Eden Pod

Eden Pod

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Eden Pod episodes

  • Ep. 12 - Cass Fuller: How to Break Into the Tattoo Industry

    We sit down with Eden’s newest resident artist Cass Fuller to talk about their background as a fine artist, their apprenticeship at Eden, and their success in their first year of tattooing. We also touch on how to get into tattooing, what to look for when finding an apprenticeship, and what Deanna personally looks for in portfolios when choosing an apprentice.

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 23 min
  • Ep. 11 - Dre Li & Amanda Marie: Being Around Your Partner 24/7

    Colton and Deanna sit down with their great friends Dre Li and Amanda Marie, co-owners of Electric Feels Studio in Dallas. They discuss owning a business with their parter, how their background lead them to open up their all-women tattoo studio. and more.

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 12 min
  • Ep. 10 - Welcome Back: How to Win Best of Show at the World's Biggest Conventions

    The Eden Pod is BACK in a video format! Eden co-owners Deanna and Colton James sat down in this episode to catch up on everything that's been going on at Eden.

    We covered how Deanna does full color realism leg sleeves in three days to win awards at conventions, how to design tattoos with AI and photography to use original reference photos, tattoo seminars, and more.

    DEANNA'S INSTAGRAM: @deanna_art

    7:11 Katie McGowan and Holli Marie
    8:42 Cosmetic surgery 
    16:33 The price and value of tattoos
    21:38 The world's best tattoo conventions
    29:22 Winning best of show
    35:00 How to create award-winning tattoos
    40:00 Deanna's next steps and goals
    44:44 How to take reference photos and use AI for original tattoo designs
    53:02 How to get faster at tattooing 
    56:22 Deanna’s seminars and education in the tattoo industry 
    1:03:25 Mentality towards teaching tattoo apprentices 
    1:05:45 Eden Symposiums and private seminars

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 14 min
  • Ep. 9 - Katie McGowan: Perfect Tattooing

    Katie McGown joins the show for a new episode! This one was a lot of fun, and we cover a wide range of topics including how Katie got to be on 3 separate seasons of Ink Master, tattoo conventions, and going to the bathroom around your spouse. 

    KATIE'S INSTAGRAM: @katietattoos

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 8 min
  • Ep. 8 - Colton James: Law School Dropout

    Colton finds out what it's like to be the interviewee for a change. He discusses how he got into the tattoo industry and his career path to becoming a studio owner. Colton and Deanna  discuss some listener topics involving tattoo collecting and collaboration tattoos.

    COLTON'S INSTAGRAM: @colt.ure

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 29 min
  • Ep. 7 - Monica Snyder: Putting 100% Into All Aspects of Life

    One of Eden's first resident artists Monica Snyder joins the show to talk about her quickly growing career, how she started doing her fusion style, and more.

    MONICA'S INSTAGRAM: @monicasnyder_tattoos

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 17 min
  • Ep. 6 - Gio Macias: Mechanical Engineering in Cuba and Tattooing in the US

    Eden's newest resident artist Gio Macias joins the show to talk about his upbringing in Cuba, how he got started tattooing, and his new life with his family in Dallas.

    GIO'S INSTAGRAM: @giom_tattoo

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    55 min
  • Ep. 5 - Bobby Johnson: A GENEROUS 37.5% Commission Split

    Colton and Deanna sit down with Bobby Johnson (Glendale Bully) to discuss the unconventional story of how he rose to the top of the tattoo industry, his style, and his current studio, and we a new word to Webster's dictionary.

    BOBBY'S INSTAGRAM: @glendalebully

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 35 min
  • Ep. 4 - Michael Hovaguimian: Tattooing Your History and Culture

    Colton sits down with Eden resident artist Michael Hovaguimian to discuss Michael's move from LA, how his culture influenced his tattoos, which fast food restaurant is the best, and the best actors to play Batman. 

    MICHAEL'S INSTAGRAM: @hovag_tattoos

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 26 min
  • Ep. 3 - Taylor Phelps: Apprenticing at 17 Years Old in a Street Shop

    Colton sits down with Eden resident artist Taylor Phelps to discuss her move across the country at 20 years old, her new marriage, and how she developed her freehand floral flow.

    TAYLOR'S INSTAGRAM: @taylornphelps

    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @eden.pod
    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: @edenbodyartstudos
    WEBSITE: edenbodyartstudios.com

    EDEN IG: @edenbodyartstudios
    EDEN TIKTOK: @edenbodyartstudios

    DEANNA'S IG: @deanna_art
    DEANNA'S TIKTOK: @deanna_art

    BOOK A TATTOO APPOINTMENT: edenbodyartstudios.com/booking
    TAKE A SEMINAR: edenbodyartstudios.com/edu

    1 hr 28 min

About Eden Pod

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Colton & Deanna James, co-owners of Eden Body Art Studios, sit down to chat with tattoo artists, Ink Masters, small-business owners, celebrities, and more.