I  just want to say a few words about why i haven't hired any more artists at my shop.  I really don't think i am ready to be a boss to anyone!!!  I have found in my tattooing venture that  a lot of the people I meet are awesome artists but for some reason they are not  very personable.  I have sent clients who are in a hurry for artwork to a few people who I know are great artists only to have the client return willing to book an appointment 2 months down the road because they were not treated very well.  I guess i need a little schooling on the attitudes of tattoo artists. Maybe I am just doing something wrong.  Is there something in this industry that i'm missing?  like maybe the a silent code of arrogance that you must go by to be a good artist.  I dunno but I haven't met a tattoo artist that i could get along with long enough to work with them let alone be their boss.  I enjoy watching arrogance turn in to ignorance while artists try to make their clients feel inferior.  I know I've never enjoyed some jerk trying to make me feel stupid.  I run a one person shop for this reason and i probably will always choose to work in a place without the ignorance of arrogance and GAWD complexes. 

Quote of the Century

" There is a thin line dividing Confidence and Arrogance.  Once the line is crossed your ignorance starts showing." jo swigart

I will always try to keep myself in check so that i don't cross the line.  My friends and clients deserve more than an ARROGANT ASS placing  marks on their lives that will last forever.

Thanks to all of my really awesome friends and clients for all you have done for me and my shop!!!!

Jo Swigart

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