247 Ink Magazine (April/May) 2017 Issue#14 | Page 36

That ’ s amazing ! That ’ s why I work twice as hard . I do 110 and better . All my posts are positive , never nothing negative . Even the clothes I wear , I wear a shirt and tie , Polo shirt . I mean , I get dressed up . I want to give something different to the tattoo industry . I already stand out because I ’ m black . Hands down I already know it . If I ’ m gonna stand out because of my skin color , you ’ re gonna respect me like ok , his artwork is dope , he smells good , he looks good , his stuff is on point . Every show I go to my whole setup is crazy . It ’ s clean , it ’ s presentable , it ’ s the way I want it to be . I don ’ t want people to look at me and think he probably has 8 kids and he probably learned this in prison , no , I have a college degree , I ’ m a nursing degree , I ’ m in school to be a professor in art , I tattoo every day , I ’ m constantly drawing , I have not been to prison , not in a gang , I don ’ t have 8 kids , I have a daughter , I ’ m married , I don ’ t sleep around , so I ’ m beating those stereotypes already . I want people to hear Poch and think positive .

That ’ s amazing ! That ’ s why I work twice as hard . I do 110 and better . All my posts are positive , never nothing negative . Even the clothes I wear , I wear a shirt and tie , Polo shirt . I mean , I get dressed up . I want to give something different to the tattoo industry . I already stand out because I ’ m black . Hands down I already know it . If I ’ m gonna stand out because of my skin color , you ’ re gonna respect me like ok , his artwork is dope , he smells good , he looks good , his stuff is on point . Every show I go to my whole setup is crazy . It ’ s clean , it ’ s presentable , it ’ s the way I want it to be . I don ’ t want people to look at me and think he probably has 8 kids and he probably learned this in prison , no , I have a college degree , I ’ m a nursing degree , I ’ m in school to be a professor in art , I tattoo every day , I ’ m constantly drawing , I have not been to prison , not in a gang , I don ’ t have 8 kids , I have a daughter , I ’ m married , I don ’ t sleep around , so I ’ m beating those stereotypes already . I want people to hear Poch and think positive .

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