@Asrais 138493 wrote:

I loved being a baker – but I’m not such a fan of the hours. I still do confectionery, fancy cakes and that, but mostly just for friends. No one wants to pay for the hours you need to put in for those things 🙂

I still make a mean calzone!

Baker’s hours suck! I work 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM as a train dispatcher. I do have a…[Read more]

@Asrais 138491 wrote:

I used my qualification as a baker but I don’t work as one.

I bake as a hobby. Specialty is pizza, calzone, bread, and I’m working on pretzels. As far as tattoos go, I’m only qualified to get them.

Thanks for the welcome guys!

@Asrais 138424 wrote:

Hi Boulger, welcome to the forum. I am from Dublin (Tallaght) too – though I moved to Australia 4 years ago. Best move I ever made! What tattoo studio are you training in?

Hey man I’m training in a small studio in ashbourne, its called Inkredible Inks, I’m there just 3 months now
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@Asrais 135786 wrote:

I reckon it will be most of my lower back – about 25 – 30cms.

Oh…
Well then it’s not gonna look anything like the picture you posted.

@Asrais 135605 wrote:

No, I’m after a more a western style dragon. I sent some art work that I like to the tattoo shop and they recommended him. I will be interested to see what ideas he comes up with.

Ah OK, I think he’d do a great job then.

@Asrais 135380 wrote:

I thought it would be good to give the apprentice a shot – I trusted them and obviously that was stupid of me.

Alas. I too made this mistake. I read an article about a tattoo apprentice some years ago. When the shop owner thought he was ready for real human skin he paid some wino’s to get tattooed. A tattoo apprenticeship…[Read more]

@Asrais 135323 wrote:

So, it seems that I may have a problem getting a good artist to do smaller work 🙁 At least that is the response I’ve gotten from one of the places I contacted.

I can understand why more in demand artists don’t want to do smaller pieces, but at the same time, I’m not going to trust someone to do a big piece until they can do…

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@Asrais 135294 wrote:

A bit far from me (2000 km)

I don’t know if that is an hour drive or a 2 day drive.

I’m American and was not taught the metric system nor anything about Australia except it is an island that England sent all it’s criminals.

@Asrais 135323 wrote:

So, it seems that I may have a problem getting a good artist to do smaller work 🙁 At least that is the response I’ve gotten from one of the places I contacted.

I can understand why more in demand artists don’t want to do smaller pieces, but at the same time, I’m not going to trust someone to do a big piece until they can do…

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