December 19th, 2006 (11:33 pm)
current mood: excited
current song: Pillar - Fireproof
So, really exciting news!
I found out that the new girl we hired at work, Simone, does tattooing. She's 3 months away from being professional, and she plans on opening up her own piercing/tattoo place someday. Anyways, I've always had an interest in tattoos, and a lot of people said I should go into it. But I never knew how to get started or anything, or if I'd be any good. I asked her some questions about it and she told me to bring in some samples of my artwork. So today I brought in my sketchbook of doodles and she really liked my style. She said my work was awesome and that she'd love to take me on as her apprentice. =O! I'm just...really excited. I never thought I'd get an opportunity like this. After christmas is over we're going to go out for coffee and talk about it more. She's got all these extra supplies like the tattooing needle and ink and everything, and she'll even give me lessons (hee, we start out by practicing on lemons and oranges xD).
I know my art needs some work, I haven't had time to just sit down and practice for ages. But if I really start practicing I think I can sharpen my skills up to be good enough for tattoos. At least I already have a bit of my own style, I just need to perfect it more.
If I manage to become good at this I might be looking into a future career in tattooing!!! How freaking awesome would that be, it's so perfect! I get to draw and hurt people at the same time. xD She said she could also teach me piercing.
Gah, I'm all happy today because of that. Nothing's ever seemed to work out for me like this before, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. ^^