OK, I’m not sure that the tattooing baby counts, and I can’t remember how young the youngest Leu family member was… but I think that when Steve Bennett tells me that his nine year old daughter is the world’s youngest professional female tattoo artist, I think he may well be right. What do you think? She “works” at Studio 313 (inside The Tattoo Lady) in Hammond, Indiana.
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108 responses to “Nine-year old tattoo artist”
I think the idea and the act itself is very sweet… but I really like that her name is Sativa, THAT is awesome.
I think the idea and the act itself is very sweet… but I really like that her name is Sativa, THAT is awesome.
I always hear about how black tattoos can be hard to do (like tribal or kanji) for a beginner because it is easy to not get the ink in evenly or you can overwork it. It’s awesome she did such a great job with it! I’ve seen tattoos done by people twice her age who did not turn out half as good. Can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.
I always hear about how black tattoos can be hard to do (like tribal or kanji) for a beginner because it is easy to not get the ink in evenly or you can overwork it. It’s awesome she did such a great job with it! I’ve seen tattoos done by people twice her age who did not turn out half as good. Can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.
that’s awesome that you’re letting her do that! I would be so excited if i were your kid!
You’re an awesome dad 🙂
that’s awesome that you’re letting her do that! I would be so excited if i were your kid!
You’re an awesome dad 🙂
Love the tattoo, love her name, but I really love that you paid her. She’s going to be a fantastic artist 🙂
As for the “becoming a mod artist when you’re young” thing, my piercer started her official apprenticeship with her mom when she was 16. She’s now trained as a scarification & branding artist at 20. Last I knew, she was planning to work for a couple more years and then do her tattoo apprenticeship as well. Nothing wrong with starting young 🙂
Love the tattoo, love her name, but I really love that you paid her. She’s going to be a fantastic artist 🙂
As for the “becoming a mod artist when you’re young” thing, my piercer started her official apprenticeship with her mom when she was 16. She’s now trained as a scarification & branding artist at 20. Last I knew, she was planning to work for a couple more years and then do her tattoo apprenticeship as well. Nothing wrong with starting young 🙂
Wow, that’s freaking awesome! You go girl!
I think that’s great to encourage his daughter, and let her experience it so young. I have always planned to teach my children at a young age, I bet you’re so proud of your daughter! That looks sooo good! Yay Sativa! (yes, that’s a beautiful name).
That’s just amazing.
xoxo. AXU.
Wow, that’s freaking awesome! You go girl!
I think that’s great to encourage his daughter, and let her experience it so young. I have always planned to teach my children at a young age, I bet you’re so proud of your daughter! That looks sooo good! Yay Sativa! (yes, that’s a beautiful name).
That’s just amazing.
xoxo. AXU.
only in NWI.
big ups to 219.
this shit is amazingly entertaining and meaningful.
only in NWI.
big ups to 219.
this shit is amazingly entertaining and meaningful.
Thank you everyone who has left such posative comments. It has ment alot to Sativa and I. Sativa has really had a large confidence boost that is showing in the way she conducts herself as a result of everyone telling her how amazing she is. I would also like to thank everyone for saying how good of a father I am. This means more to me than I can put into words.
AS far as the tattoo goes it is almost healed and I will be putting the healed pics up as soon as the rest of the scabbing is done. So far it is looking great and putting the one above it to shame. It is the first tattoo I ever did. (i am not a tattoo artist, just wanted to do one myself).
She has a very bright future ahead of her and a great story to tell now that she is back in school. When the teacher ask her what she did for summer break she is blowing away the rest of her 4th grade class with her story. Shit I be the whole shcool.
This is just an Idea but:
Next lined up for her is we are going to get her ordained so she can marry a really close couple to the family. It is going to be a suspension wedding. I wonder if the COBM will ordain a nine year old? If not the church of universal life will. What an amazing childhood she is going to have. I wish I could have had this childhood. It does make me proud though that I have been fufilling my promise to give her a much better childhood than I had.
Steve Bennett very proud father.
Thank you everyone who has left such posative comments. It has ment alot to Sativa and I. Sativa has really had a large confidence boost that is showing in the way she conducts herself as a result of everyone telling her how amazing she is. I would also like to thank everyone for saying how good of a father I am. This means more to me than I can put into words.
