March 7, 2018
BLACK AMETHYST
by Vitale Bros
Seven years after the massively popular “LA Ink” launched, CMT capitalized on the popularity of competition shows and continued millennial interest in tattoos with its new 2014 show “Tattoo Titans.” Cleveland artist J. Michael Taylor may have narrowly missed walking away with the top prize on the show’s very first episode, but a year later he was in St. Petersburg, Florida, opening the doors to his brand new tattoo and art gallery, Black Amethyst, located at MLK Jr. St. N. and 7th Ave. Launched with an “art-first” approach to everything they do inside the gallery, in 2016 Taylor looked to project that image on the outside with one of his paintings. Taylor found the perfect local collaborator with the Vitale Bros. Meticulously crafting hand-painted murals since 1992 Johnny, Paul, and Joey Vitale’s expanding portfolio of diverse work reflects well on the varied and unique people of The Burg. @VitaleBros @BlackAmethystTattoo @jmichaeltattoos @ilovetheburg @streetartcities
