YES we have taken another small break, YES we are not the most liked group when we go out to dinner, YES we have yet again broken one of Michael's rules for the podcast. On this season we have brought in a second artist this season!! Meet an LA native, lover of traditional tattoos, lover of constant expanding knowledge, and BIG love to the island of Hawaii! Meet Leani a.k.a. @thatwasweird!!!
First memories of art or feeling creative, did you feel artistic as a child / teen (5:30) Support from family in being a creative, or lack thereof (6:44) First memories of tattoos, did you want one right away ? (9:00) Getting your first tattoo what did you get and where? How was that experience (10:00) Taking the leap into tattooing, what made you finally decide that you wanted to learn how to tattoo (11:30)
Your apprenticeship lets briefly talk about that, how and how not to get an apprenticeship, what it takes and how apprenticeships are changing in 2024 (12:00)Traditional tattooing, the art and history why did it immediately grab your attention(14:30)Let’s talk about what “ traditional tattoos “ actually means and why there is so much discourse around traditional tattooing, finally lets dispel some rumors about traditional (ex: its easy, big lines hurt more, its cartoony ) (15:30) Do you think female tattooers have it harder than male tattooers ? (18:40) Being a woman in a male dominated industry, advice to the girlies, and what keeps inspired as a female tattooer (21:30) Thoughts on the generation of tattooers that are currently coming up: self taught, a distaste for traditional, and internet stardom, how do you feel about this new branch of tattooers ? Also the internet / social media- love it or hate it? (28:30) Let’s briefly talk about machines you use all 3 types of machines and why that makes you a stronger artist (37:30) A game of would you rather (44:00) Shoutouts, recommendations, and a big shoutout to Tatter and all of the dogs / dawgs (50:00) MYSTERY QUESTION (1:01:00) Make sure save, share, and follow this amazing podcast where we create the loving & weird stories of tattoos and why we get them
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