Tattoo is a life style

Was a good day at the shop today.We hung a lot of new flash  and some more lights on the out side of the building things are really coming together.The Apprentices are working hard but the new lifestyle is wearing on them a little. We make what we do look easy to the general public.But they only spend a few hours tops with us at a time.But its an entirely different thing when you spend  eight to twelve hours a day at the shop.The dedication required to be a tattoo artist is hard to find in the beginning.One has to spend a lot of time at the shop to develop the right mind set.There are always repetitive chores.always drawings to be done.And the shop has to always come first .Every one asks me why I always have two or three apprentices?That's simple not all of them make it to being an Artist.Only the ones willing to go that extra mile and make those sacrifices will bear the title of Tattoo Artist.