AboutThe GYPSY - Professional Tattoo Artist and Body Piercer Expertise I can accept questions on proper tattooing and piercing procedures, including but not limited to, licensing, sterilization, studio promotion, safety, what to look for in an artist/studio, aftercare, apprenticeship, studio management and proper design/piercing placement. I can also rate artistic quality. We also can answer questions on tattoo/piercing resources, ie; books, videos, studios and artists/piercers. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE ASKING YOUR QUESTION: I will NOT answer "How To" questions. If you want to know how to tattoo or pierce do the right thing and seek out a formal apprenticeship. Tattooing and piercing are not a "Learn On Your Own" professions. ALSO: Please DO NOT ask me about tattoo or piercing prices. Rates vary from region to region. You will need to check with studios in your area for their current rates.
Experience
Past/Present clients I tattoo/pierce over 1200 people per year. Multiply that by 31 years and I have tattooed and/or pierced approx. 37,200 people.
The GYPSY founder of Skin Art Creations Tattoo Emporium® is a State of Kansas licensed Tattoo & Piercing Artist & Trainer and has been in the Tattoo & Piercing Industry since 1976. He is a Professional Member of APT (Alliance of Professional Tattooist), and has taken and passed the APT Tattoo Mastery Test. His formal art training and experience has helped him win numerous awards both Nationally and Internationally. The GYPSY's art has been exhibited in museums World wide, including the Smithsonian. He has also appeared on television, documentaries, albums, radio talk shows and in numerous magazines. Along with his Wife Debbie they have developed and maintained numerous projects including resource and shopping sites. WE INVITE YOU TO VIST THESE SITES: www.ubtat2d.com - www.ablazable.com - www.emerald-city.us - www.sekpress.net - www.freaky-links.com and www.pluribusunum.net
Question my brother and his friends are all 15. i just walked in 2 my kitchen and saw them sitting there with sewing needles. they were dipping the needles in to ink from a pen and then repetitively stabbing the pen ink in to their skin. One of these kids now has a C on his hand and the others will not stop. How bad is pen ink for the body? I told them they could die from this but they did not believe me and kept going. PLEASE give me things to tell them to make them stop. They need facts that will prove i'm right.
thank you
Answer Nicole,
The ink that is in writting pen ink IS NOT tattoo pigment. It is of a chemical base and is very toxic in the skin. Tattoo pigment is carbon based and pasturized. Your brother and his friends are not only opening themselves up to possible ink poisoning but could also end up with life threatening infections and diseases such as staph and hepatitus. Add to that the fact that they are scarring themselves and will have to pay large amounts of money later on to get these "TATTOOS" covered and or removed, well lets just say they are really causing a loit of damage to themselves. The kid with the "C" on his hand just delegated himself to working in minial labor jobs for the rest of his life, like fast food or garbage pickup. In the professional higher dollar job market hand tattoos are taboo. Your brother and his friewnds need to stop immediately and your parents should be seeing to this because they could also be sued by the parents of one of the other kids over this especially since it is happening in your home.
Hope I've been some help to you. If I can be of further assistance please let me know.
