Professor Alan White - University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc

p.2 ▪ May, Oct. 2009
2009
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Facts of the Ink
Ben Handl
form open heart surgery
Free Press Staff
on you if he didn’t remem-
It seems like many peober
to re-new his licenses?
ple are getting body work
What else might he not re-
done these days, everymember?thing
from tattoos to pro-
And ALWAYS WATCH
truding metal implants.
YOUR ARTIST!! There’re
But some of these
lots of ways a clean glove
things—if done improper-
can become a dirty glove—
ly—can leave the would-
answering a phone, touchbe
fashion statement
ing a tabletop, rubbing an
little more than a symbol
eye.
of regret or a reminder of
A pair of gloves costs
disease.
pennies; how much might
Consider the story Mr.
Hepatitis or AIDS cost you?
Ospedale, Co-owner of
Do you really want to
Next Level Body Art, lo-
find out? I think not. Here
cated at 1224 Washing-
are a few things you can
tion Street recently told
concider before your next
me:
tattoo:
A group of girls came
into the shop—young college
students 18-19 years
Must Do’s
old—they wanted small
tattoos.
Ask To See These:
We talked about what’s
known as the “shop minimum,”
and that the shop
would be willing to reduce
its minimum charge due
to the size of the group,
the number of tattoos being
done, and the size of
the tattoos (considerably
• Artist’s “Practitioners
License”
• County Health department
License
• Spore Test Recorders
(Required for sterilization)
• Red Cross “Blood Borne
Pathogens” certificatio
smaller than most).
But even after offering
• State Licensing
a fair reduction in price,
one girl continued to
Keep An Eye On :
haggle, claiming that the
price was outrageous.
CROSS-CONTAMINATION
Bear in mind we are
talking about $40 per tattoo,
already reduced form
Next Level Body Art
the minimum charge of
Left to Right: Brett “Ozzy” Ospedale, Shawn Lucas- Artist, Bill “The Thrill”
$50. Nonetheless, this girl
Kronforst; Not shown: Dean Holly, Kevin Rodriguez; Photo by: Ben Handl
kept haggling about wanting
another $10 dollars off.
A tattoo at a party like this Artists try to do their best,
The girl went on to say that
may be a lot cheaper than a pro- but in the end we are all hu-
she knew of a guy down in Milfessional
tattoo, but too often, mans and make mistakes. The
waukee that could do all of their
the tattoo artist is saving mon- question is do you want your
tattoos for $30 apiece, right out
ey because he or she is cutting next piece of body art to be the
of his house, and she encour-
corners in terms of safety and mistake?
aged all the girls to go down
cleanliness, two things that are You can get good work done
there with her for their tattoos.
incredibly important when de- and you don’t have to be scared.
Well, that’s what happened;
ciding where to get work done! Just remember what to look out
the girls went to someone’s
Remember, you are the only for.
house and got their ink done
one that will wear your art. Don’t get work done from
for cheap. “Tattoo Parties,” as
You will also be the only one someone who doesn’t have
they’re known, are gaining
to get sick should you forget to proper credentials.
popularity.
WATCH YOUR ARTIST.
Would you let a surgeon per-
• Work area should be
covered and CLEAN at all
times.
• Artists should wear
gloves and change gloves
whenever they do something
other than tattoo you
• Single-use needles and
tubes should be checked by
YOU for their proof of sterilization.
Have the tattoo
artist show you the manufacturer’s
seal.
If you don’t understand any
of these points, ask your artist.
He or she should be able to
explain—in great detail—all of
these points to you. And if not,
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!