two were "pretty close" when they were growing up She got a portrait of his face on her leg, "so I knew that he would be with me," but the tattoo became painfully infected, causing her to need treatment in the ICU She's warning others to be careful about the cleanliness of their tattoo shop, as the experience was "traumatizing"A woman who wanted to honor her late brother with a tattoo of his face ended up with a dangerous infection — and a scar where his portrait should be. Quiniece Washburn said she and her brother were 'pretty close' growing up, according to Daily Mail. After her brother died of an overdose, the 36-year-old mom of two shared that she 'wanted to get the tattoo so I knew that he would be with me.' She researched a tattoo artist online and paid $350 for a portrait of her brother on her left calf. But as she told the outlet, she felt a painful, burning sensation while getting inked. When the tattoo artist was finished and wiped the tattoo down — a common practice, as tattoos can ooze blood and ink — Washburn said the tattoo leaked more than what's usually expected. Her tattoo began to form blisters, leaking fluid, she said. 'I could stick a white paper towel on the tattoo and the whole picture would be on it,' she explained. Washburn said it began to cause significant pain. 'When it got worse, I was having to drag my leg to walk, and I was limping. It was a horrible time for me. The pain was traumatizing, and it was upsetting because it was the face of my brother,' she shared. Washburn went to the hospital 10 times for intravenous antibiotics — until her condition grew so severe that she needed to be admitted to the ICU. That's when she was diagnosed with a devastating case of cellulitis. It's a skin infection caused by bacteria that enters the skin through a cut or crack, the Mayo Clinic explains. While there, doctors treated the infection, which she described as 'green infected stuff oozing out of me.' 'The hospital never said it was from dirty products, and I watched [the tattoo artist] unpack my needles, but people say if the [tattoo] gun isn't properly wiped, then that can cause infection,' Washburn, who wonders if 'someone else's fluids may still have been on the gun," explained. Aggressive antibiotic treatment helped clear up the infection, but Washburn said her tribute to her late brother is 'pretty ruined.' 'It has a lot of scar tissue on it and it's cracked. His face doesn't look the same at all, and it's kind of dark. I've been told not to touch it for a year, so I'm going to leave it as it is,' Washburn said. She added that the tattoo artist refunded her money and gave her $200 after learning what had happened. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. She's sharing her ordeal to warn others. 'I'd tell people to watch your tattoo artist and make sure everything is clean,' Washburn told the outlet, calling the experience, 'traumatizing.' Read the original article on People
The Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- The Independent
White House donates photo of Trump to Colorado Capitol to replace ‘purposefully distorted' painting of the president
The White House has donated a portrait of Donald Trump to the Colorado Capitol to replace one that the president hates. The new artwork, which appears to depict Trump's official photograph, is set to replace a painting the president claimed had been 'purposely distorted' in an alleged petty plot by Colorado Governor Jared Polis. The decision to replace the portrait was made on Thursday by Lois Court, chair of the Colorado Capitol Building Advisory Committee, which is responsible for overseeing the historic preservation of the building. 'It is currently being framed,' Court, a Denver Democrat, told the Colorado Sun. Court told the newspaper she made the decision with two Democratic state legislators on the advisory committee. The committee is reportedly weighing whether to remove presidential portraits altogether to make room for paintings of Colorado's governors. 'In due time,' Court said, 'we will have a thorough discussion about all the presidential portraits.' Colorado Republicans raised over $10,000 to commission the portrait by artist Sarah Boardman, which was unveiled in 2019 during the president's first term. The painting was removed in March after the president flew into a fit of rage and said that Boardman made former President Barack Obama look 'wonderful' but him look 'truly the worst.' Along with his own calls to remove the painting, Trump alleged that Colorado natives had been left furious about the portrait, urging state officials to pull it down. 'She must have lost her talent as she got older,' Trump said in his March Truth Social rant. Boardman said in April that the situation was 'directly and negatively impacting my business of over 41 years, which now is in danger of not recovering.' In a separate interview with the Colorado Times, she claimed that personal politics don't influence her work. The president seized on the moment to take a swipe at Polis and his policies, referencing members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which had a presence in Aurora, Colorado, last year. 'I am speaking on their behalf to the Radical Left Governor, Jared Polis, who is extremely weak on Crime, in particular with respect to Tren de Aragua, which practically took over Aurora (Don't worry, we saved it!), to take it down,' he continued. 