"Watchara Suyakong: Artistry, Experience, and Passion in Tattooing" 

How did you discover your passion for tattooing, and what inspired you to make it your career?

I graduated with a degree in fineart. With my love and passion for art and its popularity in society, I decided to start a tattoo business. I started my tattoo business in 2013, starting with drawing and designing tattoos. I practiced with friends at home. After a while, as my work developed and I wanted more people to know about my work, I invested in opening my own tattoo shop.

How would you define your tattooing style, and what makes it unique?

My tattoo work is already freestyle. I follow my own experience to see what is appropriate, put elements on the body, be delicate, determined and with my own heart. Pay attention to the details of the work, give advice, plus creativity and offer the best options for customers. Able to create credibility and do everything with determination, serious about the work I do, making my tattoo style unique.

Which artists or styles have influenced your work the most

*   Dmitriy Samohin

*   Chriscrookstattoo

*   Nikko hurtado

What’s the most meaningful or challenging tattoo you’ve ever done, and why?

It must be a tattoo from a tattoo convention. There is pressure, competing against time, many people, competing against ideas. It requires a lot of energy.

How do you handle the emotional connection between a client and their tattoo?

Good communication helps to suggest what is appropriate, organize possible elements, integrate with ideas, that is one good presentation to the customer.

What is your process for designing a custom tattoo for a client?

Pay attention to the  details of the work, give advice and offer the best options to customers. Can create credibility. And every job I do with intention. I am serious about my work. The results that come out customers like, so they are confident in me.

What’s your take on how the art of tattooing has evolved in recent years?

Over the past decade, tattoo artists have had to fight hard to gain social acceptance of tattoos, tattoo artists and professional tattoo artists. Today, a new generation of tattoo artists is able to present their tattoos to society more than ever before. Their work also reflects the tattoo influences from many parts of the world, thanks in part to the influence of social media such as YouTube and Pinterest. In addition, the number of people who love and are proud of their tattoos has increased to the point where tattoos are no longer considered normal.

What advice would you give to someone considering their first tattoo?

Tattoos express our identity, express our love and faith in body art, art that is with us forever, which has its own meaning and is beautiful according to what we believe. For me, the advantage of having a tattoo is that I get to do what I like. It makes me proud of myself. In the end, whether a person is good or bad does not depend on the tattoo. Tattoos cannot change a person‘s mind. They are just body decorations.

What tools or techniques do you prefer to use, and how have your methods evolved over time?

There is nothing much technical equipment. Just create a work that combines delicacy, dedication and the heart of a tattoo artist to express my true soul.

What are your goals or future projects as a tattoo artist?

By 2025, I will be attending tattoo conventions across America to gain more experience, learn, and develop my skills.

Create works that combine art and Thai identity to be widely known around the world.