by Shelly Dax | Jun 28, 2020 | Tattoo
I’m on a roll baby, I got my sights set on BIG changes in the tattoo industry. I am over my old, limited thinking… “Old school rules”, “tattoo secrets for a chosen few”, “I’ll never be good enough”,...
by Shelly Dax | May 11, 2020 | Tattoo
The Tattoo Industry Needs a Makeover Ironic that the tattoo industry is all about adding beauty to a person’s skin, and yet there is a darkness in the industry itself that is anything but beautiful. A pervasive us-versus-them attitude when it comes to who is allowed...
by Shelly Dax | Aug 5, 2019 | Tattoo
Deciding to become a tattoo artist was no picnic as I had miniscule support from the people around me. I was on track to become an arts administrator, studying at the local university and I was in my late thirties! Everyone thought I was CRAZY. I worked part time as...
by Shelly Dax | Jan 30, 2019 | Tattoo
Time continues to swirl and twirl and slip along, even when I’m not noticing. I look up and days have gone by and I wonder “what the heck have I been doing”? OH YEAH..working on a tattoo textbook!! OY…I literally had no idea how much time this was going to take. My...
by Shelly Dax | Oct 19, 2017 | Pep Talks
Haters and bullies and trolls, OH MY!! Okay so I know that many would consider that title RUDE. If you are offended by strong language, this will definitely not be the hang-out for you! But hey, I just used a vigorous curse word…I didn’t smack your baby!...