cult of self magazine issue #3 | Page 20

While your technique employs a high level of improvisation, is there then is a consistency in your style? Well I’ve been doing my current style for only little over a year now, so I’d say there’s not too much consistency, as I’m still trying to perfect my techniques and experiment with different methods. I like to stay hungry and push myself to the limits, so my work is always evolving and changing. A SMART PERSON SEEKS OUT AN ARTIST THAT SPEAKS TO THEM Getting a so-called ‘freestyle tattoo’ is quite a bold move. What do you think it says about the person who trusts you to do this? It tells me that the person understands how to get a tattoo and has done their homework. A smart person seeks out an artist that speaks to them, and gives them the freedom and trust he or she needs in order to get the best result. Does it make you more of an artist as opposed to tattooists who copy the design the client requests? No I don’t think so. It also depends on what you mean by copying a design. There’s a difference between copying someone’s original design and us