Ashley Huber

Q: Where were you born?
A: Détroit, MI

Q: What do you like to listen to?
A: Everything, old school gansta rap, hip hop, rock, metal, reggae, motown, 80s

Q: Food you love?
A: I love all food; Thai, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Indian…. just a foodie for sure.

Q: What’s your favorite kind of cookie?
A: Oatmeal raisin

Q: When you’re at a buffet, how many trays of food do you start off with?
A: Just One

Q: How long do you wait after finishing your first plate of food before getting a second plate of
food?
A: I eat all of it , don’t like wasting anything

Q: What’s your dream vacation?
A: Everywhere! Machu Picchu , Japan, Thailand, I just love to travel.

Q: If you had the chance to write the headline of tomorrow’s Tampa Bay Times, what would it
say?
A: Grand opening of Black Amathyst’s new Clearwater location

Q:  What advice to someone who wants to be a tattoo artist?
A: Focus on your drawing and a solid, professional art portfolio

Q: If you weren’t a tattoo artist, what would you be doing?
A: Marine biologist specializing in sharks

Q: What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever unintentionally vomited?
A: Out of a car in the valet lane at the Mirage in Las Vegas

Q: What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever intentionally vomited?
A: Don’t think I have

Q: If I gave you $10 bucks to go buy me chocolate milk, and it only cost $3, would you bring me
all the change or would you tell me it was actually $10? Because I’ll know. I’ll know chocolate
milk doesn’t cost that much.
A: Of course I’ll bring back the change I don’t steal

Q: Do you agree that Harry Potter was a huge asshole and probably the least exciting character in
the entire series? Like, he spent seven years terrorizing his friends with his own problems, ya
know? They had their own shit going on and here comes Harry Fucking Potter just fucking shit
up left and right? They had lives, too. They all had lives, Harry. IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU.
A: Ahahahaha never thought about it that way..,, but I like it

Q: How many people do you fall in love with every day?
A: 0 except for my dog and I fall in love with him everyday because he is an amazing badass that always has my back

Q: How many friendships have you ruined because you refused to play a game of Monopoly
mercifully?
A: None, although I wish more

Q: What do you do when a baby just stares at you in public? Like, doesn’t even blink, just
maintains intense, aggressive eye contact with their dumb baby face.
A: Become super uncomfortable and look away like it’s not happening

Q: Some words about your tattoo art?
A: I love doing color realism, surrealism and Japanese , I think I’m a solid artist that can always learn more and improve

Q: Recent tattoo work?
A: I’m excited by my recent work and want to take it to the next level

 

Q: If you could give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
A: I thought nicknames were given…. but hmmm Bad Ash … wow that was super lame

Q: And to wrap up, how much do you hate answering these questions?
A: I didn’t mind at all!

Well, you did great. And that’s not a question, just the truth. Check out Ashley’s Instagram
@Ashley_huber_tattoo or go to her website.

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Trending Tattoos in 2019

Tattoos are as popular now than at any time in living memory and there are several trending tattoos in 2019. This form of personal art is going to stay with you for the rest of your life, so it’s always worth knowing which trendy tattoos are out there and look at the themes that seem to be ageless and always on trend.

Tattoo artists have an excellent knowledge of what is fashionable and trendy. Like a fashion designer is to today’s dress sense, a tattoo artist can set trends and improve on the ones everyone seems to want to own.

Minimalist Body Art

If we chart back to the 1950s and 60s, when inking was popular among those in the armed forces, there was a time when tattoo pens seemed to be extraordinarily thick. There was also little regulation, unlike today.

During the 1980s the tattoo artist’s pen became a lot thinner and the technique improved to the point where body art used fine lines that appeared very thin. This trend still exists very much today.

A lot of tattoos in tiny detail are finding their way onto people’s fingers. Tattoo artists have often recommended against this practice, as finger tats can fade fast. But that has not stopped this becoming the latest in trendy tattoos.

Fine-line Tattooing

This is particularly trendy in the east coast areas of the United States. The subject matter of the art can vary – as does the choice of colour – but the style and design is to think thin and make it artistic.

Minimalist body art and trendy tattoos are big because they are so small. The detail has to be tiny but accurate and the general idea is for the voyeur to be forced to study up close and personal. The accolades then come pouring out after the close inspection.

Lettering

Many will remember the days when we were warned not to put names on our bodies. It was for fear the words would later return to haunt us: the name of an ex-boy or girlfriend, a football team or their latest signing [who would later transfer to a rival team]. But lettering has now come back as one of the trendiest tattoo methods, but the words are very different.

Gone are the ex-partners names, teams and even “love” and “hate” jotted on the fingers. In: the messages of something that expresses you as a person. Moreover, a meaningful script that belongs just to you.

Looking for more creative, custom and unique tattoos? Schedule a free consultation today at Black Amethyst Tattoo Gallery!