STJ, Ink:Week 13-What Have We Learned Part 1

            Since starting this tattoo blog, I have spoken to many different St. John’s students. These students have all had different backgrounds and life experiences. I made it a point in this blog to ask these students the same question so that, at the end of the road, I would be able to devote 2 blogs to covering the results.  This is the first of those blogs.

            First I would like to cover a few small things that I noticed when it came to the parents of the students.  I was surprised to find out that most of the interviewees also had parents that were tattooed. Obviously, in these cases, the parents were more supportive of the students who chose to get tattooed. In fact, only a few people said that their parents were unsupportive of their tattoos, which is a strong decline from the generation before them.

            Another thing that should be noted about the tattooed students of St. John’s is that while some of them have multiple tattoos, I have yet to interview anybody that I would consider heavily tattooed or that had a sleeve done. What is keeping these students from getting full sleeves or large back/chest pieces? This is something that I will look into in the future whether it is through the blog or with my own personal pursuits.

            Finally, one thing I was happy to learn about my interviewees was that most of them, like myself, had done extensive research before getting their tattoos. For those looking to get their first piece done; I cannot stress the importance of being sure about both the tattoo design itself and the place where you are getting it. There are too many bad tattoos in the world already.