Isobel Varley
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Isobel Varley is a Guinness Book of World Records-recognized tattoo
ed senior.
She was first named "the world's most-tattooed senior woman" in 2000.
Varley got her first tattoo in her late 40's at a tattoo convention
at the Hammersmith Palais
.
According to Guinness over a ten year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering at least 76% of her body in tattoos. She reports that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands."
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
ed senior.
She was first named "the world's most-tattooed senior woman" in 2000.
Varley got her first tattoo in her late 40's at a tattoo convention
Tattoo convention
A tattoo convention is a meeting and exhibition for tattoo practitioners and enthusiasts, as well as anyone who wishes to see the world of tattooing up close....
at the Hammersmith Palais
Hammersmith Palais
The Hammersmith Palais de Danse, later simply the Hammersmith Palais, was a ballroom and entertainment venue in London that operated from 1919 until 2007...
.
According to Guinness over a ten year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering at least 76% of her body in tattoos. She reports that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands."