Drilled Nation - Stopping Discrimination Of Tattoos & Piercings!

A 2006 a study done by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that 24% of Americans between 18 and 50 are tattooed; that's almost one in four. And the survey showed that about 36% of Americans age 18 to 29 have at least one tattoo!

Make no mistake about it, the tattoo industry is hot property. There are an estimated 20,000+ parlors operating in the United States, according to a U.S. News & World Report article, which said, on the average, an establishment is being added in the country every day.

The article ranked tattooing as the sixth fastest growing retail venture of the 1990s, right behind Internet, paging services, bagels, computer and cellular phone service

In July of 2002 "tattoos" reached its highest ranking ever, coming in as the number two most requested search term on the internet. "Tattoos" was requested more often than Britney Spears, marijuana or Kazaa, illustrating that skin ink is more popular than "sex, drugs and rock n' roll!"

Jen Beirola

Jen Beirola is an east coast resident who started her tattoo career in 2000 while serving a 7 year term in the Air force. Her residency at G&B led to her eventual purchase of the shop and she has since developed a reputation that has made her one of the most respected studio owners / tattoo artists in the Midwest.

Jen travels the country and the world to participate in tattoo conventions and do guest artist residencies keeping her in touch with the best in the industry. As a multi-award winning artist, Jen is skilled at vibrant color, photo realism, detailed portraits, script and creative cover ups. She especially enjoys putting a new twist on traditional tattoo imagery.

Jen’s artistic skills have won her a rabid following which helped Grinn & Barrett win a Best of Omaha Award for 2006 and 2008 and a Reader’s Choice Award for Best Tattoo Studio in 2009.

http://omahatattoo.com/

Brandon Notch

I have been tattooing professionally since the fall of 1998 but an artist all of my life. I was apprenticed by Diamond Dave Rothburg, out of Body and Soul Tattoo in Sherman Oaks, Ca.

Upon returning to the states, I moved out of Seattle WA. and back down to Los Angeles CA. I was working in Top Tattoos booth at Ink Slingers Ball (tattoo convention) when i met Kat Von D who was the manager at Blue Bird Tattoo in Pasadena CA. and she offered me a job. I started working at Blue Bird tattoo studio out of Pasadena until i got fired for using too much MadaCide and costing the shop money (I was just keeping it safe for me and my clients, go figure.) So i got a new job at Nathan's studio in good old San Fernando Valley. I tattooed there until I built a big enough clientele and bank roll to open my first shop in Pasadena CA called SACRED SAINT STUDIO.

I owned that studio for about five years. It was sad to let it go, but I learned and grew so much from it. I was now going through some of the hardest times in my life. I lost one of my best friends from a drug over dose and was closing my shop due to money troubles. But only at the time when i may seam to be at my weakest is when I'm at my strongest. I quickly started over and built a new shop to work in mean time till i could build a bank roll again to create a new Skin And Art Gallery.

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