Gnomy Los Angeles, CA

BRIAN HUBIS

Growing up around Salem, Massachusetts, the love for Horror is just in your blood, but in a world of tattooing where versatility is important, you have to be able to hang with as many styles as you can to survive. Brian has favorites but doesn’t fear much ⸺ Who/ where do you get your inspiration from? Inspiration starts building your entire life, and I’d say it started with my Grandfather. As my career moves forward, he remains an inspiration, but I feel like all of the amazing artists around me in the same industry also have to be included in that as well to keep me forward to be a better artist ⸺ What advice would you give to someone about getting his or her first tattoo? (A tattoo virgin) I’d say to not overthink it! Tattoos have become so mainstream now that it’s almost more common to have them than not. That one little first tattoo doesn’t have to include everything that means anything to you in your whole life ⸺ What did your family and friends think about you getting into the tattoo business? They told me I was crazy. I left a great job with benefits, bonuses, and a 401k, for a job where I did not know how much I was going to make each week to pay my bills ⸺ What was it that initially sparked your interest in tattooing? My love of drawing my entire life but never knowing how to use the skill. Once I found tattooing, I wouldn’t stop until this is what I did full time ⸺ What do you think is in store for the future of tattooing? I feel the future is limited only by the motivated artists involved. I love tattooing so much that I welcome and appreciate any technology changes, styles or methods and want to continue to grow with the industry ⸺ What would you say is your favorite part of the job? Besides the love of the artwork itself, I’d say the relationships and bonds you can build with people in such a short amount of time doing something like this for them. ✕