Lauren Carey: My friend Carmella is a teacher down in Philly, she's been doing it for 24 years. Originally, I was just a client of hers, then we got to talking, we really had a connection, and she offered me an apprenticeship. I went every Monday and Tuesday for about a year, and I was there all day. I made a Facebook post, if anyone wanted to get anything done I'd do it for free in Philly under my apprentice, so I was tattooing 3-5 people per day. It was an amazing experience being under Carmella's wing. Then I brought my skills here in February and have been tattooing here at The Renaissance Center/Age of Innocence since then.