'Jared should be ashamed of himself!' Polis, however, wasn't behind the painting, which was commissioned in 2018, months before he took office and a year before it was finally unveiled. Earlier that year, a political activist had snuck into the State Capitol with help from an advisor to Colorado's Democratic House Speaker, Crisanta Duran. A large painting of Russian President Vladimir Putin was erected where Trump's portrait was meant to hang. It came after Republicans reportedly could not raise the funds required to commission the picture of Trump. After the stunt, Kevin Grantham, a Republican who served as president of the Colorado Senate, raised more than $10,000 through GoFundMe for the portrait.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Artist Who Bends Photography Into Many Shapes
When Kunié Sugiura set out to make life-size photograms of human subjects, she put a new spin on what it means to be 'an artist's artist.' A photogram is a direct image that is made on photosensitive paper without the use of a camera. Typically, small objects are displayed. Sugiura went larger and bolder. She asked other artists to pose, including Joan Jonas, Bill T. Jones, Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama and Jasper Johns. Beginning in 1999, working in enclosures that she sheathed in black plastic to reduce reflections, she made some photograms into full-length portraits, in four-panel composites that measured over six feet high. 'I happened to know Jasper, so I called and asked him, and he said, 'Next spring,'' Sugiura recalled in March, when I visited her apartment and studio in New York's Chinatown. She was preparing to ship a few laggard works to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for her first American retrospective exhibition, 'Kunié Sugiura: Photopainting,' on view through Sept. 14. An elegant white-haired woman with gracefully erect posture and a dry wit, Sugiura, 82, cloaks an indomitable drive beneath a soft-spoken manner. 'At the end of spring, I called Jasper again and said, 'Can you do it?'' she continued. 'He said, 'Yes, if you come to Connecticut.'' She traveled to his home in Sharon, where he supplied her with a small shed and two assistants. He asked how many photogram papers she intended to expose. 'I had eight, but I didn't want to seem greedy,' she recalled with a laugh. She used four, and he approved two. In a collaborative effort, for a portrait included in the SFMOMA show, he sat in profile and plunked his hand and arm on the same paper. To anyone familiar with Johns's work, the silhouette of his face and the trademark hand motif are instantly recognizable. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Times
From the archive: Anybody want to buy a ‘Titian'?
From The Times: June 24, 1925 We understand that Sir Joseph Duveen, after negotiations extending over 18 months, has purchased Titian's portrait of Tomaso Contarini (1547-1604) from the Giovanelli Palace in Venice, and that the portrait is now on its way to England. The portrait was on the list of pictures which could not be exported without the express permission of the Italian Government. Signor Mussolini's Cabinet is apparently more tractable in these matters than some of its predecessors, and it is realized that the sale of old masters has its material compensation in bringing large sums of money into the country. The purchase price of this Titian portrait is put at £45,000, from which a duty to the Government has to be paid. In addition to this, the vendor handed over to the Italian Government three pictures for public museums — one by Bellini, one by Cima da Conegliano, and one by Catena. The portrait of Tomaso Contarini, dressed in armour, his right hand holding a baton, his left resting on a casque, has apparently been in the Giovanelli Palace for countless years. Possibly the two families were related. The picture is fully described in Lafenestre and Richtenberger's 'Venise', in the series of volumes dealing with the pictures in various Continental galleries, published in Paris about 1890. It is also catalogued in Mr Berenson's book on Venetian painters. Tomaso Contarini belonged to one of the greatest and most ancient of Venetian families, some eight of whom held the office of Doge from 1043 to 1684, while others have distinguished themselves as soldiers and statesmen, and one was a cardinal. Tomaso was among the few patricians who travelled, and who, as Molmenti puts it, shook off 'the prevalent sloth'. In 1597 he pronounced a funeral 'oration' on Francesco and congratulated the latter's brother, Ferdinando, Grand Duke of Tuscany, on his election to the ducal seat. In 1588 he was in Spain with Philip II, and later took a prominent part in suppressing the pirates who infested the Republic of Venice. Abandoning a secular career, he entered the Church, and held high offices. He drew up an account of Germany which appeared two years after his death. Explore 200 years of history as it appeared in the pages of The Times, from 1785 to 1985:
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Warfare: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Alex Garland's grittily authentic portrait of life under fire for Navy SEALs in Iraq 2025
