Thursday, August 4, 2022
Recipient:
Valerie @ Soulstice, Rockport, MA
First of all, I just need to brag on this shop.
I have been coming here for years, always a fan of their silver jewelry.
Love their goods, love their store, love their sign.
Naturally, when we were visiting Massachusetts over the summer, we had to make a trip up to Rockport and stop by.
Valerie, the owner, was working on the forearm of another patron when we came in. (Mike had a funny moment of thinking, "My God! She's got nerves of steel!" as the young woman in the chair barely blinked while getting her tattoo, until he realized the tool was a long narrow metal-tipped bottle and not a needled drill.)
I had been thinking of getting a tattoo of the spiral I designed (and now use on the BSAs) on my wrist; now I was thinking I could have Valerie create a temporary tattoo as a trial run.
She was amazing! She nailed it -- not an easy feat, given the small size and fiddly negative space of the design -- while answering my questions about jagua ink and her business.
Her artistry allowed me to experience my idea in real life, without the permanent consequences.
(Now that I have, it's time to find someone to do the real thing in Denver.)
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