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apologies if this has been covered in another thread, I couldn't find any-

I'd like to become a shop assistant at one of two shops I go to in NYC. Shop owners or those in the know: do you have any tips for me that could help in that pursuit? I do know that an ideal candidate does not want to become a tattooer (I don't.)

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Libra power from Bert Krak

hey everyone, thanks for paying attention to my request- i meant scales like Libra scales. Here's what Bert did!

@Cork kinda hard to get a really good pic since it wraps a bit, but i'm stoked on it

Hey I think I'll be getting a tattoo of some scales tomorrow from bert krak. Anyone have any scale tattoos, or some reference material that could be cool?

yup. my favorite shop for sure

thanks : )

yeah i love the dog tattoo now, i'd feel weird without it. the solution was definitely to just get more tattoos haha

my bad. does anyone know how to delete a thread?

hey everyone. just wanted to share this new tattoo I got from Steve Boltz at Smith Street Tattoo in Brooklyn about 2 weeks ago:

sorry for the crappy pic.

I have 2 skulls and am about to get my 3rd : )

I'm gonna hit up smith street on Thursday and get something off the wall! will post.

I got a little tiny one on my ribs early on. It was excruciating. I've gotten a bunch of tattoos since, and none came even close. With the rib tattoo, there was never a point at which it was even slightly enjoyable pain.

My first semester at college in Ohio I got homesick for NJ. So I got my area code tattooed in my lip. Kinda dumb but luckily it's in my mouth so I forget it's even there

when i started, i had a theme going in that i wanted all of my tattoos to be vaguely family-related. but then when i ran out of ideas i just started slapping them on there : )

I agree with ChaosDani that:

"Traditional american" is theme enough.

my girlfriend has no tattoos and doesn't plan to get any but thinks mine are sexy. hasn't been a big deal for us

my next tattoo is going to be a rose / snake situation, from steve boltz

hey- just wanted to share that i've been going through similar stresses. I'm 26, been getting tattooed since i was 22. my mom really hates them, my dad doesn't seem to mind too much.

my solution has been to just not show them when we are visiting (this isn't hard for me to do, as i haven't gone below the elbow yet. i can conceal everything with long pants and a t shirt.)

i get stressed out about it at lot, and sometimes i feel guilty about how my mother might react if she knew about each new tattoo i get. but that fades. and really, even despite all the great things your parents have given to your life, it's your body and your choice. life can be a trying pain in the ass, and if tattooing is something that helps you stay enthusiastic, then just do it because it really isn't hurting anybody.

hey thanks everyone. i'll take some more pics of my smith street stuff later on. i'll prob share that in the general forum.

Where from New Jersey you from bro?

i grew up in Summit. how about you?

Hi LST,

My name is Dylan, I'm 25 years old and I live in Brooklyn.

I'm really interested in tattooing as a collector. Smith Street is my favorite shop.

Attached is something I got by Dan Santoro about two weeks ago on my leg, as well as the design that inspired it.

I've got some other stuff by the Smith St. guys that I'll be happy to show off :D

anyway, looking forward to meeting you all and having a place to talk about tattoos. Cheers all!

-Dylan