They make subtle adjustments to a strange contraption that buzzes each time they step on a foot pedal. You nod, not really sure if you are. Then, it begins. From that moment on, you are scarred with art. Recently, tattoos moved back to the mainstream and people, who normally wouldn't dream of permanently marking their body, find themselves willingly under the needle.
Tattoos can be more than picking a design out of a book or off the wall.
The customer can research the original designs and work of tattoo artists to find someone they like, whose tastes and style work with the customer's idea. Two such artists are Paula Selkirk of Electric Rose and Jim Hughes of Santa Maria Tattoo. Each of them have different styles and different advice for the fledgling canvas. Once a week, we get someone in saying they had a pleasant experience. Selkirk is also quaint, but in a different way.