In this episode, our guest is the talented queer hand poke tattoo artist Nicole of inktothewoods_! We talk about the nitty gritty parts of making a living as an artist and the pitfalls of romanticizing this creative path and career. Dreaming big comes at a price -- and most of the time, that entails wearing too many hats. This episode is for you if you are 1. someone who wants to want to earn a living with art or 2. someone who is curious about the behind the scenes in the life of an artist in this day and age. Enjoy!

This ep covers:

- Demystifying the life of an artist, response to the romanticization of this path

- How dreaming big has a price

- inktothewoods handpoke tattooing origin story and evolution

- Nicole's art journey from childhood, college life, to adult working life (traditional & digital drawing, c ...