Tattoos by Jake Reynolds

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Q: How long have you been tattooing? A: A little over 10 years. Q: What got you into it? I have “Cure H. D.” on the inside of my lower lip. Q: Why? A: My dad had Huntington’s Disease. He passed away when I was 27. He was a great dad. I was so lucky to have such a great dad. I made a video about it; you can see it here:

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Q: Has this inspired you to do many tattoo’s recognizing loss or disease? A: Yes, I’ve done some memorial and mastectomy tattoos. Q: What are your favorite types of tattoos to do? A: I really enjoy doing op-art, 3D optical illusion, color realism, black and grey realism, and mashing up a combination of these styles. Q: Are there any tattoos that you can’t or won’t do? A: I won’t steal cultural styles, for example Polynesian or Indigenous tribal/traditional tattoo. I also won’t do any hate tattoos… and I don’t like trees. Q: Haha why? A: I prefer to do tattoos with depth. Trees are always flat. Q: Do you have a favorite tattoo that you’ve done? A: Whatever tattoo I’m doing that day. Q: Do you have any tattoo heroes or people you find inspirational? A: My buddy Jed Leinkes who passed away. I learned a lot from him and I liked sitting with him. Q: What is the longest session you’ve ever done? A: Hmm, needle to skin…. I once tattooed someone from 6 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. the next morning. It was a large, complex tattoo that involved a stencil that was really tricky to place so the outline had to be done all in one sitting. Q: How many tattoos do you have? A: I have 4 inside my mouth and hopefully one on my entire body but that’s currently a work in progress. I’d rather being giving tattoos than receiving. Q: Where did you go to school and what for? A: I went to UW Milwaukee for a Bachelor of the Arts. I wanted to become a high school art teacher. Q: What inspired you to do that? A: My own experiences with art class in high school. My art teacher/art class experience saved my life. It was at a time when my home life was centered around my fathers illness and I felt very powerless. Being in art class on a daily basis gave me a place where I had an outlet and some say in how things happened. I wanted to be able to give that same experience to the next generation.