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The coil tattoo machine ✨⚡️
The real one. The one where it all started. At least for me. 🖤

I tattooed this piece on the beautiful , who has been in the industry for years and truly loves every shade of the tattoo world.💣🖤 thank you babe

This tattoo means a lot to me. My journey started exactly there — with a coil machine. The one I learned with, the one that taught me patience, mistakes, discipline.

I still remember the first struggles, the excitement, and the constant fear of not making it.

Now things have changed, but every time I see a coil machine it takes me right back to where it all began.

Scissors filler for the very talented hair artist ✂️❤️
my boyfriend and my biggest supporter since the early tattoo days.

Some of the tattoos around it are from a lifetime ago… we’ve both come a long way since then 😂😂

We’ve always supported each other in our work and careers — a big part of our lives. Different crafts, but similar worlds, so we get it and always cheer each other on.

Had to add the tool of the trade.

Done at the Como Tattoo Convention last year…you know how bad I am at posting things on time 😅