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' i ., ‘ .. recent trends tlirougb magaztnes Tattoo I l “‘5 ‘c: " _ 3 it and sites dedicated to contempt} Zettler is not only dedicated to a . "‘ ‘.. a! *7 é rary tattooing, while observtng quality iii his studio‘s work, but . . ; - ’ 7“ I society‘s ever-Changing influence about educating the customer as - t; .. t "H I i 3 \’g 5' on the body an. “Those tribal tat» well. "l like meeting the person ‘ ‘ I ., a: 3.35%, ,. ‘ 5‘ _‘ toos that i mentioned gained pop- ’ i - e .2 ‘k to, 's a . - . . and getting to know what they re 7 I ' . gags; ' ; ularity a while back through the about first. get a feel for what is“ g ‘ ‘ ' ' . UPC (Ultimate Fighting (Ihampt they ‘re looking for and make cer- N K . . .a- . a onshipl fighters that people see on tain they'll be happy with the [at- I; . .t. TV" said 7ettler, who cautions any» too down the road.) said Zettler, \ ‘4 ‘1‘ “91:75: 6 one thinking about “jumping on y ‘ . . 3.: g £4- . who honed his craft working at is; J 1- ~ , 77‘5‘ '1 the bandwagon” when it comes to Way (,ool Tattoos in town, 33‘,” y 2 '. ' ‘ 7' f l body art. “Working at Way (lool, l fixed up r - i ; “ s " i ‘ “lt’s important to stay current. and covered up a ton of bad tat- ' _ ' ' . ‘ 5 ». and l'm always trying to learn and loos." says Zettler. who is heavi- ‘ ’ 3' progress," he said. l_\‘ inked himself. "It‘s a quality ‘ \m ‘\‘ '- “i know a lot of tattoo artists issue, and there are sorcalled tair g?“ - ‘ . / . , who have been tattooing for 20 to too ‘artists' out there not focused S " a. 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