040: Faith (@americanflesh)

In this episode, I talk to Chicago tattoo artist, Faith ( @americanflesh ), about how she walked away from tattooing for over 2 years to undergo conversion therapy through a church, what it was like coming back to tattooing afterward, and her inspiration to open her new shop Wish Me Luck Tattoo . Timestamps : (00:00) Intro (00:17) Do you know Fred Durst? (02:50) Faith’s 2.5 year break from tattooing (05:23) Conversion therapy (12:32) Starting to tattoo again after being ex-communicated from the church (18:35) Inspiration to open her own tattoo studio (27:03) “Old School” reaction to using GoFundMe to initially fund a tattoo shop (36:51) Scarcity mentality in tattooing (42:22) Is a lack of openness hurting tattooing? (51:15) Setting boundaries and time management (58:27) Specializing vs. street shop tattooing (01:00:30) How much influence should we have on our customers? (01:05:28) Covering tattoos for free in certain cases (01:07:36) Hopes for 2021 (01:13:32) Outro (01:15:27) Bonus post-interview clip; Is using personal identity a gimmick? BOOKS CLOSED is hosted by Andrew Stortz ( @andrewstortz ) Graphics by Jeff Donlan Music by SAKURA @sakura.beatz and Epidemic Sound Want to join the discussion? Leave a message for me on the Books Closed Voicemail Line: (857)444-0662 This episode's sponsor: My search for Fred Durst! This isn't a joke, I want to talk to Fred about his time tattooing in the 90's. If you know him or a way I could reach him to inquire, please DM me @andrewstortz or email: andrew@booksclosed.com

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040: Faith (@americanflesh) is an episode from Books Closed: Tattoos and the Internet Collide, Hosted by Andrew Stortz by Andrew Stortz.

This episode is 01:25:43 long.

This episode was published on Feb 3, 2021.

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