My tattoo career, which began in 2019, has seen many transitions. I've gone from using stencils to now sketching designs directly onto the skin in the moment. Tattooing initially came to me as a gift, a way to utilize my technical drawing and painting skills to make a living. As I found security in it, I began to realize that this gift was far larger than I ever imagined, transcending the simple noun of "tattooing."