Hey thanks for replying. I’m going to S.A.I.C right now for a master of the arts. Its a six year degree, and I’ll get it in four. I just finished a 5ft by 7ft painting that I have been working on for over a year. If that doesn’t prove I’m one motivated son of a gun I don’t know what will. I have lived, and breathed tattoo since i was 4 years old when I saw my first tattoo. I used to get in trouble in elementary for drawing Sharpy sleeves on kids. If I was from your town I would sleep on your door step in the rain until you took me on as your apprentice. Sadly the work I have seen from most of the shops in my home town doesn’t add up to yours. I’ll just have to travel until I find the right teacher for me, but I will. thank you for your feed back. I’ll keep that in mind.

I complety understand why you have laid these rules down, but there is a little bit of dead air still. I have wanted to be an artist since i was about four years old. The shops in my town are pretty tough though. Sadly I have cut some ties with people that could have helped me to get into the art. What I want to know is the propper way to approach a shop. I know the language, but I don’t know what to expect. I am willing to be the shop boy, or whatever. Sadly I have many terribible tattoos, and have likely learned bad habbits. I am dedicated though, and I’m never going to give up.