AS far as the tattoo goes it is almost healed and I will be putting the healed pics up as soon as the rest of the scabbing is done. So far it is looking great and putting the one above it to shame. It is the first tattoo I ever did. (i am not a tattoo artist, just wanted to do one myself).
She has a very bright future ahead of her and a great story to tell now that she is back in school. When the teacher ask her what she did for summer break she is blowing away the rest of her 4th grade class with her story. Shit I be the whole shcool.
This is just an Idea but:
Next lined up for her is we are going to get her ordained so she can marry a really close couple to the family. It is going to be a suspension wedding. I wonder if the COBM will ordain a nine year old? If not the church of universal life will. What an amazing childhood she is going to have. I wish I could have had this childhood. It does make me proud though that I have been fufilling my promise to give her a much better childhood than I had.
Steve Bennett very proud father.
That’s beautiful and sweet 🙂
That’s beautiful and sweet 🙂
Only on BME…Steve, you are the coolest dad ever.
Only on BME…Steve, you are the coolest dad ever.
If she’s got the talent for it and enjoys doing that then by all means let her learn and gain experience from it! I see no problem with children being interested in what their parents do or have a similar interest in. If what she wants to make out of her life will make her happy, then she should persue what she wants to do. Besides her tattooing you and gaining experience, you’ll always have something of her to remember by.
If she’s got the talent for it and enjoys doing that then by all means let her learn and gain experience from it! I see no problem with children being interested in what their parents do or have a similar interest in. If what she wants to make out of her life will make her happy, then she should persue what she wants to do. Besides her tattooing you and gaining experience, you’ll always have something of her to remember by.
Wow! that is so cool…..i hope you grow up to be a really good artist…i envy you!!
Wow! that is so cool…..i hope you grow up to be a really good artist…i envy you!!
What a way to gain experience! She did very well and I wish you both the best of luck in your journey.
What a way to gain experience! She did very well and I wish you both the best of luck in your journey.
Is she any good? Does she have a permanent tattoo on here own body or plan on having one in the next few years?
Is she any good? Does she have a permanent tattoo on here own body or plan on having one in the next few years?
somehow, it just doesnt seem right. Its like this, yes in many of fields many a greats start at a very young age. but in this, i find many problems with this. Ok example, Does a family doctor bring in his or her child to examine patients maybe a dentist will bring in their grandson or daughter to pull a wisdom tooth? no they do not. There is so much more from a technical standpoint as well as from a health and enviromental training that is needed. just my opinion, but i think its a bad situation leading up to a disaster for if not the next person, but someone will bewearing a less than compitent tattoo in the very near future.
somehow, it just doesnt seem right. Its like this, yes in many of fields many a greats start at a very young age. but in this, i find many problems with this. Ok example, Does a family doctor bring in his or her child to examine patients maybe a dentist will bring in their grandson or daughter to pull a wisdom tooth? no they do not. There is so much more from a technical standpoint as well as from a health and enviromental training that is needed. just my opinion, but i think its a bad situation leading up to a disaster for if not the next person, but someone will bewearing a less than compitent tattoo in the very near future.
41. you give the example of a child being allowed to work on OTHER people, outside the family. Irrelevant in this case as it is ONLY the father being affected by this, there is no third party.
A better example would be letting the child of a doctor diagnose the parent who might have a cold or whatever it is, or to examine the parent’s mouth.
A child isn’t capable of pulling a tooth, their hands wouldn’t be strong enough. They can, however, trace and colour inside lines.
If there was a third party, then yes, it could quite possibly be the wrong thing to do.
I think of it more like a child learning to sew with her mother on the sewing machine, or helping tighten screws on an engine. A sewing machine is infinitely more dangerous to small hands than a tattoo machine.
41. you give the example of a child being allowed to work on OTHER people, outside the family. Irrelevant in this case as it is ONLY the father being affected by this, there is no third party.
A better example would be letting the child of a doctor diagnose the parent who might have a cold or whatever it is, or to examine the parent’s mouth.
A child isn’t capable of pulling a tooth, their hands wouldn’t be strong enough. They can, however, trace and colour inside lines.
If there was a third party, then yes, it could quite possibly be the wrong thing to do.
