Wednesday, August 22, 2007

appointments?... if you have emailed me...

I want everyone to understand... I have a clientele list of close to a hundred current projects. Close to sixty are one to two year projects (i.e. a back piece averages 40 hours, which adds up to an average of ten appointments, equaling one to two years, assuming an appointment every month or two.) The rest need multiple sessions. I work on one to three clients a day, five days a week. That means there are a max of sixty appointments a month. with over a hundred current people to try to service... that means it takes at least three months to see everyone just one time. I get tons of emails, and phone calls, and people coming by the shop, everyday, in spite of my blogs, and phone messages stating that I am currently not taking any new clients. It is nothing personal, if I haven't returned your calls or emails. I am unable to. It would add two hours to my, already busy day. If you want me to work with you... check back every couple months or so, realizing it could be a year before we connect. There is no waiting list. There is no back door. there are no exceptions. If it's not worth the wait... There are tons of amazing tattoo artists out there... Of course, if they're that good, you're going to encounter similar circumstances with them.

Bottom line is, good work takes time. Be patient, don't compromise, and don't take it personal.

I'm deleting all my emails to date and starting fresh. I'm going to try and respond daily to all inquiries.

My sincere apologies, if I've given you any false hope for something sooner.

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