Ep. 7.1A | Tools, Technique, and Mentorship — Elevating the Apprentice: The Function of Traditional Tattoo Apprenticeships
<p>In this episode of <em>Tattoo Rants, Raves & Rituals</em>, Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture, we sit down at the table to talk about the power of guidance, tools, and mentorship in shaping a tattooist’s craft. From reviewing needles and inks to breaking down proper techniques, this conversation explores how providing the right support can transform talent and skill in apprenticeship.</p><p>Apprenticeship here isn’t just about passing along knowledge—it’s about teaching care, responsibility, and the ethics of practice, ensuring that the next generation of tattooists respects both the craft and the client.</p><p><strong>Tattoo Rants Raves & Rituals, Season 1: A Seat at the Table</strong></p><p>Season One invites listeners into an intimate series of culture conversations where Black tattooists and cultural workers gather to critique and reclaim voice and visibility at the intersections of art, history, and tattoo. Each conversation is a seat at the table—where community comes to reckon with the truths of tattooing as inheritance and liberation.</p><p>* <strong>Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture</strong> explores apprenticeship as lineage, not labor—naming the discipline, humility, and spiritual presence required to carry this ancestral craft forward.</p><p><em>about: </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGymiogIzo/NRNjrCH3wfs54Fk50PP1uA/view?utm_content=DAGymiogIzo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h5d554c1111"><strong>Black Tattoo Anthology®</strong></a></p><p>An artist fellowship, living archive and digital campus dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and reimagining Black tattoo culture across the diaspora. Founded and stewarded by Master Tattoo Artist and author Imani K. Brown®, the BTA documents our stories through scholarship, artistry, and community.</p><p>At the heart of our work is a commitment to cultural stewardship: honoring ancestral tattoo traditions, amplifying Black tattoo artists, and creating spaces where our creativity is remembered as inheritance, not erased as trend. From the Collective of participating artists, to our Podcast where culture bearers speak their truths, the Anthology is both a record and a ritual—an invitation to witness how ink carries memory, identity, and liberation.</p><p>We invite you to become a paid subscriber to sustain this work. Your support powers our digital campus, uplifts the artists who make up the Collective, and ensures that Black tattoo culture is preserved for future generations. | <a target="_blank" href="https://blacktattooanthology.com">Website</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Shoppe Gal® Diaries at <a href="https://ipukekawaii.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">ipukekawaii.substack.com/subscribe</a>
