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However, I decided to get a second
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cartilage piercing (I already have one
Cass has been tattooing for over on my right ear).
20 years and has been at Mean Ink Cass marked a few spots on my
Tattoo for almost two years. ear so I could pick what placement I
Since the tattoo was so small, it liked best and once I confirmed, we
didn’t take him long at all to finish it. were good to go. It had been many
He wiped it off and then placed a years since my last piercing (my last
Saniderm (clear bandage) over it. one being my daith for migraines)
This was my first tattoo that has and I mentioned I was feeling a little
been wrapped (all my other tattoos nervous.
had to be cleaned with soap and Aside from tattooing, Cass has
water), so he explained to me that I also been piercing for over 20 years
keep the bandage on for three days, too. He talked me through the whole
then remove it in the shower, and my process and kept me calm.
tattoo will be good to go. It was quick, but my ear felt hot
Now perhaps you’re a reader that after the needle went through my car-
doesn’t have any tattoos but you tilage. He held a paper towel against
like/have piercings. First off, thanks my ear to stop the bleeding and then
for reading this far. And secondly, I put my earring in.
have a review for you too. All in all, I was happy with what I
To give my readers the full expe- got done.
rience, I got a new ear piercing dur- Mean Ink Tattoo has been open at
ing my trip to Mean Ink Tattoo as its current location in Wayne since
well. August 2018, and originally opened
I had nine piercings before this, at its previous location in Wayne in
but only two had been done at a February 2017.
shop with a needle. All the others They’ve owned their current
were done at Claire’s before I learned building for two years now.
of the importance of proper piercing. Mean Ink Tattoo is a tattoo and
There are quite a few ear pierc- piercing shop that specializes in
ings that I’ve thought about getting cover-ups, color, black and gray, and
like the conch, rook, and tragus. lettering.
Irish Cass giving Sarah a tattoo.
Appointments and walk-ins are kit. Wagner did tattooing out of an
welcome. They also do paintings, in- apartment until 2008, and then
cluding custom side-building or moved into a studio where he
room paintings. learned shop etiquette.
“We pretty much do it all. We’ve “It’s not a job if you do what you
got every corner covered,” said Dan love,” said Wagner.
Wagner, Mean Ink Tattoo owner. Mean Ink Tattoo has five tattoo
Wagner has been tattooing for 14 artists: Wagner (Instagram: @a2imi-
years. He started by doing stick and
poke style, until he got a tattooing See Spotlight, page 15

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