Lifestyle

Nobody really prepares you for what a tattoo apprenticeship actually takes from you — or what it gives back. Sure, your mentor may start out with all the fresh warnings I’ve heard; that this job isn’t easy, that you will feel like you’re failing, that you’re going to have to make sacrifices and you will find yourself so painfully exhausted you’re questioning if it could possibly be worth it. Oftentimes when I hear people discuss a tattoo apprenticeship they speak more so on

WARNING : Long post ahead (but worth the read, I promise)! There are a few moments in life that quietly split you into two versions of yourself: who you were before, and who you become after.  I’m grateful to say that finishing my apprenticeship at Ink or Dye Studio is one of those moments. This chapter of my life wasn’t just about learning how to pull clean lines or pack color without overworking the skin (though trust me, there was a lot of that).  It was about discipline,

A personal look into how I ended up at Ink or Dye Studio as a tattoo artist.