ERIC LAMPE
Tattoo artist Zane Leibowitz ( right ), owner of Bare Bones Tattoo ( above )
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“ My wife and son passed away in a car accident and that changed my life forever ,” he says . “ Back then , I owned a construction company and gym ; I didn ’ t even have visible tattoos . My life went down in a tailspin and I had to find a way to navigate through it . I found that peace in tattooing — it was therapeutic , so it became my passion . I can truly say I have a deep love for the art of tattooing ; it saved me .”
Conversely , tattoo artist Zane Leibowitz , owner of Bare Bones Tattoo in town , practically grew up in a tattoo shop . His brother , nine years his senior , started taking him to work at his shop when Leibowitz was 12 .
“ Through the years of going with him , I really grew up learning tattooing and the industry as a whole . So , naturally , when I graduated [ from ] high school , I started my apprenticeship ,” Leibowitz says .
“ I would say my favorite part would be going to work and creating new art every single day . No two days are the same .”
Bare Bones Tattoo and LO Cal Tattoo , which stands for Lilo Ohana ( Hawaiian for “ becoming family ”) California , are among a handful of shops offering body art services in Laguna Beach — a perfect fit for this art-centric town .
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION Leibowitz says his favorite type of tattoos to draw are old , sailor-style ones
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