
Jade Alexandra
Tattoo Artist: Jade Alexandra Tattoo Shop: The Black Lodge What about the tattoo industry drives your passion? Tattooing is hard, like really hard. It’s one of the most difficult things
Tattoo Artist: Kat Richter
Tattoo Shop: Obsidian Black Tattoos
Give us some insight into how you became a full time tattoo artist?
I started working in the industry back in 2013, when I was 16. I was still in school, so I dedicated every weekend to work – I’d go in, do designs, handle the clients, observe the other artists working there, and basically just did a lot of admin. The first year out of school was an exciting one, as I could then finally work full time and eventually start tattooing. I ended up opening my own, private Studio, in December 2017. I slowly started establishing my client base, got to practice more and improve my skills and so my journey started.
What first attracted you to the trade?
I was a little rebel, in an incredibly conservative school, so anything that went against their system immediately attracted me towards it – including tattoos. In all honesty, it wasn’t even my idea to become a tattoo artist. I was just that kid in school who was constantly drawing – including drawing on myself, so it was actually my classmates who brought up the idea by asking “why don’t you become a tattoo artist?”, which lead me to thinking about the trade, doing some research on it and falling in love with it.
Which style of tattoo to you enjoy creating?
It’s always black work. I love to do esoteric inspired pieces, illustrative pieces, encyclopaedia textbook illustration inspired pieces. Anything with detail and/ or plants is just up my alley.
Social Handles:
Tattoo Artist – @kat_r_art
Tattoo Shop Facebook – Obsidian Black Tattoos
Tattoo Shop Instagram – @obsidianblack_tattoos
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