About this experience
Follow a tattoo from idea to finished piece. You sit in on a client consultation, then work with Lena at the drawing table as she turns the idea into a design and a stencil sized for placement.
Next you watch the full session from setup to wrap: machine setup, sterile barriers, stencil placement, linework and shading. Between passes Lena talks about apprenticeships, pricing, booking and what it takes to run a studio.
Your day
- 11:00 AM
Client consultation
Sit in as Lena discusses placement, size and style with a client.
30 min
- 11:30 AM
Drawing and stencil
Watch the design come together and learn how a stencil is made.
1 hr
- 12:30 PM
Setup and sterilization
See the station set up with barriers, needles and single-use supplies.
30 min
- 1:00 PM
Watch the session
Observe the tattoo from first line to final wrap.
2 hr 30 min
- 3:30 PM
Studio business
Apprenticeships, pricing, deposits and building a client list.
What’s included
- Sketchbook and fine-liner set
- A signed print of Lena’s flash
- Snacks and coffee
Good to know
- Observation only. No tattoo is included unless booked separately with the studio.
- The client has agreed to be observed; no photos without their permission.
- Guests must be 18+.
Your curator
Lena Novak12 years tattooing, studio co-ownerLena Novak studied illustration before starting a two-year tattoo apprenticeship. She specializes in fine-line botanical and blackwork pieces and is typically booked two months out. She co-owns a four-artist private studio in Brooklyn.
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