Sunday, July 17, 2005

MIAMI INK

Tuesday at 10 p.m. on TLC

In this new series, four competitive artist-friends run a tattoo parlor in Miami's South Beach that caters to a variety of clients, including house-wives, professional business people, teenagers and a series of actors and celebrities.

This show follows the artists -- Ami James, Chris Nuñez, Chris Garver and Darren Brass -- from noon to night as they work to promote their art and then enjoy late-night camaraderie.

Yoji Harada is their apprentice.

INKED

Wednesday at 9 p.m. on A&E

Visit the tony tattoo parlor of Hart & Huntington, the first to be housed in a Las Vegas casino, the Palms.

There, Carey Hart, a freestyle motocross champion, and partner Thomas Pendleton create works of art on the skin of rock stars, celebrities, locals and tourists.

The series begins with episodes at 9 and 9:30 p.m.