Out of an abundance of safety, our 2020 event has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing you at the 2021 Portland Tattoo Expo!

offered during PTE 2020 

CONTINUING ED 

SEMINARS

October 2nd, 3rd & 4th

at the Portland Expo Center 

Dr. Montserrat Andreys DC

 

Seminar: Healthy Ink 

Sessions:

 

1st Seminar on 10/11/2019 12:45PM-1:45PM

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2nd Seminar on 10/07/2019 10:45AM-11:45AM

 

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Dr. Montserrat Andreys is the founder of HEART healthcare for artists (IG/FB). She is a sports medicine chiropractor that utilizes the principles of sports medicine and applies them to the needs of the arts community. Now, she shares her knowledge through social media, workshops, panel discussions, interviews and her work at the clinic.

 

Dr. Andreys became aware of the amount of repetitive stress injuries and strain felt in the tattoo artist community. She decided to bring her unique approach of educating artists about how to set up healthier ergonomic stations, using better body mechanics while they work, and showing them what areas to strengthen and stretch to help them recover from grueling hours of working. Your body can feel good, let her show you how!

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HEALTHY INK

BY DR. MONTSERRAT ANDREYS DC

 

1 CREDIT HOUR

Seminar, $100

Two sessions:

OCTOBER 11TH, 12:45PM - 1:45PM

OCTOBER 13TH, 10:45AM - 11:45AM

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HEALTHY INK - Minimize pain and injury as a tattoo artists

 

ARTIST, THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL IS YOUR BODY!

 

This workshop will answer so many questions you've had about how to make your work easier on your body. 

 

FIRST 1/2 OF CLASS IS FOCUSSED ON BEST PRACTICES TO MAKE TATTOOING LESS STRESSFUL ON YOUR BODY.

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• Ergonomics

• Body mechanics

• Work/Rest strategies

 

SECOND 1/2 OF CLASS IS FOCUSED ON PRINCIPLES OF STRETCHING AND STRENGTHENING

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• You will leave with a MINI stretching/strengthening sequence designed exclusively for tattoo artists

 

$100 Cost per participant includes: 

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• 1 CEU

• workshop handout

• lacrosse ball and peanut w/pouch for self massage techniques discussed in the workshop

• $100 discount on the upcoming HEALTHY INK, an online webinar expanding on all the topics discussed in this class

 

You do not need a PayPal account to sign up, you can simply sign in as a guest user. We use PayPal because it is so safe and secure!

Yoga with Rachel G

 

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Class: Yoga for Tattoo Artists

10/11/2019 11:15AM-12:15PM

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Rachel currently teaches yoga at Body Alive in Maui, and has been a certified yoga teacher since 2003. Rachel became inspired by the way Yoga enables the practitioner to gain a deeper understanding of one's self. Her desire to help teach Yoga to artists in particular stems from the fact that she is also a tattoo artist.

 

You can find her at Exotic Eye Tattoo in Maui when she's not traveling to various tattoo conventions around the world. She strives to share her love of a discipline that benefits mind and body with other artists in the industry.

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YOGA FOR TATTOO ARTISTS

BY RACHEL G

 

1 CREDIT HOUR

Yoga Class, $15

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OCTOBER 11TH, 11:15AM - 12:15PM

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DURING THIS CLASS, KEEP IN MIND:

-We will be stretching, bending and moving!

-Bring your Yoga mat and water bottle.

-Loose, comfortable clothing is ideal.

Cover-Ups and Marketing your Brand 

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Nicolette is teaching two courses this year:

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Seminar: Skin Variables and Cover-up Tricks 

10/12/2019 12:00PM-2:30PM

 

Seminar: Building Your Book of Business

10/13/2019 12:00PM-2:30PM

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When Nicolette started down the path as a tattoo artist, she had been so hungry for knowledge in her new career and craft that she had taken a lot of random classes: from the study of skin, scars, keloids, and cardiovascular, to the manipulation of the color wheel, to pottery classes, and finally welding. If it could be translated into something beautiful and artistic, she would try it. Now, after seven years in the industry, she has added Continuing Education instructor to her resumé.

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When her source of CE classes closed up shop, she found the resources teaching CE classes were extremely limited.  She proposed a few different courses to the OHD and they accepted them. Nicole is licensed to provide accredited continued education hours. 

"I flat out love to teach. I find the more I teach,  the more I learn. Seven years is a speck of time within this industry."

SKIN VARIABLES AND COVER-UP TRICKS 

BY NICOLETTE LEE

 

2.5 CREDIT HOURS

Seminar, $150

OCTOBER 12TH, 12:00PM - 2:30PM

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This is your opportunity to learn hints tips and tricks to cover anything and everything from an artist that estimates 70% of her work is in some way a full-cover, revamp of, or addition to existing tattoo work. 

 

This seminar is for you if you want to:

• Learn what works best for stubborn sites and scar tissue.

• Gain a better understanding about the variables of our diverse palettes.

• Appreciate how ethnicity, age, gender, locations, medical conditions, scar coverage, and mental traumas can affect tattooing. 

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Bring pictures of problems you're currently encountering  or future cover-up projects that could use a fresh pair of eyes. Bring a pen and notebook! 

BUILDING YOUR BOOK OF BUSINESS 

BY NICOLETTE LEE

 

2.5 CREDIT HOURS

Seminar, $150

OCTOBER 13TH, 12:00PM - 2:30PM

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After obtaining her BS in Business with a minor in Marketing, Nicolette spent eleven years as a private banker before becoming a full-time tattoo artist. Nicole draws on her invaluable experience as a student, private banker, tattoo artist and successful tattoo shop owner (she currently has eight tattoo artists, a massage therapist, and a nail tech on staff -- all female!) in order to bring you vital information that will help your business and brand thrive in today's market.

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This seminar will teach you how to:

• Build a strong loyal following.

• Marketing to a new generation.

• Hints tips and tricks to keep your books packed and residual referrals.

• Taking your art to the next level and breaking out of the basic bitch tattoo block.

• Grow your business organically. 

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Please bring pen and paper or note-taking device!