A Long Way to Go, but Look How Far I’ve Come

Meagan Mattson

Jul 8, 2025

1 min read

I’m still a long way from showing up on Inked or becoming some big-time name in the tattoo world. But wow... I am leaps and bounds further than where I started.

I remember the days I was nervously tattooing on fake skin for hours, wondering if I’d ever be good enough to make this a career. And now I’m here, tattooing real people, creating my own flash, and figuring out my style one sketch at a time.

And I’m still hungry for more.

I want to keep learning. I want to build my own coil machines. I want to go to tattoo seminars and soak up everything I can from artists I admire. I want to keep pushing myself to grow, try new things, and make work that actually means something to people.

But more than anything? I want you to be my next client.

Maybe my art or my story connects with you. If it does... let’s make something cool together.

I’m not at the finish line — not even close. But I’m proud of how far I’ve come. And I’m even more excited about where I’m going.