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Jace Masula (born in California, USA) his mother who was a painter. Inspired him at a young age to express myself artistically.
Beginnings
He was fasinated by the concept of permanent artwork in the skin. It wasn’t until he was in highschool when the prospect of being a tattooer began to entice him. Bills and responsiblity took over his dreams of tattooing. After 10 years of working in countless restaurants, he decided he need to do something more artistic for a living. He became a web and graphic designer. It wasn’t long before the he felt that job was not artistic enough for him. “It seemed like I spent more time at meetings and writing business proposals rather than doing art, which is all I really wanted to do in the first place.”
He moved to South Carolina in 2005. He had almost given up on my dream of becoming a tattooer when South Carolina passed the laws to legalize tattooing across the state. His wife helped motivate him, and supported him during his 7 month appreticeship at the only studio within a 100 miles (the third legalized studio in the state), Holly’s Body Canvas.
After his apprenticeship in april of 2006, he wanted to continue learning. In september of 2006, he traveled to his first tattoo convention in Jacksonville, Fl. He attended my first seminar, hosted by none other than Brandon Bond. “I knew who he was, and I was familiar with his work, but I had no idea that I would leave that hotel conference room a with an entirely new perspective on tattoo art. To this day, it was the best career investment I have ever made.”
He returned to South Carolina inspired and motivated by everything he had just learned. Taking Brandon’s advice, he started seeking out his favorite tattooers in hopes of getting tattooed. “They taught me so much about tattoos that it took me weeks to digest everything I had learned from watching them work. I continued to travel and get tattooed by Josh Woods and Sean Hermanand.”
He did a ton of free tattoos that winter,trying to build a decent portfolio. Before he knew it, he was getting paid for the tattoos. “I guess my only real goal now is to get to a level where i can comfortably provide for my family, without sacrificing all my time to do it.”
Career
All or Nothing Tattoo
2569 South Cobb Drive
Smyrna, GA 30080
770.435.9966
www.allornothingtattoo.com
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From working in restaurants then becoming a web graphic designer before Jace followed his dream of becoming a tattoo artist is very impressive. And because of this his artwork is just amazing.