Well…I’m trying.
As of right now, I am in my 4th week of apprenticing at Inkworx Tattoo. So far I have been designing custom pieces for clients and doing whatever needs to be done around the shop. You gotta learn from the bottom and move your way up. I will be moving forward and spending more time watching this amazing Tat artist up from L.A. He has worked along side Paul Booth and Kat Von Dee and says he’ll go easy on me…but I need to respect this art form. His techniques and methods have taken him years to learn..and to only touch upon them, I need to pay my dues!
I know I have so much to learn.
From assembling the machine, to tearing down a station to setting up a station…to shading…to fine lining…to understanding colour and cross contamination…..
I mean, its one thing to know how to draw and paint, but it is something entirely different to learn how to tattoo with precision.
So after these few weeks at Inkworx, I have received the honour to tattoo…on grapefruit. That’s right.
Holding the machine is nothing like the pen. The weight of the motor at the top sends your hand into turbulence!
I think one of the hardest things to follow was seeing how deep I was going into the fruit. Once citrus liquid started pouring out….that meant I was going too deep…obviously! It smelt really nice though. Another thing I found difficult was focusing on following my lines with all the ink you have to wipe away. This comes with practice.
I will be posting more updates as my apprenticeship develops over the next few months. I am completely devoting all of my time to learning this form of art. I just need to learn how to use this new tool. These are some of the pix from today at the shop.
I can’t wait to document the process.
Cheers,
Now known as
“Girl Lu” @ Inkworx
