I came down to Tulsa for the weekend to see my family and thought it would be a great time for me and my father to get a certain small tattoo together that we've been talking about for quite a long ti... Read More
I came down to Tulsa for the weekend to see my family and thought it would be a great time for me and my father to get a certain small tattoo together that we've been talking about for quite a long time, nothing super complicated, just some roman numerals... I have been tattooed around the country by some of the foremost tattoo artists and studios, I have had extensive work done all over my body and my skin speaks for itself..We ask if there is time to get this done and the shop assistant says that they could do it that same day at 7, cool. She then asks us specifically what we want, my father was going to do VII (7) and I was going to XIV (14); she comes back from her computer and literally typed out the numerals in times new roman on MS Word; I asked her if we could have the tattoo artist stylize it or actually put some art into it and she says "that's what roman numerals are," no thanks, I'd rather die before times new roman or Helvetica goes on my arm. And also, don't patronize me, I know what roman numerals are....I then asked if the tattoo "artist" could stylize it in their own style, their own take on it. She replied that they don't do that, WTF?! From High voltage tattoo to Rock of Ages tattoo, I have NEVER experienced an artist not putting their style into a tattoo; I'm not into flash art folks.... I then asked if I could call my friend and have him draw them up super quick and send it over, she said that they couldn't do that either.. WTF again! We walked out.Maybe I just had a bad experience, but this shop was far from "nice" as all the reviews describe.. We'll have one done proper when my father comes out to see me as this was a joke to me today... I'm sorry, I wanted to get down with you guys but your assistant needs to learn about art and tattoo culture, and judging by what she had done on her body and her attitude, she is the last person I'd have advising customers about tattoos.... Very cold, no artist input and basically MS Word on my arm, thanks but no thanks, I'll go to my studio back home..... Read Less