Tattoo Talk With Bryan Briggs

Today's guest on Tattoo Talk is Hannah Wolf owner of Occult tattoo and gallery in Oakland California, she's a very accomplished tattoo artist with 17 years experience. In that time she's seen tattooing go from completely unregulated to what it is today and has an interesting perspective on where it should go from here.

Hannah is also the author of the new book "The Science of Tattooing" which offers answers to some of the more complicated questions when it comes to our craft and it's relation to biology, physiology and chemistry. This is an important contribution to our industry and I suggest it for tattoo artists of all experience levels.

Read more about the science of tattooing and buy your copy of the book here:

http://thescienceoftattooing.com

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I sat down with 209 legendary tattoo artist Wayne Allen to talk about his journey from 92 till now in the tattoo industry. We talk about everything from history of tattoos in Modesto to the importance of specializing and even conventions back in the day vs now. To much to list. Enjoy!

This is an interview conversation I had with my new friend Newz, award winning black and grey artist and owner of "Dynamic studios" a bustling 7 artist shop in West Canada, about Specializing, traveling the world doing conventions, getting sponsored, owning a shop in Kelowna, keeping artists busy, giving back to the community, social media management, automation, networking and so much more. Pull up a chair and enjoy! Thank you for supporting Tattoo Talk. Tune in next week I'll be continuing this interview series with another great guest. If you think you'd be a good fit to guest on an upcoming episode contact me on Instagram @ponyboytattoos

Beware of Tattoo convention scams! How much does it cost to work at a convention? More about battery packs, advertising in January, I go over a cover-up tattoo I did and share insight, yoga challenge update and more...

This is a tattoo artist podcast done in multiple segments each relating to different aspects of tattooing from the designing and artistic aspect to the social media marketing, new technology, health, and more. Merry Christmas everyone I hope you like the new format of the show and as always please feel free to message me and add me on IG @ponyboytattoos

The one hundred client goal. Establishing yourself as a local expert. Private studios vs old school shops. Nightmare shop owners that leach off their artists, 50% is bullsh*t, how you could be taking off 265 days a year and thriving, grooming clients over several years, specializing, denying the "just to pay the bills" work, gaining mass interest and funneling it into Consultations then appointments. How to stay busy tattooing year around. Building up clientele.

This week I took a trip to Columbus Ohio for a two day seminar called "the tattooing and painting connection" taught by Chris Dingwell and hosted by Durb Morrison at his exclusive huge private studio red tree gallery. I tell you how I feel about seminars in general and some stuff I learned at this one, we had a lot of fun. If you have any questions or comments find me on Instagram @ponyboytattoos. Thank you so much for listening!

Todays talk is an extension of the last two episodes all based around helping you skip the slow season. These are my opinions and experiences and maybe they will give you ideas or at least spark inspiration. I also talk about imposter syndrome, expanding the radius of your clientele through attraction, what your posts might be missing, humility, music, painting, stand up comedy, having health insurance for the first time in my life and more..

First episode recorded in my new podcast studio so expect better quality and more focused content directed at answering questions asked by you, tattoo artists from around the world. Thank you for listening and supporting, see you next week! Ask me your questions on Instagram @ponyboytattoos or @irontigertattoos