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Greetings, internet! It’s Livia Michael and I am a tattoo apprentice at Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles, California! It’s been a while since my last blog post and I wanted to write about something fun and topical - current tattoo trends! Tattoos are an ever-evolving art and form of self-expression that is subject to trends, much like fashion, makeup, and interior design. There are a variety of tattoo styles that remain timeless (e.g. American traditional and realism), but in

Greetings, internet! It’s Livia Michael, apprentice at Speakeasy Tattoo in beautiful Los Angeles, California! I am about eight months into my apprenticeship and I’ve been working hard tattooing fake skin, grapefruits, bananas, assisting Scott around the shop, and creating art! For today’s blog post, I am going to be doing another notable tattoo artist profile on notable icon in tattoo history: Mildred ‘Millie’ Hull. Hull was born in New York City in 1897. She came from pover

Greetings, internet! It’s Livia Michael again! As I continue learning and growing throughout my journey as an apprentice at Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles, I am finding myself drawn to certain aesthetics and iconography in tattooing. One such thing is pin ups! The term gets thrown around a lot, especially in this industry. But what exactly is a ‘pin up’? A pin up can be defined by Merriam-Webster, as ‘a photograph of an attractive person (such as an actress or model) that i