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I’d like to make New Bedford known for quality tattooing. As soon as the city works it out, I’ll be offering piercing. I’d like to add another artist and I’m working with the city to develop a piercing policy. Where do you see “Living Canvas” in the next few years? It’s a treat to hang out with the interesting characters and do something I love to do.

Of course, people cancel so depending on the size of the artwork, I do walk-ins so stop by.īesides not having a boss breathing down my neck, I love meeting all the interesting people. We just opened and I’m booked on average three weeks out and it’s growing. So how’s business? How has New Bedford been treating you? I also personally hand make my tattoo machines and we offer them too. “Victim”, “ Jubei” and “ Brawlers, Inc.” Adam Wood from right down the road here hand crafts metal rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. We have a few brands of clothing made locally. I have the autoclave and ultrasound machine and throw away EVERY needle.

Harpoon tattoo skin#

Well you have to be certified in CPR, bloodborne pathogens, skin physiology, and more. What kind of safety procedures do you have? The tattoo artist should be an artist first. You know they are practicing all the time and love doing it. The person should also be an artist….painting, drawing, sculpture, anything. Do they have artwork?ĭo you mean tattoo artwork or art in general? Is the artist friendly or act like you’re bothering him or her? Do they have portfolios available? Ask them where they apprenticed. Well right away, when you walk in what condition is the place in? Is it a wreck? How clean is the front room? That will be an indicator. If I was new to get tattoos, what should I be looking for when I walk into a place? How do I know if the person is not a hack? There’s a bunch in the portfolio and on the Facebook page that people can see. I take it portraits are something you enjoy doing? A portion of that gets donated to charity. Small, medium and large for $25, $50, and $75.

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If you enter your name and number in the box, once a month I randomly pull one out and that person gets a free portrait. Police, firemen, military, veteran…you get 25% off. I notice you have quite a few discounts and specials advertised. There’s still a stigma that it’s criminals, but anyone who believes that is behind the times by about 15 years. Ha! No, our customers are soccer moms, grandmas, young people, old people, politicians, cops, doctors, you name it.

Keep it local.Įveryone who comes in just got out of prison or is a biker, right? People were leaving New Bedford and going to other places.

There was a need for quality tattooing in New Bedford. New Bedford had one shop when I started the ball rolling and that one wasn’t officially open yet. There are about a dozen shops in Fall River, one in Acushnet, a bunch in Wareham, and other surrounding areas. He opened his doors four months ago and business is already booming. Yesterday I caught up with tattoo shop owner Jeremy Gaudreau, a local businessman that recently opened his shop “Living Canvas” at 1881 Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford.