247 Ink Magazine (August/September) 2017 Issue#16 | Page 40

Allisin Riot Baltimore born and raised Allisin Riot is a 26 year old tattoo artist who started her tattoo career by appren- ticing at Pinz and Needlez in 2013. The following years she spent travel- ing and working in other shops but she found her way back to where she started. “Pinz and Needlez opened the door for me to start my journey in the tattoo industry and to this day this shop is continuing to help me further my tattoo career.” Allisin is a custom artist and enjoys working in a new school style but also excels at geometric and realism tattoos. Throughout her career, Allisin’s dedi- cation to her craft has helped her become the artist she is today, but she will never stop learning. It’s not a dream anymore, it’s worth fighting for. 38