Evie's tattoo style is traditional, sure, but it is more about referencing vintage art (think kewpie dolls, Betty Boop, adorable pin ups) and pulling on your nostalgic heart strings, than it is about Sailor Jerry. I had such a hard time choosing which of her tattoos to showcase. They all gave me an ache in my chest as I looked through them. Check out the episode post on my instagram (@micahriot), to see which ones I went with.

And of course, tune in to hear Evie and I talk about tattoo apprenticeships, changing tattoo styles, moving from Chicago to Orange County just two years into tattooing, knowing absolutely no one and having to rebuild her clientele and community; her incredible mentor, Esther Garcia, a pioneer in modern tattooing; the lost art of spit shading, and writing postcards, and why some other tattoo apprentices wanted to push her down the stairs back in the day.

We could have talked for many more hours.

Find Evie through her website:

https://www.showpigeon.com/

and of course on instagram @showpigeon

I am happy to hear your questions, suggestions, and feedback. Please send Ink Medicine a message.

You can connect with me, Micah Riot, as well as see my tattoo art on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/micahriot/

Micah's website is www.micahriot.com
Find the podcast on that same website as well as everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Here is your quick summary:

Eat fat and protein along with your carbs.

If you don't eat, or eat carbs only (think: just toast, a bowl of cereal, a bowl of pasta, pop tarts, pancakes), your blood sugar will jump up and then crash and you will be cranky, shaky and sick feeling. And the tattoo will hurt more.

To prevent this, eat a lot of protein and fat along with your carbs (eggs and bacon with veggies and potatoes, bagel with lots of cream cheese and lox, tofu scramble and a half an avocado on a piece of toast.

Fat and protein will help your blood sugar stay steady and support you being able to handle the intensity of getting tattooed easily.

I am happy to hear your questions, suggestions, and feedback. Please send Ink Medicine a message.

You can connect with me, Micah Riot, as well as see my tattoo art on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/micahriot/

Micah's website is www.micahriot.com
Find the podcast on that same website as well as everywhere you listen to podcasts.

There are many things we love to hear our clients say. These are just the first few that came to my head when I started thinking about my favorite things my clients say.

What it comes down to is that I love it when my people appreciate the care and attention I put into the environment as well as their actual tattoo. And when they notice the little things.

Enjoy and let me know if I should make a part II!

I am happy to hear your questions, suggestions, and feedback. Please send Ink Medicine a message.

You can connect with me, Micah Riot, as well as see my tattoo art on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/micahriot/

Micah's website is www.micahriot.com
Find the podcast on that same website as well as everywhere you listen to podcasts.