Out of an abundance of safety, our 2021 event has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing you at the 2022 Portland Tattoo Expo!
offered during PTE 2020
CONTINUING ED
SEMINARS
October 2nd, 3rd & 4th
at the Portland Expo Center
Dr. Montserrat Andreys
Dr. Andreys is teaching Healthy Ink, a condensed version of her new webinar specific to tattoo artists and focused on making work easier on the artist's body.
Rachel G
Both tattoo artist and yoga instructor, Rachel G is passionate about her craft, and is teaching Yoga for Tattoo Artists for optimal performance.
Nicolette Lee
Owner of Back 40 Tattoo in Molalla, Oregon, Nicolette is teaching Skin Variables and Cover-up Tricks and Building Your Book of Business.
Dr. Montserrat Andreys DC
Seminar: Healthy Ink
Sessions:
1st Seminar on 10/11/2019 12:45PM-1:45PM
2nd Seminar on 10/07/2019 10:45AM-11:45AM
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!
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
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
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Body mechanics
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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
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workshop handout
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lacrosse ball and peanut w/pouch for self massage techniques discussed in the workshop
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$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
Class: Yoga for Tattoo Artists
10/11/2019 11:15AM-12:15PM
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.
YOGA FOR TATTOO ARTISTS
BY RACHEL G
1 CREDIT HOUR
Yoga Class, $15
OCTOBER 11TH, 11:15AM - 12:15PM
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
Nicolette is teaching two courses this year:
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
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.
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
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:
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Learn what works best for stubborn sites and scar tissue.
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Gain a better understanding about the variables of our diverse palettes.
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Appreciate how ethnicity, age, gender, locations, medical conditions, scar coverage, and mental traumas can affect tattooing.
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
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.
This seminar will teach you how to:
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Build a strong loyal following.
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Marketing to a new generation.
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Hints tips and tricks to keep your books packed and residual referrals.
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Taking your art to the next level and breaking out of the basic bitch tattoo block.
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Grow your business organically.