Today we’d like to introduce you to Spencer Scott.
Hi Spencer, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I started working in a tattoo shop at 16 years old, moving from Massachusetts to New Hampshire to do so, cleaning the shop lead to learning to tattoo some years later. I started actively tattooing at 20y.o. then 7 years later relocated to tattoo at Tattoo Paradise in DC, I fell in love with Baltimore City around this time and commuted from Baltimore to DC for work for 6 years until getting the opportunity to buy Red Thorn Tattoo, which I have currently owned just over a month. In that time I have made major changes to the shop and revitalized it into the vision I had. The goal is to respect and honor the traditional tattoo world I was brought up in while also making something that feels refreshing, welcoming and new.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Although I wouldn’t be where I am today without the struggles, the strife and the hurdles I don’t like to ever make those my focus of attention, but rather look at where I’ve gotten and what I’ve built. I’m grateful for the experiences I’ve had, good and bad, that have gotten me to where I am.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
In tattooing, especially in modern times, I think the “specialization” thing has impacted the world of tattooing I personally enjoy a lot in a negative way. I came from and worked in shops where I had to be well versed in all styles. That being said at this point my main focus and my drawing style have directed me from a bold, classic, somewhat modernized take on traditional American tattoos to doing more rendered tattoos, taking my knowledge from that style and taking inspiration from a traditional Japanese style and trying to make powerful, striking tattoos that compliment the body. Even with that being my focus, myself and the other artist (Logan and Masha) at Red Thorn Tattoo are happy to take on all styles, and all projects, big tattoos and small tattoos are all welcome here and will be approached to the best of our ability.
What does success mean to you?
I don’t think success has a concrete definition. Getting to where I am today wasn’t even in my wildest dreams, so there’s been success feelings all along the way. Today I feel successful because I’m surrounded by people who support me, love me, and believe in me. I feel successful when I walk into my shop and am happy to be here. To see the other artists take pride in the shop, to see them happy to be here. To show people what I’ve done and have a place to showcase it all. And I believe there’s plenty more success for us all in the future.
Pricing:
- $100 shop minimum
- Most pricing done by the piece
- Larger tattoos priced by the session
- Budgets are taken into consideration
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Redthorntattoo.com
- Instagram: @spencermasonscott
- Other: @redthorntattoo
