When did you start drawing?
I can’t remember exactly when I started but I have been drawing as long as
I can remember. When I was in my awkward teen stage I would stay home
and draw portraits of musicians I loved.
What led you to tattooing?
About 8 years ago a friend of mine saw me painting a portrait of my
step-grandmother and suggested that I would be good at tattooing. I started
looking into it and at first I was met with some negativity. One artist told me
just because I went to art school and could draw didn’t mean that I’d be able
to tattoo and that my drawings wouldn’t translate into tattoos. I was almost
completely discouraged but eventually I found Jeff Burt at Pleasure in Pain,
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