Equal Fashion Magazine Vol 4-2016
I started to get interested in tattooing when I was a
young child, I can?t remember the age exactly but I
remember standing outside a local studio with my
older sister while my mum was inside. I think I was
about eight or nine.
The noise is the thing that I
remember the most. It was
summer so the windows and
door were open and that buzz
from the machines got me
hooked. I always got excited
when I heard it, much in the
same way when I walk into a
convention hall now. Its strange,
to a lot of people, that noise is
frightening but to me, it was
quite electrifying. Kind of like
the perfect mixture of
excitement, joy and complete
comfort. Do you know that
feeling
of being in your element? That?s
it. Only exhilarating at the same
time. From then, I always loved
walking down that street and as I
grew, I got more curious and
would make excuses to go in.
That studio sold jewellery and
alternative clothing so I normally
used that as a good reason.
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When I was thirteen, I began
getting piercings done, of course
hiding them from my parents like
most teenagers. Only I wasn?t
going through a rebellious
phase, I think I just wanted to be
involved to be honest. Anything
to get into the different areas of
the studio and a chance to have a
quick look or question the staff a
little. I?m sure I was a right pain!
At fourteen, I got my first tattoo. I
wasn?t sure what to get and
finally decided on getting my
best friends name at the time. I
thought it was the best thing
ever! Haha. From then, I would
get a small tattoo from time to
time and again, I think it was
more about being in the studios
and around the workings of them
rather than the actual tattoo.
Maybe that?s why I have them all
covered now!