DECATUR HERALD & REVIEW
20 UNDER 40 | MAY 2020 |
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CHRIS STONECIPHER Age: 39
eager people ready to step up.
Occupation: Tatooer, Oakwood Tattoo.
What are three things most people don’t know about you? Hopefully not much. I tend to stay pretty quiet. 1. I did three combat tours to Iraq with the Marine Corps. 2. I learned to tattoo from a 70-year-old biker dude who wore a top hat with sharks teeth and a long duster jacket everyday in San Diego, Ca. (He could have his own Netflix Doc) 3. Drawing doesn’t come easy to me, it’s just been the only consistent thing in my life since childhood. Well that and pro wrestling.
Family: Married to the beautiful Amanda Stonecipher. We have two children, Kobi, 16, and Cali, 6, with one naked cat named Hogan
Career highlights and/or accomplishments: Feels weird to rattle off awards and what not. I guess my life’s goal is to be able to provide a comfortable life for my family doing something I enjoy. I want to set a example for my kids. They don’t have to have your typical 9-5 in this world. I want them to go to work everyday and enjoy it like I do. I go to work everyday and legit get to draw and What is the best and worst piece of advice hang out with my best friends. Life is rad if you have ever received? you want it to be! Frank Whittington- “You can’t sell taste.” Frank Whittington- “Smoking will make Community involvement: I get to tattoo your babies born naked.” our beautiful community five days a week Frank Whittington- “What you lack at Oakwood Tattoo. That’s pretty cool. We in talent, make up for in extremely high also host Toys for Tats the first Thursday of prices.” December every year. If you bring in a new, All the best pieces of advice BTW! unwrapped toy, we will give you a fee tattoo. That is always our favorite day of the year. What are your three favorite movies? “HalIt’s almost a party. It’s a blast. loween,” “Platoon,” and “Akira.” What should the community do to attract more young people to the area? If you want to attract younger people to the area then you have to have input from the younger generation. No disrespect to the generation before me, but if your goal is attract younger people, get younger people into our community leadership roles. Most of those positions are all held by people much older than me. There are plenty of young, smart,
What would your perfect Saturday be like? Slammed at the tat shack listening to some tunes with chill customers that tip really well and get cool tattoos!!!! Who inspires you to be better? My daughter! She is at that age where she is watching my every move like a hawk and often imitating those moves. So I have to show my daughter the best version of me.
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