@buttwheat 141844 wrote:
I had my berries of twig and berries fame ultrasounded today. Kinda weird having some strange lady foundling my junk.
When i had one swell up to tangerine size i had that. Humility goes out the window when your ball might pop.
I legitimately dont know the answer to this question. But i see the art shared so freely and artists guest spotting around the world. It makes me wonder, was the tattoo industry this interconnected 25 years ago?
Was there a consensus that tattoos were nothing more than art….before….miami ink?
When did the collector movement really start to pick up steam?
I just met Chris Nunez a few weeks ago while I was getting a tattoo (from another artist). He seemed like a nice guy and was certainly well liked by the other artists that were around. And super patient and friendly to all his tv fans that kept stopping by and asking for pictures with him (as was Dan Smith) . It was almost non stop.
I watched a clip of an old episode the other day and he was SO YOUNG back then. The young believe that they can change the world but I bet when it was all happening back then he never thought about the impact it would have on the industry.
Between the tv shows and the rise of social media it was like the perfect storm blowing in from two directions, and like you said that brought both good and bad. But I know that in the end I benefitted, by seeing what is possible in tattoos now. And by giving me access to artists from around the globe. Thank you instagram … and “reality” t.v.
Well I got my first tattoo a bit before Miami Ink etc came around and also worked a bit in a shop back then(I was a very happy kid!) – And the same idiots came around 😉 Trends took longer to spread, back then I believe it was stars, tramp stamps and gothic letters. They’d stick around for years. Now it’s changed more, as a popular pintrest picture will be super popular for 2-3 weeks of booking, if a celebrity gets it, maybe a year, depending on how likeable it is. Some trends still stick around for years, though. But I’m pretty sure 10 years ago you wouldn’t get 8 girls by in two weeks asking for the exact same picture, to then hardly ever seeing it again.
But I think Miami Ink and Social media helped make it more accessible, people now believe all tattoo studios are so welcoming, warm and will absolutely LOVE your idea no matter how fucking stupid it is. Which in turn also means that people expect their tattoo artist to behave like a waiter – The customer is always right and so on. Which I can confirm quite a few artists are having a hard time dealing with 😛 (So did I, I was raised into the industry by old school guys, taking shit for 18yrs olds who wanted impossible things were never my strong suit as manager…)
I think Miami Ink etc made it more accessible, social media made it more accepted in general, because you see them everywhere and on everyone now. To me it def made high quality art easier to find, but tattoo magazines have been around for a long time, but it was more of an effort to find the amazing artists and art before.
@jerryatrophy 142080 wrote:
Would you drive 3.5 hrs (one way) for a consult?
For the right artist I would.
@Call_me_Lola 142083 wrote:
For the right artist I would.
Same here. If I drove, that is. But easily. I do 15hr trips for the right artist.
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