Meet Minty Fresh – my newest featured tattoo artist. He’s young, talented and absolutely adorable! Check out his bio and find out what kind of “nerd” Minty confesses to being and how he “accidentally” became a tattoo artist!

Once you’ve gotten to know a bit about the man behind the machine, check out his tattoo gallery. It features 15 images of Minty’s artistry. You’ll see why Minty prefers working with color, because he does it very well!

“Alcohol will thin out your blood and cause you to bleed more. Depends on how much you drank and how long it takes the alcohol to get throughout your system. Excess bleeding can make it much harder to work because the blood will push out the ink… or it can mix in while you’re trying to put the ink in, thinning out the ink and basically ‘watering it down’… which makes it more transparent.

Your clients are also (or should be) signing a contract. Can’t sign a contract if you’re not in your right mind. :/ Drunk people make hasty, impulsive decisions. And yes, they may come back the next day complaining or worse.

Drunk people often don’t sit well. It’s difficult enough to tattoo someone… then add alcohol. They move, can’t stay in one position because they forget, talk with their hands, can’t or won’t listen when you need them to, jump, twist, twitch and this whole time you’re working on them with your fingers two inches away from their BLOODY NEEDLE. 0.0 It’s a big health risk. Just not worth it IMO.

Besides… the only time I can really put up with drunk people is if I’m drunk myself. I can’t stand working on someone and having them breathe alcohol on me the whole time… because sometimes they just have to see what’s going on as close as they can get. Ever try to work on someones arm when they’re trying to see it themselves? Heads and hats get in the way. lol” – Sharptattoos

In 2000 or 2001 , I got a tattoo of Jesus Christs’ face on my left shoulder blade by
Tiny @ Electric Pencil in Whittier, CA. I moved away and lost track of the shop
because it is no longer there. I got another tattoo by Body Illusions in La Mirada,
CA. Due to unfortunate events, they closed down. I’m assuming they might have had
ties together because they both shut down around the same time. I’ve been trying to
locate Tiny for more work because his work is EXCELLENT and would like for him to
put some more ink on me. I can send a picture of his work for proof. He should
remember his work (all shading). Do you know where he works @ now?

Does anyone know where Tiny works now or how to reach him? Please leave a comment below or shoot me an email!