After earning a degree in art and making art consistently for the past 23 years of my life, I'm constantly working and thinking visually. Rendering images with my hands, drafting in particular, has always been my biggest constant in life and the way I've always expressed my creative vision. Almost 5 years after receiving a BFA and showing work in galleries, I was a bit burnt out. I was always inspired to work on art, but felt a bit lost, not feeling what I was doing was very satisfying. I wanted to do more with my artistic talents than sell an image in a frame to someone. I wanted to find a way to reach more people with my skill and apply it in a way that brought positivity and enlightenment to a broader range of people.
I had always wanted to try my hand at tattooing. Body art has been a lifelong fascination of mine and it always seemed like an excellent goal, to have someone respect my art enough to wear it in their skin. I have always had a great respect for traditional tattooing and am also somewhat of an tattoo enthusiast. Over the years though, I've met quite a bit of people who have gotten regrettable work done. Not wanting to mark anybody in a way that would affect them negatively, I seriously began to consider the pros and cons of tattooing as a career. I came across permanent makeup after seeing the wonderful results of my best friend's eyebrows. Since I've known her, she had spent 30 minutes a day before going to work filling in her brows with a pencil. She told me how permanent makeup had saved her from the painstaking process of filling in her eyebrows every morning. I certainly was happy for her and fascinated by this, I had rarely seen people who had this done. Her brows looked as solid and natural as the makeup she used to match her hair color.
Being impressed with her work, I researched permanent makeup, also referred to as micropigmentation, permanent cosmetics, and cosmetic tattooing . People were not just getting procedures done to save time or money in their daily beauty ritual. So many people were utiliziing permanent makeup for healing and reconstructive purposes.
Those who have lost hair due to chemotherapy and alopecia have gotten simulated hair strokes tattooed where they had lost their eyebrows, lashes, and other hair on their bodies . People who have had depigmentation in their skin due to vitiligo have gotten permanent makeup procedures to camouflage the patches of skin lacking pigment. Men and women who have not been able to wear makeup because of cosmetic allergies are now being able to have makeup because of hypoallergenic pigments. Women who have suffered breast cancer and have undergone a mastectomy have opted out of additional surgery for areola reconstruction and have their nipple and areola tattooed on their skin.
Transgender Individuals who are going through a m to f or f to m transformation have gotten permanent makeup to feminize or permanently enhance their features. My research clearly demonstrated that people from all walks of life, of every gender, and people wanting to feel better in their own skin are seeking out micropigmentation and benefitting from it.
After talking to and researching professionals in the industry, I sought professional training and certification. There is no doubt that permanent makeup has been a beneficial and satisfying way for me to apply my artistic talent. And so says the name, ArtistsTouch. I take time with clients to get to know when they are seeking permanent cosmetic procedure and what I can do with my artistic skill to make their vision a reality. I approach the skin as the restoration artist, knowing the painting on the canvas will always be unique and beautiful in its own way. As the restoration artist, I'm merely touching up the work, enhancing it's beauty and bringing it back to life.
Stacey Colangelo, April 2010
I had always wanted to try my hand at tattooing. Body art has been a lifelong fascination of mine and it always seemed like an excellent goal, to have someone respect my art enough to wear it in their skin. I have always had a great respect for traditional tattooing and am also somewhat of an tattoo enthusiast. Over the years though, I've met quite a bit of people who have gotten regrettable work done. Not wanting to mark anybody in a way that would affect them negatively, I seriously began to consider the pros and cons of tattooing as a career. I came across permanent makeup after seeing the wonderful results of my best friend's eyebrows. Since I've known her, she had spent 30 minutes a day before going to work filling in her brows with a pencil. She told me how permanent makeup had saved her from the painstaking process of filling in her eyebrows every morning. I certainly was happy for her and fascinated by this, I had rarely seen people who had this done. Her brows looked as solid and natural as the makeup she used to match her hair color.
Being impressed with her work, I researched permanent makeup, also referred to as micropigmentation, permanent cosmetics, and cosmetic tattooing . People were not just getting procedures done to save time or money in their daily beauty ritual. So many people were utiliziing permanent makeup for healing and reconstructive purposes.
Those who have lost hair due to chemotherapy and alopecia have gotten simulated hair strokes tattooed where they had lost their eyebrows, lashes, and other hair on their bodies . People who have had depigmentation in their skin due to vitiligo have gotten permanent makeup procedures to camouflage the patches of skin lacking pigment. Men and women who have not been able to wear makeup because of cosmetic allergies are now being able to have makeup because of hypoallergenic pigments. Women who have suffered breast cancer and have undergone a mastectomy have opted out of additional surgery for areola reconstruction and have their nipple and areola tattooed on their skin.
Transgender Individuals who are going through a m to f or f to m transformation have gotten permanent makeup to feminize or permanently enhance their features. My research clearly demonstrated that people from all walks of life, of every gender, and people wanting to feel better in their own skin are seeking out micropigmentation and benefitting from it.
After talking to and researching professionals in the industry, I sought professional training and certification. There is no doubt that permanent makeup has been a beneficial and satisfying way for me to apply my artistic talent. And so says the name, ArtistsTouch. I take time with clients to get to know when they are seeking permanent cosmetic procedure and what I can do with my artistic skill to make their vision a reality. I approach the skin as the restoration artist, knowing the painting on the canvas will always be unique and beautiful in its own way. As the restoration artist, I'm merely touching up the work, enhancing it's beauty and bringing it back to life.
Stacey Colangelo, April 2010
