After it was done there was very little pain and quite a bit of swelling around each letter. This was a totally new perspective that I’ll always remember from my first tattoo session.Īnyway, since my tattoo was pretty simple - just three phrases - it just took about 20 minutes to get on. Sometimes, he said, getting a tattoo in the heat of the moment can be even more rewarding, like capturing an instant dream and keeping it with you for the rest of your life. This led to a conversation about how not all people have a set meaning in mind when they get a tattoo. I joked about potentially getting a neck tat myself one day. While she was tattooing me, I chatted with a guy in the adjacesnt station who was getting a neck tattoo. I would describe the feeling as a light poking sensation that began to be more painful the closer she got to my elbow. The pain was nowhere near what I’d heard from what other people have said. After cleaning my arm with a disinfectant, she picked up her gun that made a loud zzzz sound, dipped it into the black ink, guided the gun over the stencil, and began to tattoo my arm. I was seated on a comfortable chair adjusted with an armrest so that she could have a clear angle to tattoo my arm. She took the time to print out the stencil multiple times laying it in many different sizes and angles to ensure that I was happy with what would be the final product. After speaking to the receptionist I was referred to an artist who sat me down and assured me that she was able to make my vision come true, which she did. I really liked this place! The interior had several stations that were sectioned out neatly with good lighting. I didn’t have an artist in mind, so I took advantage of their walk-in system that operates on a first-come / first-serve basis. Scared Art provides bookings, but only if you have a specific artist in mind. Overall my mother was very impressed with how her tattoo artist interacted with her, and because of that, I decided to also get mine done at Sacred Art as well. She got this impression when her tattoo artist asked her the meaning of her tattoo and why she wanted to get it.

She also expressed how she really enjoyed how welcoming the staff at the parlor was, that they understood how getting a tattoo is a big decision that should be thought about.

She told me that when she got there she was greeted with kindness and care. I finally decided to have one put on after my mother got a tattoo here in Tucson at Sacred Art Tattoo Studio. Getting a tattoo has always been something I’ve wanted to do.

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