I fell into an amazing opportunity this week. The tattoo convention was in town and I've been looking to get a tattoo for Skylar. I just finished Kat Von D's 1st book. In the back are recommended artists. Shawn Barber was one her recommended artists because of the amazing paintings that he does. I checked out his website and followed him on Twitter. The next day he tweeted that he was going to be in Portland and taking appoints at Art Work Rebels. I instantly shot him a message and got an appointment.
I've come to the point in my tattoo "career" that I'm only getting good tattoos and doing the due diligence on the artist. I tried to get an appointment with Grime, but he is booked up for 3 years.
The good artists are booked for months and even years. I just happened to fall into this amazing opportunity to get in with Shawn Barber. I chose to do black and grey for a timeless piece.
Getting a tattoo on your sternum is probably one of the most painful places you can get a tattoo. It was extremely painful for 4 hours, but worth every ounce of pain when I got home and Skylar said "it's beautiful"
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