How a Tattoo Artist Built a Career Without Choosing One Path

Описание: In this episode of Thinking of Quitting, I sat down with Tate, a tattoo artist, business owner, installation artist at festivals, musician and more. We talked about growing up in a small town in Kentucky and the road to building her own career and making her own safety net by doing all the things she loves.

Tate gives advice for following a creative path, validates that you can like art and not want to be an art teacher and celebrates that her younger self would love the life she's living. #careerexploration #selfemployed #lifepath #musicfestival #tattooartist

0:00 I Mess Up, We Laugh
0:36 Tate Lists Out Her Many Jobs
0:59 What Pays The Bills?
2:07 What Is Installation Art
2:58 Time Traveling Pirate Ship
6:45 Getting Paid as a Musician
8:17 Little Tate: What Were You Like Growing Up
9:05 I Don’t Want to be an Art Teacher
11:42 Teen Years
13:55 Tates' First Festival
17:53 Paths to Becoming a Tattoo Artist
23:11 Is Working Festivals a Dream Job?
28:32 How To Get Into Working Festivals
33:20 Do You Ever Think of Quitting?
33:47 Tate’s Worst Nightmare
35:05 How Do You Define Stability?
36:55 Advice For Building a Creative Career
38:00 I Grew Up Poor
39:20 How Does This Lifestyle Impact Romantic Relationships
43:09 Sacrifices That Come With Being a Creative
44:45 How Are Festival Workers Paid?
46:28 Advice: Nothing is That Serious & Stay Kind
47:17 FREE PALASTINE