My cousin Erin, was also willing to answer some
questions about her tats.
Q: When did you get your first tattoo?
ERIN: I got my first tattoo when I was 15 in my friend's basement
with a
homemade gun. My first professional
tattoo was also when I was 15. I was
friends with a guy that worked in a shop.
Q: How many tattoos do you have?
ERIN: I technically have 7, but one was covered with a different one so...7
tattoos but been tattooed 8 times.
(laughs)
Q: Have you had any bad side effects due to your tattoos?
ERIN: I never had any really bad side effects, but the color in one of them
never held very well, even after
a touch up, and another one feels "raised up"
sometimes and gets itchy.
Q: Do you regret getting tattooed?
ERIN: I don't regret getting any of them because they were all something I
liked at the time, but a few
of them I wouldn't mind covering with something
else.
Q: Do you still like all your tattoos?
ERIN: As far as liking them, again...I liked them all when I got them, but some
of them I don't really like anymore.
Q: Did you do any research before getting your tattoos?
ERIN: I never did any actual research about anything before getting a tattoo,
but I would ask people's opinions
of the shop I had in mind, and I would
usually see photos of the artist’s
previous work.
Q: Where do you think is the most painful area to get tattooed?
ERIN: In my experience the most painful place is anywhere near or on a
bone.
