![]() But I really do like having clients who are friends, who I see through different stages of their life.” That might mean a tattoo for their wedding, then later on to celebrate their first child – it’s very much an ongoing thing, “and for me that’s the joy of it. “I think sometimes artists lose a little of that, the person is just a canvas and that’s as far as it goes. “You’re creating art on people forever, you know, and it’s very personal,” he says. In this context, ‘lifers’ is more about loyalty than in the Shawshank Redemption sense, and having a roster of returning clients is important to Josh. ![]() I think that’s to my advantage because I’ve built up a core of people, I have clients who are like lifers, you know?” It’s the place where I learned and I’ve been there ever since. It’s a rural setting that still attracts plenty of clients from the Big Apple and New Jersey, says Josh, “I think our store is less of a street shop and more a destination shop. The studio in question is Funhouse Tattooing in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, about 90 minutes west of New York city, where he’s worked alongside owner Mike Ruocco for the last ten years. But here at the show it’s all about speaking to people, trying to get my head in the game.” Well, we can help with that. “It’s taken me a little bit to get my head on straight, but once I acclimate I’ll be alright.” Do we need to set up a coffee drip to help him prepare? “You know what, I think sometimes I don’t prepare enough! My daily warm up at the studio is usually having a laugh with the guys before we start. ![]() No, we’re not getting all metaphysical – he’s been travelling for 24 hours and his body clock is all over the place.īut he’s ready for a day at the convention, right? “Sure,” he chuckles from underneath his hat. All around him day two of Tattoo Jam is getting cranked up, but his body is still somewhere back in the US. Made from a welded 2” square tubular steel frame and CNC cut, ¾” marine grade, exterior sign industry standard MDO board, with designs directly printed onto the surface using UV inks, this piece is meant to last outdoors and hold up to not only the weather, but the public as well.Poor Josh Bodwell looks bleary eyed. ![]() Luminous Beings Are We is an interactive sculpture acts as a life-sized picture frame, offering a memorable photo opportunity to people while visiting your park or campus area. For all these reasons and many more, I will adore you for the rest of my life! You invite discussion and bring the world of visual arts to people’s everyday lives. You’re out there, in the wild, unapologetic, yet vulnerable, and on display for everyone to see! You must be strong, durable, able to withstand all types of weather, public scrutiny and the test of time! You can be interactive, kinetic or stationary, and come in so many forms stone, wood, glass, metal, digital, vinyl, plastic, and everything in between! In all shapes and sizes. Set free from the galleries, museums and private homes of the past. You require no entry fee, no cover charge or special invitation. What I love about you, public art, is that you are meant for everyone.
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