So in 27 we're gonna open this thing and see what's in there . Being a , a female tattoo artist in this industry has been a little difficult when I started in 1979 . I didn't think about it .
We got um four of us , five of us including me , but we're lucky to have like real L a natives that are just here playing their trade and putting the best art they can on their clients . And the art of the tattoo isn't just a man's world . Head over to Long Beach for some female artistry from the one and only carry barber and a shop that's earned the distinctive title .
I didn't think about it . I didn't think this is a male dominated industry , but it definitely was one gentleman famous says I ain't getting tattooed by no chick . And I said , OK , well , then here's your choices , you know , go ahead and choose and then he goes , no , but I want this work .
Um When she came of age , it's a pretty amazing thing to be able to pass on to your child . The special thing about tattooing is that it , it's a challenge for the individual to do something to themselves . And at the end , they get this piece of art to help represent who they are inside that they don't have to always go around explaining the themselves , you know how they feel about certain things they can wear right there .
Now . I used to get so much flak when I was started out in the business because I didn't have a lot of visible tattoos . But over the time I started getting more and more tattoos .
