Have you ever felt stuck with a tattoo artist who makes you uncomfortable but the tattoo isn't done? Or perhaps you've been ghosted by an artist who still has your deposit? or maybe the work you've had done so far is just not... good? I've talk...

One afternoon I received a message over IG thanking me for having a page on my website that mentions cultural appropriation in tattooing. I looked at the person's profile and saw that they were a tattoo artist too. This person was Renée Mak. I ...

The books I read in 2024 and what I thought of them!  Books mentioned:1. A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers 2. Death Valley by Melissa Broder 3. Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka...

It's been about six months since I put out an episode of Ink Medicine. I am back. Hello. May this new year of 2025 bring us some unexpected joys. I got chopped. I concentrated on healing solely for a while. Now I am slowly getting ...

Just taking a little mental health break. I will be back with my yearly Books episode, and other ones, as circumstances allow.Much love. 

Ali is the creator of the Instagram community @jews.withtattoosAfter starting the page she quickly gained a following, and as people started requesting guidance on finding Jewish tattoo artists, she created a spreadsheet to help artists and...

One of the perks of being a tattoo artist is the freedom of movement one can take advantage of. There are shops everywhere these days. Conceivably, that means that as a tattooist you can go anywhere and temporarily live and work there. I've kno...

How do I go and tattoo when I feel meh? Because I, and many of us, maybe all of us feel "meh" a lot in the face of responsibility. You can love your job very much, have it be the perfect fit for you and still feel like doing nothin...

I met Skeeter Barker at her queer community yoga classes in the Mission circa 2007 or 8, and fell in love with her immediately. A strong, heavily tattooed, older butch in loose fitting cargo shorts and tank, with sparkling eyes, glasses, a Brit...

Sit with me while I admit a deep dark little tattoo artist secret. I have feelings about it when my long term clients go to someone else. I don't know if this term has been used before, but I say Polytattery refers to clients getti...

White ink has been around as long as I have been tattooing, but I am getting way more questions about it in the last few years than ever before. In this episode I will answer all of the most frequently asked questions I get about w...

Ayden Love is a total Love.I met Ayden in my tattooing studio when a good friend of mine brought her to get tattooed by me. I put a matching set of tattoos on the two of them. One for "Daddy" and one for "babygirl". And if you k...

This episode is equally meant for those who want to know the nitty gritty of tattoo healing and care and those who just like to hear me drone on in the background. Here I describe both, first,  what I call the old school tradi...

This episode is the result of my recent excitement about a few tattoos I've put my whole soul into. I've been looking for my personal tattoo style for so long, and considering that maybe I never need to find a niche, that doing it ...

I started this podcast to show off the absolute gems of humans I get to tattoo and interact with on a regular basis. I am a very very very lucky person. Karin is one of those people. I have been tattooing big gorgeous detailed artf...

For me, turning the big 4-0 comes with its share of introspection. But today's episode is rather the other side of the moon (or the coin) of last week's episode, "Ep. 65: A ...

I pushed through my hormonal sh*tstorm to come at you with some gratitude. Namely five reasons I love being a tattoo artist.For the full discussion listen of course, and for the short summary peep below:1. The connections/conversati...

Have you ever felt the stir of a familiar yet unplaceable memory, or the pull of a connection that transcends your current life? Well, strap in, because we're embarking on an odyssey into past life regression hypnosis, just a little skill I pic...

The world of queer tattoo artists is pretty small; made smaller by the internet. From starting to follow her on IG, I have always felt a kinship with Caitlin Cordell, as her statements -- political and social, in instagram stories and c...

I've found that in the face of overwhelming global chaos, it's the small, steadfast beacons in our lives that offer us much-needed stability. As the world is crumbling around us, as people are being brutally murdered in several gen...

Caitlin Hackett is a soft spoken (though not shy), very very talented, freshly minted tattoo artist at Old Crow Tattoo in Oakland, CA, who has already lived a whole career in the tough world of fine art. Life brought changes, as it does, and Ca...

Don't forget to stop and smell the puppies. Just a little ramble on the topic of appreciating the journey, not just the destination. Slower, my friend. 

When I saw Bella's e-mail I felt a sparkle. About a month later she entered the studio for our in- person consultation and color test. Ten minutes in I knew we would become friends. Sometimes people have just the sense...

Are you a reader? I hope so. This episode is all about every book I read in 2023. There were 22 of them and here are my mini reviews. I tell you details. Whether I read the book or listened to it, how I found it, whether I loved it...

A little personal update for you, since the start to my year has been a little frazzled with a lack of my usual routine due to too many fun plans. In this episode I talk about my early year travels and then some hopes for the comin...