Being Prepared Aint Just for Boyscouts |
Something happened this week that wasn't really all too uncommon but it, none the less, still inspired me to write about it. And it actually touches on a few things that I have written about before s...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:52:00 GMT |
Things Most Often Heard At a Tattoo Shop (or maybe just my tattoo shop) |
Not always but every once in a while the tattoo business can be a little repetitive and in a variety of ways. Sometimes people ask for the same old stuff and we do what we can to change it up so that...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:46:00 GMT |
Art Appreciation the Sequel |
The following, that is in red, is an email my Mom had forwarded to me. This blows my mind.A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. H...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:04:00 GMT |
Lessons of 2008 |
Over the years, as a tattoo artist, I have learned many things about many things. Art and it's appreciation (or lack thereof), customer service, the world and it's people and probably even a lit...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:14:00 GMT |
Thank You Inkedtalk.com |
I must admit that, before I opened a myspace account, I had no real idea what a blog was. I had heard people talk about them and David Letterman make jokes about them. So, w...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:06:00 GMT |
Scratchers Go Home! |
As a professional tattoo artist working in an established shop I make a conscious effort to maintain a professional attitude toward the competing shops in my area and beyond. It is not my style ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT |
Ethics of the Tattoo Artist (What? We have those?) |
In this day and age I'm not surprising anyone by saying that tattoos are more easily accepted as a part of our culture and that tattoos are not just for bikers, convicts and sailors. I am tattooing mo...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:32:00 GMT |
Art Appreciation |
"I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don't care if it's a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music. Anybody who spends part of their d...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:12:00 GMT |
Customer Service in the Tattoo World or The Tattoo Artists One Real Job Hazard |
I think most of my colleagues will agree that the job of a tattoo artist is pretty great. The pay isn't bad considering the workload. We usually don't have to be up early so the hours are ...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:40:00 GMT |
The Price of a Tattoo |
The following line is, verbatum and as typed, an actual message I received from someone on my friend list who lives locally. Ready? Here it is:
hey do u do good tats ndhow much would u cha...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:43:00 GMT |
