the bits & bobs:
Return clients wanting to finish current unfinished projects always take highest priority: along with whatever project I think I would be best suited for. What’s considered an unfinished project, and what isn’t?
EXAMPLES OF AN UNFINISHED PROJECT:
- clients with an existing tattoo that has not been finished/shaded/colored.
- a cohesive sleeve that is not made up of multiple individual tattoos but instead one cohesive image that is unfinished.
- backpieces/sleeves that still need background finished.
WHAT ISNT CONSIDERED AN UNFINSIHED PROJECT:
- a new addition to a sleeve made of multiple individual tattoos
- adding to your sleeve to make your individual tattoos become one cohesive piece in order to bypass this obstacle
- just adding more pieces to your body and calling it a body suit project?
- Its common sense, or at least should be…?
I am looking to take on 1-2 subject single composition pieces. You can see examples of what i’m talking about here. Don’t let this dissuade you from submitting your ideas however. I am still looking to take on exceptionally strong and creative ideas/placements!
I AM ONLY TAKING ON 50 OR SO NEW PROJECTS THIS TIME.
DONT WRITE “WHATEVER YOU WANT” or “ARTIST CHOICE” it just takes as little effort as deciding on one subject and then write “artist choice” if you want! Sometimes is just takes that one little piece of info to create a great tattoo! BUT it has to come from you! I don’t choose what you want, I just design it!
BOOKS OPEN OCT. 1st
BOOKS OPEN OCT. 1st
why is this so f@&#*^G difficult?
IT JUST IS: Ive been tattooing for 15 years and my customer base has been growing ever since. As demand for my tattoos increases, my ratio for availability decreases. Fortunately for me, I get to work with some really amazing customers. I want to make sure that I am able to offer all of my time and effort into each tattoo that I create.
I am now booking 3 months at a time with shorter appointment windows so I can accommodate finishing projects at a faster (more frequent) rate and hopefully avoid becoming burnt out.
If this process doesn’t work for you, that is perfectly okay! no hard feelings!
Rather than continuing to increase my hourly rate to try to create less demand or take advantage of my wonderful customers I would prefer to continue to do the morally correct thing and just take on the projects that I think I would be best suited for. Unfortunately this means turning away tattoos that i’ve already created more times than I can count, or projects that just don’t speak to me artistically.