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Hey, y'all! I'm Livia Michael and I am a self-proclaimed history nerd. Here at Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles, I've been delving into the rich history of tattoo. In the current day and age, tattooing has mostly broken into the mainstream in Western culture. Though some remain prejudiced to the practice for an array of reasons, tattooing in its many forms is here to stay. From the late nineteenth century until the middle-to-late twentieth century, tattooing in the Western wor

Greetings, people of the internet! I’m Livia Michael and I am so stoked to be Scott Glazier’s newest apprentice at Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles. I’m originally from a small town called Boone in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Ever since I was young, I’ve been committed to the arts. Whether it was painting, sketching, making ceramics, taking dance lessons, or performing in musicals, I was always doing something creative. I studied Theatre Performance at Interl

As you may have noticed I have been sending weekly blogs your way for the past seven or so months. It has been my pleasure to find interesting things about tattooing and share my findings with you all. Some of my favorites have been the more historical ones such as Ancient Egyptian tattoos, Maori tattoos and Yakuza tattoos. After seven or so months into my journey as a tattoo apprentice I have learned about everything from the History of Tramp stamps to what is inside tatto