So I was tattoo artist hunting on Instagram when I came across this awesome shop! I texted the number provided and got to chat with Michelle for a bit. She was extremely sweet and very informative! I'm such a sucker for nice people so honestly Michelle totally motivated me to check out the place. I was down there an hour later to get a tattoo quote. She sat me down and went over placement and gave me little detail ideas. I wanted a beautiful quote tattoo and the shop is home to just the man! She introduced me to Josh Etch. Our meeting was short and to the point and I was all set to get my piece on Saturday. About an hour later I texted Josh and completely changed my tattoo idea. Sounds fun huh? Well, it gets better! We talked about that piece for a bit and I thought about it over night. The next day I decided that I wanted to go with my original design. I'm so indecisive.... I thought he'd be a little annoyed. Even if he was he never ever showed it! He was completely understanding and patient. I never heard one complain about the whole change last minute! Of course, as you may have guessed I was pretty picky about the design and probably had the poor guy redraw it a few times. Again- no complaint! He let in some professional input when needed and talked me out of ideas he knew in time wouldn't make the tattoo look too good. I appreciated it a lot! He totally could have given me everything I asked for and a few years down the road I would have a super blended tattoo. Meaning there would have been so much little bits of detail in a small area that it would have just blended in as one well....blob. Thank goodness he cared about his work so much that I'm happy to say that that won't happen!
He met me for an early appointment on Saturday and it took about 3 hours to complete (with some coffee breaks in between of course). Since I was so picky with the design I totally let him take the wheel when it came to the coloring. It came out totally different than I could have imagined! But better than what I thought! It's so vibrant and beautiful!! His lines are extremely clean and his writing is unbelievable! Little bumble bees were a must have and Josh fit them into the design so perfectly! I will be back no doubt! I'm so thankful I found this gem of a parlor and the most amazing artist!