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*Swipe to see all! * There was no greater Christmas gift than to get these 2 Beautiful matching Coil Tattoo Machines made by the man @tonyurbanek from @cmskiversr Legend -> Apprentice 😊 It will forever be my favorite birthday to remember. Forever making me #LoyalToTheCoil 💙 I even had the great honor of learning about these machines in @tonyurbanek machine building seminar and got to build tune my 1st machine myself!!! Cant expect quality tattoos without quality and finely tuned machines to get the job done! 💉 😉 #ArtfulAlex #TattooLegacy #tattooApprentice #loyalty #TraditionalTattooApprentice #CoilsOnly #qualitytattoos #qualityMachines #topnotch #professionalQuality #ProfessionalOnly #ProfessionalMachines #tattooer #LearningRight #TravelingArtists #travelingApprentice #tattoolegend #Tattoolessons

The solid foundation of references I am building my Tattoo Apprenticeship off of. Around 1940s Bert Grimm flash which was all scanned from the personal collection that Mike & Mary's Museum held. Keeping the traditional legacy Alive! More tattoo practice to come 💉 . #ArtfulAlex #artistinthemaking #tattooApprentice #TraditionalTattooApprentice #TraditionalApprentice #TattooPractice #TattooHistory #TraditionalFlash #TraditionalReferences

-A little History behind the Bert Grimm Flash I've been practicing from. Bert Grimm was born 1900. He ran away at just 15 then immediately took up working at carnivals where he learned to tattoo. In his 20s, he made a living as a sideshow tattoo artist without any type of professional instruction until 1923. He then secured an apprenticeship with Sailor George Fosdick in Portland, Oregon. Less than a year later, he made his way to LA where he landed a 2 year apprenticeship under Sailor Charlie Barrs "Granddaddy of all good tattooing" From all the knowledge acquired, he then set up his own shop in St. Louis MO in 1928. His 7 decade career then was spent improving on the craft tattooing, painting multitudes of flash, and running an adjoining arcade & photo studio. -Bert Grimm's flash on the left, and my tattoo practice example on the right. 💉 Practice leads to improvements right? 😊 I believe that knowing & learning the history along with practicing it are equally important! . #ArtfulAlex #tattooapprentice #TattooPractice #BertGrimm #TattooHistory #tattoo #Practice #progress #BertGrimmExamples #BertGrimmFlash #TraditionalApprentice #Traditional #TraditionalPractice #traditionaltattooflash #traditionaltattoo #TraditionalTattooApprentice #HistoryInTheMaking #HistoryMaker #history