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Hello! At Speakeasy Tattoo in California Los Angeles, I am doing all I can to learn more and more about tattooing and the care that goes into it. This led me to the importance of eating a healthy meal before getting a tattoo.  “Extended periods of trauma caused to the body, be it covering a small or large area is going to cause you to use up a lot of energy. Think of it like running a marathon. When being tattooed you are effectively being stabbed by 50-3000 needles per seco

At Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles California, I am learning about all there is in tattooing. Unfortunately this includes how to protect my designs as a tattoo artist. In today's day and age, social media has made it incredibly easy for original ideas to get stolen and retattooed without the original designer even knowing that it happened. This happens when a certain design is so good it becomes popular on social media and then everyone rushes to get the same design because i

At Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles California, I am learning as much as I can about tattooing and its culture. Being currently based in Los Angeles, I thought it would be a great idea to dive into Los Angeles specific tattoo culture and history this week.  We’ll be starting with the Pike in Long Beach California.“The Pike in Long Beach, California, holds a legendary status in the world of tattooing. From the 1902 to the 1990s, this amusement park and entertainment area becam