Trauma Informed Tattooing: With Tamara Santibañez

This episode Vegas sits down with interdisciplinary artist, oral historian and tattooer Tamara Santibañez. They discuss how the tattoo industry has been largely unsafe for women, non-men and racialized folks and explore how to integrate trauma-informed practices within tattooing. They also unpack the ways in which the idea of "safe spaces" have been largely commodified and how to begin to empower our clientele/ tattoo collectors.Relevant links:Tamara SantibañezTattooing as Liberation Work Tamara Santibañez Substack