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  1. Eskimette
    Home again home again, reflecting on my day.
    I have once again been blown away , and really kind of disheartened by jail tattoos.lol
    In the past 2 weeks I have seen several full sleeves of jail tattoos done with sewing neeldles and playstation motors, etc.. reallyyyyy ghetto setups..
    What perplexes and disheartens me is that this work I'm seeing often has more attention to detail and better shading than some of the stuff ive seen out of shops as of late lol..sigh.
    The other half of me was awe-inspired by the artistry that can be accomplished with so little.. Grass roots stuff notmatter how you look at it. Human ingenuity..
    I'm sure I will get used to seeing these things, and the contrast, but for now sometimes things still catch me off guard.
    As for me..recent tattoo (I'm an apprentice. Learning): Cat skull sugar skull

    Call me inspired.. seeing art done with that little really raises the bar for what we should be able to accomplish with fancy modern equipment, meters, inks, and training
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    Well..I've never written a blog entry before but this is as good a time as any.
    I'm an apprentice..And as I read through posts about people having a hard time getting an apprenticeship I can't help but feel ridiculously fortunate to be in my position..
    I have a university degree that I obtained doing what other people said I should do with my life.. worked my ass off.. then followed my heart..
    I worked 3 jobs.. day job, side job, and working for free at the shop almost every evening..did all I could to help out, watch, learn, lug, clean, run errands..anything I could..and I loved every single minute of it just feeling greatful to have a shot at learning from a great artist that I respect as both a tattooer and a person.
    I'm getting going into what I would call the beef of my apprenticeship now things are progressing and it's an exciting adventure every day that I do not take for granted.
    My only reservation is networking with other artists- which is why I am here on last sparrow. I'm in a small town, and it is definitely clicky in this area with artists.. I'm fairly introverted socially and reserved until i get to know people..so I just keep quiet on that level.lol. This is a more comfortable way for me to do that :) Would love to network and see other folks work ( i always love seeing art/different takes and approaches on things)
    as for me i'll just be plugging away daily trying to learn as much as I can and improve my art as much as possible
    Cheers
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