In this edition of 'Making It,' tattoo artist Ifé Toussaint discusses how they make tattooing work financially — without the macho vibes
sterile, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way. The Eldridge Street space feels like a hair salon crossed with a friendly dungeon thanks to the black latex that lines all the chairs and equipment tables. Multicolor chandeliers hang from the low ceiling, and large mirrors are graffitied with affirmations like “Go slay!” and “You look amazing.” Nineties rock by women plays at the perfect volume, audible but nonintrusive.
Toussaint and I met in the psych ward. They were experiencing a depressive episode; I was manic. I got incredibly lucky: We were roommates. The days felt endless and we weren’t allowed outside, but talking to Toussaint made the time seem to pass more quickly. During “quiet hours,” when we weren’t allowed to leave our room, we would sit on their bed and watch the clouds roll across the sliver of sky and the East River that we could see from the corner of our window.
They attempted some other career paths before settling on tattooing, including freelance illustration and graphic design, which they studied at SVA before dropping out. “It’s just such a cutthroat industry, and it was just really competitive at SVA, and it was making me more depressed,” they say. “And it wasn’t fulfilling me. I feel like my vocation is to do things that make other people feel happy and better about themselves.
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