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Palm Springs Life: Desert Roses
“I studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I’m a hand-poke artist, which means I don’t use a tattooing machine. It’s all by hand, dot-by-dot.”
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The Desert Sun: I got a hand-poked tattoo from a Yucca Valley artist. The experience made me want another.
“Compton is one of a growing group of tattoo artists using the hand-poke method, in which ink is individually stuck into the skin, dot by dot. A School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduate, she dabbled in micro-blading and fashion (she created a knitwear line, Rustic Threads) before beginning to tattoo regularly last year.”
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Shoutout LA: Meet Taylor Elyse Compton: Tattoo Artist & Entrepreneur
“I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit. I find business to be just as creative, as designing a piece of art. Although it can take much longer, you basically do the same steps. You start off fantasizing about what you want to create, you research how to make it possible, then you gather your resources, and get to work! By the end of all of that you should have something pretty awesome to enjoy and share with the world.”