Jenny Opdahl Borgen

“I had always liked drawing and was constantly drawing on my self when I was little and most members in my family are covered in tattoos. I was always very unsure of what I wanted to work with when I got older. I went to art school for 3 years and was sure I was going to work with interior design, but I got so bored of it and took my chance and looked for a place to get my apprenticeship. ”

“I have been tattooing since December 2022, so I haven't found my style quite yet, but I do think Neotrad is pretty fun and doing small silly animals is very fun to do.”

“As a apprentice myself I would say always have a good portfolio, and don't be afraid to ask tattoostudios to be an apprentice, you just have to take a chance. And its gonna be hard in the beginning and there is a lot to learn, but there will be a big payoff. And most importantly that you are in a workplace that makes you happy. Don't stay in a place that treats you like shit, thats not worth it.”

“The person who kind of inspired me to get into the industry is a tattoo artist my mother knows, he did my first tattoo too. He is a very talented artist and really inspired me to make a portfolio and start this journey. It was so cool to see what he could accomplish, I was very impressed. His name is Biex, he is from Romania and has recently opened a studio too, so I hope too do that someday also.”

“Only really that one of my clients fell asleep so deep that he scored, but he snored so loud that the whole studio heard it.”

“I haven't really had any memorable experiences yet, but there once was this client who really wanted me to do a freehand design on her, of my own choosing and all. So I was very flattered by that. That she really just trusted me as an apprentice to draw anything that I wanted.”