{ queen of arts } “There are 45 million people in the United States who have at least one tattoo, if not more. Tattooing is a 1.6-billion-dollar industry with over 21,000 tattoo parlors spread throughout the United States.”
town with a ton of things to do. The people are nice and she loves all the greenery. Some of her favorite places in Rochester are the Red Fern, Good Luck, and Voulas. They all serve great vegan and vegetarian foods. Nichols enjoys tattooing and hopes to continue learning and expanding her skill set in the future. She loves being able to talk to and learn from as many artists as she can. She doesn’t see herself owning a tattoo parlor, at this time, because she wants to focus on her artwork and expanding her skill set and knowledge base. 268
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Nichols says that the tattoo world is always evolving and changing. You must continue evolving and learning with it. The tattoo world changed so much with the advancement of technology and social media. Social media allows you to show the world the different kinds of tattoos that can be done. She says that Ipads have really made it a lot easier to show people different looks that a tattoo can have, but she still likes the old style of free hand drawings. She doesn’t see the tattoo world stepping away from using thermafax paper anytime soon, but with the way technology changes it is always possible.
When asked what advice she would give to anyone who is thinking about becoming a tattoo artist or to any artist already in tattooing field is, “If you stop learning you should stop tattooing.” She strongly believes that you should always keep on learning everything that you can. You can find Brianna Nichols at Pyramid Arts, 638 South Ave. You can also follow her on Instagram and see all of her great work: briannanicholstattoo.