Michael

Hailing from Alabama, Michael Knox is a resident tattoo artist at our Ink Couture Tattoos Austin location.  A tattoo veteran of almost three decades, Michael brings his passion and experience to each of this pieces. Versatile in all styles, Michael is particularly renowned for his portraits, black and grey and neotraditional tattoos.

How long have you been tattooing professionally?
I was fortunate enough to begin tattooing at 13.  Hidden from the family, because artists were just "stupid" and didn't wanna work, and due to God's grace, I was forced to feed myself by tattooing by virtue of life's happenings,

What inspired you into the art of tattooing?
I have been inspired by tattooing because when I finished what seemed to be such a miniscule thing to me in creating what's just floating around in my head, and what god gave me to show the world what "talent" I had, but the ONLY thing that keeps me tattooing 25 years later, makes me understand that I am NOT the most talented artist in the world or even a 10 mile radius sometimes, is the HONEST and PURE interaction with the eyes and smiles of my clients after we finish our joint creativity, I am not the most beautiful looking man, I am broken as a whole and grateful, so very grateful for each sword I fall on, even though most seconds feel like an eternity, every tear I shed in honor of becoming a better man through ALL of my failures, be it my direct or indirect doing, but when I tattoo, when I see the genuine happiness of a client, $5.00 or $5,000 it makes no difference, it's what keeps me want to wake up as I endure the test so I can have a testimony. 

Why should someone pick you for their next tattoos/to be their artist?
When I see the genuine happiness of a client, $5.00 or $5,000 it makes no difference, it's what keeps me want to wake up as I endure the test so I can have a testimony. 

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