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| - I did some research around town and decided to go to this place. It was a good 40 min drive for me each way to get this tattoo, so obviously I could have gone to closer places. It took a few appointments to get everything worked out, but I got it done. I could have gone with Sarah Miller (appeared on Ink Master on Spike TV) but instead chose to go with Ryan Clark. When I told Ryan what I was looking for, he looked at the design and tried to put this together. When he looked at it and tried to piece it together, he told me that he could do it but he thought it wouldn't look like I would want it too. He told me that he would do it if I wanted it done but he also said he wanted to talk to me to make sure that my tattoo was the best representation of what I was looking for.
He changed the design based on our conversation and then sent me a basic outline of the tattoo via email (this way I didn't have to drive all that way just to see it). When I came it, he was very professional and you could see that he put his heart into his work. He took lots of time to make sure the details were right and it was great. In the end, I love the detail that he put into the tattoo and the recommendations he had. The tattoo looks way better than what I was thinking and am very happy that I chose him.
On a side note, there were 2 other experiences that happened when I was there which were interesting. First, a woman came in looking for a cover up tattoo. She asked about getting it covered and was told that because it was so dark, it would be hard to cover it up. They mentioned that they could do it but only a few things would cover it up. They also gave her other options about what to do with it, including getting laser treatment to lighten up the tattoo. Then they could do more with a cover up tattoo. I thought it was good that they gave her options instead of just looking to tattoo her and take her business. They seem to care about the art going on the body as it's a reflection of them.
2nd experience, a guy came in and wanted his eyelids tattooed. They all said that they weren't really interested in that type of tattoo and again, that told me that they weren't there just to tattoo anyone anywhere. I think it's good for a shop to do things like that.
All in all, I thought it was a great experience and will contact Ryan about my next tattoo.
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