Local Tattoo Business Owner is Beyond Talented
By Alex Sher
Local Tattoo Artist and owner of Tattoo Addiction, Scott Zettel has been in the business for 16 years and in Shelburne for 14 years but today is exposed as one of Shelburne’s hidden secrets and one of our most talented artists.
“The coolest tattoo I've done was in black and white. I enjoy tattooing lions and tigers and other wild life,”
commented veteran of his craft Scott Zettel. “I attribute my talent to my mother. She’s an artist and I learned a lot from her teachings.”
Modest in his assessment of his own talent, this artists creative flair and attention to detail produces work that is jaw dropping and beautiful. Zettel’s extensive background includes graphic design, classical painting, air brushing, black and white charcoal renderings and even skateboard layout and design. Zettel estimates having executed well over tens of thousands of tattoos and can account for the reason he named his business Tattoo Addiction. “Once a person gets a tattoo, they often want more, it’s addicting. It’s a very social art form and I get to meet all kinds of people, from every walk of life.”
From street kids to doctors and lawyers, Zettel is grateful to meet them all.
“Some people just want a tattoo because they want a tattoo, but others have a story behind their tattoo and that is always interesting, sometimes moving as in the case of a parent who may have lost a child, sometimes inspiring like the oldest gentleman we ever had who was also getting his first tattoo at 84 years old. That was memorable.”
Zettel points out that he gets a lot of return customers who were so pleased with their results, they will bring family members as new customers. Some customers are so loyal as in the Fort McMurray group of customers who will wait until they visit Shelburne to get their next tattoo as Zettel explains, “Once you find a tattoo artist you like, people generally stick with that artist their entire lives.”
Zettel insists on top notch professional standards and rules. Kids under 18 are not allowed to get a tattoo without a consenting parent present. Tattoo Addiction has seen its share of tattoo cover-ups, repairs, but hasn't had any complaints on work they have done. Zettel grew up in Inglewood but was born in Orangeville so he is not a stranger to this area. He is also not a stranger to painting wall murals, fantasy pictures, reproducing Disney characters for murals and doors, and even jazzed up a tired refrigerator door breathing new artistic life into the old appliance. With talent so diverse as Zettel’s, the artist mentions that even though Tattoo Addiction keeps him very busy, he is open to mural work as well. https://www.facebook.com/ShelburneFreePress/photos/a.363852523716673.1073741828.362462850522307/462606983841226/?type=1
