Blogging a convention

I've thought about it and I'm going to be blogging my experience at the Chicago Tattoo Convention in a couple of weeks. I'll bring my Macbook and update randomly with thoughts and observations.

I was an apprentice during the my first convention. It was nerve wracking and I didn't even tattoo. I had little knowledge, but was thrown in figuring out how to set up a portable environment of cleanliness, comfort (kinda), and compromise. Honestly, it's always the best way to learn anyway...

My second experience was a few months ago. I'm used to packing gear every week to my guest spot at Insight. So I'm past the awkwardness of tattooing in another area. Every day at the convention was a lesson in flying off the cuff and realizing what I did and didn't need. You realize quickly what should have been brought and what was obviously superfluous.

This time I'll make a point to go over what I'm bringing and maybe even some of why. My experience with other artists... which, by the way, has been 99% positive. (I couldn't be more impressed with people and the camaraderie. Art is great, but good people are just as important to me.) How tattoos go. If people show up, I may even enter some tattoos in contests. We'll see.

Hopefully it'll be something to look back on and I'll have learned a few things.