{"id":734,"date":"2009-06-02T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T19:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresasweetphotography.wordpress.com\/?p=734"},"modified":"2009-06-02T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2009-06-02T19:33:23","slug":"my-tattoo-experience-sin-on-skin-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teresasweetphotography.com\/blog\/my-tattoo-experience-sin-on-skin-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"My Tattoo Experience – Sin On Skin (Part One)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 4, 2009\u2026I embarked on a new adventure.\u00a0 Some say I can never look back.\u00a0 Once you get one, you will be addicted and will always want to come back for more\u2026..<\/p>\n

\u00a0Yes, four weeks ago, I bit the bullet and finally got a tattoo, my very first one.\u00a0 It\u2019s something I\u2019ve been wanting to do for quite some time but I just never took the time to get it done nor did I really know which tattoo studio to go to.\u00a0 My husband has quite a few tattoos, from different places around the world, but I wanted to do something different.\u00a0 As my friends, family and readers\u2026you all know that I have my own photography business.\u00a0 In the near future, I would LOVE to take portraits of the average person who has a story to tell with their tattoo.\u00a0 Or even better, those who really believe that their bodies are a canvas and want the art to portray who they are as a person.\u00a0 I thought, what better way than to contact a tattoo studio here in Rhode Island to see if they would be interested in bartering services.\u00a0 I would take portraits of the artists and in return, I would receive a tattoo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now as many of us know, there are hundreds of tattoo studios throughout each state.\u00a0 How would I narrow it down?\u00a0 That part was fairly simple.\u00a0 I first did a search of all the tattoo studios who had a website and viewed their work carefully and compared each one.\u00a0 There was one who really stuck out amongst the rest.\u00a0 They are Sin On Skin in Tiverton, RI.\u00a0 While I was there, I also asked the artists a few questions about themselves and I was able to talk to some of their past clients as well.\u00a0 I\u2019d love to share with you what I learned:<\/p>\n

\"Sin<\/p>\n

Phil Girard is the owner of Sin On Skin.\u00a0 Phil and his crew have been on nine world tours, winning over 100 awards including National and International magazine covers and spreads.\u00a0 From the moment you walk into the studio, you can see how much they take pride in their achievements and their work certainly speaks for itself.<\/p>\n

Phil used to belong to an outlaw motorcycle club and they encouraged him to tattoo, while practicing on them.\u00a0 That was the very beginning of\u00a0 Phil\u2019s passion and career for tattooing.\u00a0 I had asked Phil if there was a story that stuck with him throughout the many years of tattooing and the first one that came to his mind was one of his first customers got killed in a motorcycle accident.\u00a0 Phil thought he was young and his tattoo would grow old with him.\u00a0 Outside of his artistry, Phil loves to spend time anywhere he can find culture.\u00a0 I was curious to see what other artistic abilities Phil has so I asked him that very question.\u00a0 It was interesting to find out that he used to be a radio announcer so he likes to believe he has a way with words.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Now, as an artist myself, I can most certainly appreciate the next question that I had for him.\u00a0 I asked Phil what global artist was his inspiration.\u00a0 Without hesitation, he said the very man who mentored him.\u00a0 The most famous tattoo artist of all time, Spider Webb\u2026because he is a great, all-around artist and the ultimate showman.<\/p>\n

\"Sin<\/p>\n

Glen, Arias and Jake make up the rest of the crew at Sin on Skin.\u00a0 I wanted to find out a little bit more about them as well.\u00a0 I asked each of them who their inspirations were, what made them take their artwork to skin and what was their most memorable request.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Sin<\/p>\n

For Glen, his inspiration is himself.\u00a0 I think that is well stated and I can admire that.\u00a0 As an artist, you need to be born with the artistic ability and you grow with the field throughout the years, but you also need to be confident as well.\u00a0 Growing up, Glen always wanted to get tattoos even before he could even get one.\u00a0 As a child, he said that a guy would come in to get a haircut and he would always have a new tattoo and would show it to Glen.\u00a0 He\u2019s been hooked ever since.\u00a0 For Glen\u2019s most memorable tattoo is definitely one that would be forever remembered.\u00a0 Glen said that a guy committed suicide in his (Glen\u2019s) backyard on Christmas morning and a year later, on the anniversary\u2026the guys\u2019 sister came to get a tattoo of her brother\u2019s name and date of his birthday on her wrists.\u00a0 It was then that Glenn found out that her brother was the man that he found.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Sin<\/p>\n

For Arias, his inspiration is Phil (owner) because his work is inspiring and he\u2019s a cool guy to be around.\u00a0 Arias decided to take his artwork to skin after he got tired of drawing on paper and practicing on his friends.\u00a0 The most memorable tattoo for Arias so far has been when both he and Phil free-hand drew a tattoo together of skulls, bones and smoke on a client.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Sin<\/p>\n

For Jake, his inspiration is his uncle (Glen) and Phil (his mentor).\u00a0 If it wasn\u2019t for them, he wouldn\u2019t be doing what he loves to do.\u00a0 Jake has known ever since he was a child that he knew he wanted to be a tattoo artist because he was always around his uncle and that\u2019s where his passion began.\u00a0 The most memorable tattoo for Jake so far was “Scalpels Aint Shit” on the side of an operation scar, down the middle of his stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sin on Skin is located at 2 Main Rd, Tiverton RI and you can view their website at: www.myspace.com\/sinonskinri<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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