I think of it more like a child learning to sew with her mother on the sewing machine, or helping tighten screws on an engine. A sewing machine is infinitely more dangerous to small hands than a tattoo machine.
I am sorry but allowing a 9 year old to do my tattoos no thank you! I have a perfesional thank you. lol.
I am sorry but allowing a 9 year old to do my tattoos no thank you! I have a perfesional thank you. lol.
I live in Lansing and go to this shop all the time–seeing this makes me want to stop by :]
I live in Lansing and go to this shop all the time–seeing this makes me want to stop by :]
If she can tattoo at nine, wouldn’t she be the next KAT VON D, soon? I mean like the beautiful women from Miami ink?
If she can tattoo at nine, wouldn’t she be the next KAT VON D, soon? I mean like the beautiful women from Miami ink?
hey u´re so young, but the tatoo looks good!
hey u´re so young, but the tatoo looks good!
Steve is a nice guy and his daughter is a sweetheart, but to set the record straight, she is not a professional tattoo artist. She did one and only one tattoo, on her father, while visiting him, she lives on the west coast, we are in the midwest. I would never allow a child to tattoo on customers in my studio. I am the owner of The Tattoo Lady, where Steve Bennett use to pierce from as Studio 313
Steve is a nice guy and his daughter is a sweetheart, but to set the record straight, she is not a professional tattoo artist. She did one and only one tattoo, on her father, while visiting him, she lives on the west coast, we are in the midwest. I would never allow a child to tattoo on customers in my studio. I am the owner of The Tattoo Lady, where Steve Bennett use to pierce from as Studio 313
Sativa? is that a mary jane name? great for her if she did do it, but the switch in glove thing AND the hands look alot bigger in purple(which is strange?)creates a small doubt.but im in no way saying that its not true.
Sativa? is that a mary jane name? great for her if she did do it, but the switch in glove thing AND the hands look alot bigger in purple(which is strange?)creates a small doubt.but im in no way saying that its not true.
ok umm i’m 10 and umm when i was 9 my handwriting wasn’t that sloppy. so umm yeah.
ok umm i’m 10 and umm when i was 9 my handwriting wasn’t that sloppy. so umm yeah.
THATS SOME CRAZIE SHIT MAN. IVE NEVER SEEN A 9 YEAR OLD DOING TATS IM16 AM IM JUST GOING PRO ME AND MY DADDO TATTOOS AND PEIRCINGS BUT BACK TO U THATS ALLSOM I WANT TO NO HOW HARD WAS TEACHEING HER TO GET HER TO LEARN TO DO THAT, IS SHE GOOD? ME AND MY DAD WAS LOOKING FOR WORK AND I SEE U HAVE UR SHOP MY DAD IS BEEN DOING TATTOOS FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS OR MORE U SHOULD HIT ME UP! [email protected] OR JUST IM ME AT MYSPACE. ALLRIGHT DUDE TAKE CARE DROP ME A LINE LATERS. O MY NAME IS JAMES
THATS SOME CRAZIE SHIT MAN. IVE NEVER SEEN A 9 YEAR OLD DOING TATS IM16 AM IM JUST GOING PRO ME AND MY DADDO TATTOOS AND PEIRCINGS BUT BACK TO U THATS ALLSOM I WANT TO NO HOW HARD WAS TEACHEING HER TO GET HER TO LEARN TO DO THAT, IS SHE GOOD? ME AND MY DAD WAS LOOKING FOR WORK AND I SEE U HAVE UR SHOP MY DAD IS BEEN DOING TATTOOS FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS OR MORE U SHOULD HIT ME UP! [email protected] OR JUST IM ME AT MYSPACE. ALLRIGHT DUDE TAKE CARE DROP ME A LINE LATERS. O MY NAME IS JAMES
NEVER MIND ITS BS
NEVER MIND ITS BS
The earlier she gets started the better she’ll be, and earlier she can start making money at it! 😉
that’s pretty awesome.
If I were a tattoo artist, I would get my 9 year old to tattoo something one! why not!? It’d have meaning!
The earlier she gets started the better she’ll be, and earlier she can start making money at it! 😉
that’s pretty awesome.
If I were a tattoo artist, I would get my 9 year old to tattoo something one! why not!? It’d have meaning!