Hello from RVA

[s3rndpt]

Hi everyone...I've been lurking for a while, so I thought it best to sign myself up and say hi. It's been 20 years since I got my first (and currently only) tattoo, and 1 husband, 2 kids, a career, and a lot of closed piercings later I'm finally getting ready to jump back in with a partial sleeve (with plans for more over the next few years). My artist will be the wonderful Amy Black of Amy Black Tattoos here in Richmond, VA, and I am very excited to finally be getting some work done on this tattoo, which I've been mulling for at least the last 5 years.

I'll do my best not to ask any terribly silly questions, but it's been a long time since I've done this, so bear with me!

[TaeTae]

Welcome!

[CultExciter]

You can't go wrong with someone Timothy Hoyer mentored.

[s3rndpt]

You can't go wrong with someone Timothy Hoyer mentored.

Yeah, she's learned from one of the best, and now she's one of the best (IMHO) :) It says a lot that she took over his shop when he went to NY.

I spent a lot of time considering various shops here because RVA has so many good ones, but her tattooing style and personality seemed to match mine the best. We had a consult a couple weeks ago, and it went well. Unfortunately, I do have to wait a bit because she books up fast, but I figure it's been in the works for 20 years, what's a couple of months more.

[CultExciter]

Yeah, she's learned from one of the best, and now she's one of the best (IMHO) :)

I think she does a certain type of tattoo really well, for sure. But there are quite a few tattooers in Richmond who are absolutely fantastic.

[s3rndpt]

I think she does a certain type of tattoo really well, for sure. But there are quite a few tattooers in Richmond who are absolutely fantastic.

Definitely...there are some amazing shops and artists here--that's why I had such a hard time with it. She just seemed to fit with what I was looking for this time around.