When I palmed her off to another artist, I purposely worded it in a way that focused on meeting her expectations when, in reality, I wanted nothing to do with her. She was even talking loudly enough - I assumed because she was understandably nervous - that my workmates could hear her, so her complaints caught me off guard. She was super friendly, and we were hitting it off. In the beginning, we talked about how much we love art, and she heavily praised my work and style. I thought, Sick, I can smash this dragon out of the park and put a Hello Kitty on it, and booked her in for a full eight-hour day. My workmates and I remember her as 'the Hello Kitty lady.' Now, I specialize in Japanese tattoos, and during our initial consultation, she expressed how much she loved my style of Japanese dragons. ![]() "I've been tattooing for almost eight years, and this was the worst experience I've had with a client. I've been tattooing for 13 years now and still love every minute! I've got crazier stories under my belt since that kick in the face." "I called my mentor after work, crying that I ruined my first tattoo on a client and that she kicked me in the face. He said, 'Wait, what? Nah, fuck that, it's not your fault. Needless to say, her tattoo looked like shit, and I was crestfallen." I got her two friends to help hold down her foot, but she continued to jerk around and, at one point, kicked me right in the jaw. The two lines I'd done looked like SHIT, and I was already pissed and freaking out inside. We started again, and she jerked her foot. I warned her not to do that and told her to try to relax. ![]() I started the tattoo, and she immediately jerked away super hard. Since she was a bit nervous, I allowed two of her friends to come into the room with us. She wanted a star outline on the side of her heel below the ankle. "It was this girl's first tattoo and my first paying customer after my apprenticeship.
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