inspiration

I love the feeling when you return to a shop after a consultation appointment with an excellent (and professional) tattooer. I like finding somebody with a portfolio that leaves me feeling something akin to awe. I am amazed by their line-work, the solid coloring, the detail, the shading…whatever. One of my favorite things in the world is having a vague idea of what I want, telling somebody about it, and then seeing it turn into, and I quote a recent client at the shop I work at, “a sick tat, bro”. All I told Roberto was that I wanted a bookworm. Click these words to see what he did. Doesn’t it look like Grime a bit? (haha) I told Bryan I wanted a my little pony having a tea party with a mummy. I know, I know, it’s weird. I’m pretty sure he thought so too, but he went with it and you should see what he came up with. (No photos because it’s still a work in progress)… In my books, good tattooers are like magicians. I feel like they can do anything. I love this blog (swallows&daggers) because it’s inspiring. I want to be like Betty Broadbent. I want to be a modern day tattooed lady (but maybe not in a freak show stripper kind of way)…I want to get more and more and more tattoos. In fact, I’m going to take that even further. I think we should all get more tattoos. I also think that there is no excuse for getting bad tattoos. Do your research and take responsibility as a client. If you have no other resources, this blog should help. What are you waiting for? Get out there, and get tattooed! This has been a public service announcement by Miss. Chief *run your mouse over the screen, there's links galore