We're joined by tattoo artists Thao Tran (@thao.tattoo) & Jen Nguyen (@tattsbyjen) who share their stories of resilience, vulnerability & badassery. We delve into the art of tattooing, tattoo culture in Asian communities and how Thao and Jen discovered themselves through ink, art and community.

In this chat, we discuss:

• Jen & Thao's tattoo origin story
• Conditioned to think job/money= success
• The tattoo apprenticeship experience
• First tattoo experiences
• Do tattoos need meaning behind it?
• First exp of tattooing clients
• Where does it hurt the most to be tatted?
• Hardest places to get tatted
• Correlation between art and tattooing
• Tattoo culture in asian countries
• Imposter syndrome
• Most exxy tattoos completed
• Numbing cream y/n?

and so much more!

🎙️Hosted by: ⁠⁠Tiana Nguyen⁠⁠, ⁠Cylina Tran⁠

Special Guests: Jen Nguyen, Thao Tran

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