Your Home Away From Home: The Tattoo Studio It is very important to present a welcoming and tidy space to your clients so they can be assured of your adherence to high standards when it comes to tattooing. My tattoo studio is practically my second home. I literally live 5 minutes from the …
Give your HANDS to serve! Your hands are incredible! Think of all the things they can do—grasp objects, scratch an itch, play an instrument, plant a seed, pick your nose! The hands have 27 bones each, providing support and flexibility, so I can sit here and use my phalanges to type this very blog. And unless …
Ye olde Garage–My Crazy Journey Deciding to become a tattoo artist was no picnic as I had minuscule support from the people around me. I was on track to become an arts administrator, studying at the local university and I was in my late thirties! Everyone thought I was CRAZY. I worked part time as a …
Curious about what is ACTUALLY happening when you get a tattoo? Tattoos are created by injecting dye in to a person’s skin. (I know duh!) Though you may have heard of the ol’ “stick n poke” (no jokes here!), where a single needle is used to poke the design in to the skin, generally modern …
What are Your Reasons for Getting a Tattoo? Tattoos have been around for thousands of years! I have…ummmm… a few. Hard to count because some are big pieces! So, we’ll say in hours…I’ve been poked about 30+ hours! Despite their historical longevity, modern people have MIXED feelings on tattoos. In the not too distant …
Welcome tattoo students, graduates, apprentices & newbies! TATTOOING: The glamor! The fame! The rock star attitude! The artistry! The TV shows! The big money! You’ve decided you want to be a tattoo artist or you just started your career. Mwah ha ha. Shit, if only it were that easy. First things first; forget everything you’ve …