Apologies for the "click-baity" title, but I really did make a huge mistake! This was less of a tattooing mistake and more of an issue with the fact I'm incredibly clumsy. Firstly, apologies for the late post. (Riddled with the ol' ADHD). I always thought tattooing wouldn't be for me as I'm too impatient. Yet here I am, starting something new in my 30s and it is teaching me patience. This has been evident in my traditional artwork to. I am enjoying the process more, rather th

I am proof that you can rediscover who you are, find your passion and learn something new in your thirties. Honestly, I am having a brilliant time. Hi, I'm Naomi, I live in the West Coast of Scotland and I blog about my journey learning to tattoo. This is what I've been up to over the past month! We began the month by taking a trip to Glasgow for the Yardworks Festival. We had went last year and it was brilliant. So this year, we took the kids along too. Not only are you surr

It often feels like two steps forward, one step back. In our minds, we expect to get better with each task or project and when it doesn't go that way, we feel like a failure. But, each mistake is a lesson and it is those lessons that help us grow. The past month has been crazy! As determined as I am, I have to be realistic. Life is still happening! My little (taller) sister got married, I badly injured my hand (my own clumsy fault) and it was my birthday! All of this while be

The beginning of 2026 is when I really embarked on this journey of tattooing but the passion began a long time before that. My love for art and creativity sparked as soon as I could hold a crayon. The need to create and embellish everything continued to grow and as I got older and discovered you could decorate skin!? Amazing. As a young teen, I had a subscription to "Inked" Magazine and would would post the pictures in scrapbooks and on my bedroom walls. I would take tattoo b