Amie Double D from Texas
Where did you grow
up?
Dallas, TX
What do you do for
living?
I’m a video game
programmer, it’s my dream job.
When did you start
getting tattoos?
When I was 18.
How would you
describe your style?
Nerdy, comfortable,
sexy and classy.
Do you consider
tattoos as a serious art form?
Yes, anyone who says
they aren’t needs to try to tattoo someone, trust me it’s much harder than it
looks!
How do you see the
tattoo culture right now?
Tattoos used to be
viewed as something only gang member and criminals had, today doctors, lawyers,
people in the government have them. They have become more of an art and an
expression of people. When I lived is Los Angeles, they were a lot more
accepted, and are starting to become more accepted in Dallas now also.
What has been your
inspiration for getting them?
They’re addicting,
once you get one you just want more!
What’s your favorite
piece?
A piece on my forearm
by Oliver Peck.
Do you catch people
starring at you because of your ink?
Yes often.
What’s your most
significant tattoo and why?
I have a mom and dad
tattoo, an anchor for my dad, and a clam and pearl for my mother. My mother
died of breast cancer, and when she passed away my dad gave me all the pearl
necklaces he bought her, so I decided to get a clam with a pearl.
What advice would you
give to someone wanting to get their first tattoo?
Find a good artist
from a good shop, knowing what I know now from some of the best artists in the
industry, I hope to pass it on to people just starting out and not knowing any
better about getting their first tattoo! My advice is to ask heavily tattooed
people where they get tattooed, not someone that has a tramp stamp or butterfly
tattoo.
Will you be getting
anymore?
I’d like to start of
my legs soon, but man they hurt!!!
What’s your biggest
inspiration, what keeps you going?
Finishing school so
that I can do what I love and never have to work a day in my life.
What is one thing
that life has taught you?
"Here's to
the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in
the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of
rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but
the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they
push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we
see genius. Because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change
the world, are the ones who do." –Steve Jobs
Do you have a
favorite quote?
“There
are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who
don't.”