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EP: 3 How to Choose a Tattoo Apprenticeship: 9 Paths Compared
In this episode, I’m breaking down the nine different ways you can learn tattooing. What each path really looks like, the pros and cons, the hidden costs, and the outcomes you can realistically expect.
I wanted to...
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EP: 2 A Collaborative Tattooing Experience: Chat With Thea + Alex
In this episode, I sit down with tattoo artist Alexandra Husmann and Joy Practitioner Thea Monyee to reflect on a deeply collaborative, intuitive tattooing journey we’ve been creating together over time. What began as...
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EP: 1 Why I Stopped Making Art for Two Years and why I had to sacrifice my art practice
In this episode, I’m sharing what it’s been like to step away from my personal art practice and what it means to come back.
After two years focused on building a tattoo education system with my husband, Luis, I...
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The Artist Altar - Season 2 - TEASER
Hi, I’m Justine Almaraz, and I’m so glad you’re here! This podcast is a safe space for artists who want to grow, thrive and develop their unique creative voice all while building a fulfilling, sustainable career. In...
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EP: 20 Free-falling Into Transformation: A New Chapter of Her Ink Empire
In the Finale episode, I reflect on the powerful closing of Season One of Her Ink Empire and the deeply transformative new season I’m stepping into. Turning 40, moving to a new city, and redefining what creativity,...
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EP:19 Healing Through Plants & Ritual with Jamie
In this episode, I sit down with Jamie, a maker, healer, and founder of The Everyday Empathecary, whose journey bridges art, energy work, and plant medicine. From her early experiments blending oils and herbs for...
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EP:18 Faith, Safety, and Community with Krista Roodzant
In this episode, I sit down with Krista Roodzant, founder of SuiteStyle OC, a sanctuary for women tattooers and independent artists in Orange County. What started as an unexpected leap into entrepreneurship has grown...
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EP:17 Sacred Art & Tattoos with Mari Kuroyama
In this episode, I sit down with Mari, a pioneering fine-line tattoo artist from Brazil whose creative journey now expands into painting, visionary art, and live performance. From her early days of breaking barriers...
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EP:16 Faith, Creativity and Tattooing with Danielle Foster
In this episode, I’m joined by Danielle, a fellow tattoo artist whose creative journey is deeply intertwined with her faith and her art. Danielle shares how following God led her into tattooing, how her apprenticeship...
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EP:15 The Art of Becoming Whole Through Tattooing with Sammi Lee
In this episode, I’m joined by Sammi Lee, a multi-passionate artist whose creative path has unfolded through design, illustration, photography, and now tattooing. Sammi shares how stepping into this craft of learning...
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EP:14 Tattooing as a Love Letter to the Self with Erica Tumbaga
In this episode, I’m joined by Erica, a therapist, mother, and longtime seeker whose tattoos have become sacred markers of her healing journey. What began as an intention to honor her late father has transformed into...
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Ep: 13 Creativity and Somatic Healing with Jennifer Eve
In this episode, I’m joined by a somatic healing guide and intuitive artist who helps others reconnect with their creativity through body-based modalities like sound healing, breathwork, and yoga.
We talk about what...
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