Brian Wermund

apologies apologies apologies...its noted...going to be quiet and just read and research...was not trying to stir anything up...

anybody want to hear about my newest adventure?

no one is taking money out y'all's pocket stop that nonsense...there will be plenty of coverup work for everyone in the future...don't care for any sympathy...just thought it was odd customer service...each is own...thank you all for the best wishes...good luck to you all...namaste

fair enough...must have mistaken what a forum was about...i'll just go to lurking...humble and humility got it...will google it...meditation...sounds cool...

But this isn't work of a scratcher...everything I do is sterile and wrapped up....machine, cord, table, green soap, all that shit gets wiped down and wrapped up. ...yes i am working out of an apartment but not everyone learned in the shop when they began....i walked into the shop like any person shopping for a tattoo would....i was just checking out the spot and getting a feel for one of local spots....nothing wrong with that just like any collector would...maybe i am shopping around for work that i find interesting....i told her i am soaking it all up...tonight i just soaked up something that didn't fit...just thought it was weird response to say i won't tattoo you if you are trying to learn something...shit keep your secrets...i'll will find my own....tattoo me blindfolded i will still learn something...i am not expecting any welcome mat or any applause for my courageness to be a hack...i do good work that i am proud of and my clients are happy with....is all the work fantastic no but its way early and its a long road...namaste

Happy 4th y'all...today I decided to take out the bike out for afternoon ride...and saw that a local tattoo shop was open...i stopped by the other evening and saw that they were looking for an artist and a piercer...so tonight i decided to roll on up and check out this local shop...they happened to be having a july 4th barb-q in the works...so fun and festivities were in the works...I walked in and asked if i could check out the shop and look at their books...the woman was polite and said yes...but i could tell i was getting a lil mean mugging thrown my way...its all good...she asked questions and i broke down my lil back story...she went with the usual your really need to be working out of a shop...no argument on my part...after i looked through the books i said i would love to come back and maybe get some work done...and said i planned on getting work from a number of people and said it gives me a chance to learn...then all of sudden she flipped on me and said there is no way i would ever tattoo you if your trying to learn something from me...knowing that now she said i wouldn't ever tattoo you...wow that is oddest customer service response...I smiled and said that is fine...no worries I'll get it from someone else...then she slammed me and said i knew you were some home scratcher the moment you pulled up...what gave it away?...silly woman i learned everything I needed to know in that short visit and I learned that there is nothing left to learn from that shop...c'est la vie...

There we go...that wasn't so hard. I will save graffiti talk for another forum that isn't why I am here. While I will admit my motivation is money it isn't my primary motivation for going into tattooing. I have spent years studying art, design, and craft. Primarily tattooing is a trade, trades are often done by craftsmen at times design comes into play and in few rare instances it can become art. I save my art practice for my own time, and i will design when it is called upon, but right now I am embarking on a journey of a craftsmen in a trade. For me tattooing does seem to be a natural life progression and it is probably the same for many other tattoo artists. I am very much an idealist and if you said there is no money in it it still probably would not deter me from pursuing more knowledge about this medium. I enjoy the process the craft and the history, I am not trying to jump into this to make my name open up a shop and start a clothing company. To me this is so much more then just a trade or a job, the experiences we get to have with clients are so much larger then most of our clients or even some tattoo artists even recognize. But that is just this scratchers opinion and you know what they say about opinions. I appreciate your comments and i may take you up on the private message if i want to chat up "graffiti type shit" but may hit you up more about tattooing. Hope all is well and maybe we shall cross path's on our quest. namaste

So can we move on or shall we do this some more...

Would you like me to expand?

Really this is slaying? come on folks you all are a lil harder then that...I don't think slayed is the proper term...but if this is getting slayed then so be it....its all love

Yes writing isn't about the money...true I except that premise...then why have so many writers going into Tattooing? for the love? for the craft? or to support there writing? Its just a question...

It might be a lil rude....but fuck it...what am i going to do and cry about some asshole on the internets? LOL :) <--- that is for the asshole...

I thought i needed to do my initiation first, then drop 10 thoughtful comments before i start posting pics...i have no problem posting pics...and will do...and looking forward to getting ripped apart...

Yes yes yes i need an apprenticeship....plead the fifth...lol