Behind the Counter

Behind the Counter: Capone's Ink

This Overlea tattoo shop has a friendly staff willing to customize art for your body.

Tattooing is probably more popular now than it's ever been before—with shows like LA Ink, Miami Ink and Inkmaster now a staple of "reality" television, a once stigmatized art form has come into the mainstream. "If you go out and talk to 100 people, I bet you that 90 to 99 of them either have a tattoo or want one," said Sean Blades, the shop manager at Capone's Ink on Belair Road. Capone's moved in to their location at 6717 Belair Road about 6 years ago and since then they've been doing great business, Blades said. In a typical week, Blades said Capone's two artists and one apprentice do about 100 pieces of artwork for people from all walks of life—everything, he said from a tiny dolphin tattoo on a woman's ankle to full sleeves of work. "…

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