How College Can Crush Your Artistic Spark You’re sitting in a lecture hall, the professor’s voice droning on about whatever the topic is for the day. You know you should be paying attention, but there you are, sketching tattoo designs in the margins of your notebook. Maybe it’s time to start that tattoo apprenticeship that you’ve been daydreaming about for a long time. If you’re an artist stuck in school, you’ve probably wondered: “Is college worth it for artists?” For many creatives, the answer is complicated. College can be a fantastic fit for specific career paths, but if your dream […]

What if the Best Education Isn’t in a Classroom? We’ve all heard it: “Go to college and get a degree. That’s how you’ll succeed in life.” But what if that path just doesn’t fit you? Fortunately, times have changed. More people are going against the grain and choosing a tattoo apprenticeship instead of college. What if the thought of sitting through lectures, taking on student debt, and waiting years to feel like you’re doing something meaningful feels more like a delay than a direction? That’s the reality for creative people who are asking themselves: “Should I go to college or […]