THE WAVE: AUGUST 2017

Liz Provost
What is the secret to achieving such detail in your tattoos? Dedication and focus. Also, having a drawing tablet
for preparing my designs helps a lot.
Where is the most difficult place for you to tattoo someone?
Personally I find the throat because of the awkward position or armpit because of the skin
How may tattoos do you currently have? A lot
Did you do any of them yourself? Yes.
Do your friends let you tatt them up for practice?
I tattoo my friends all the time. Especially if i have a portfolio piece im looking to do they are the first to know.
How long have you been a tattoo artist?
6 years professionally tattooing
Do you find that there are any challenges that you face
being a female artist? Like, do some think that you
aren’t good because you’re a girl?
I do think it’s difficult being a female. I think we get
walked over and not taken seriously. Another thing is
that everybody thinks its easier to be a female in this
industry because we have tits, but it’s not the case. I
care more about how my tattoos look, not how i look.
Do guy tattoo artist hate on you?
Yup. Lol... there are a few male artists that do not like
me. I believe they are insecure, but I also know that do
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are very negative people and have alot of issues with
other artists. Even more so I have alot of issues with
other female artists. Some, who don’t even know me
or weve never met. You would think we would stick
together because there are so few female artists. All in
all, I try to stay away from any negative artists.
Do you remember the first tattoo that you ever done?
My first tattoo was on my buddy, Asian... It was an evil
tribal jester clown, at my buddy’s tattoo party.
How would you describe your tattooing style?
I really like to mix it up and be diverse I don’t want to
stick to one style. Realism, neo traditional, trash polka,
water color, etc. I respect all styles of tattooing.
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