Tattooing is more than a trade. It’s a craft, a culture, and an evolving industry.

These essays explore the realities of modern tattooing — from business and culture to the day-to-day work. A view from a working artist’s booth.

Written over two decades of professional tattooing, including ten years contributing to Total Tattoo magazine, they track how the craft shifts through economic change, technology, and artistic independence.

Some pieces are observations from inside the industry. Others reflect on making work that lasts. Some are practical. Helping artists navigate the parts of modern tattooing that increasingly shape success, drawing on my experience working in marketing alongside tattooing.

Together, they form an ongoing conversation, grounded in experience, opinion and practice. About where tattooing has been, and where it might be going next.