In the last month alone, I’ve experienced a planned surgery, a mystery illness immediately after completing a major milestone in my career (yay to the Baltimore Tattoo Convention!), and then an unexpected emergency surgery that has swept me off my feet yet again. Safe to say, this kind of time off adds up in more ways than one. Clients are disappointed. Bills stack up. Mental health tanks. Your image suffers. Your confidence suffers. Everything starts to feel like it’s

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.