shane hart

TattooFinder.com Interview with Shane Hart

Take a look at TattooFinder.com's interview with Shane Hart! Aside from being a super nice guy and an amazing tattoo and flash artist, he has lots of interesting things to say about tattooing, the industry, and everything in between. Check it out!

Shane Hart Interview, March 2008

Shane Hart is a world-renowned tattoo artist that knows a thing or two about tattoo flash. Besides winning tons of awards from the National Tattoo Association's conventions for his tattoos and his designs, he has flash all over the world, including on TattooFinder.com! So what does he have to say about tattooing, the tattoo industry, and everything in between? Take a look...


TattooFinder: So why don’t you tell us a little bit about your history. How did you get started in the industry?

Shane Hart

I began my tattooing career in 1989 with an apprenticeship by Gary “Professor Inkslinger” Barber of Olathe, KS. He was reluctant to teach me because I was only sixteen at the time, but he did anyway. In 1994, I met East Coast Al and went to work at his studio in Kansas City, KS. It was during this time that I was introduced into the National Tattoo Association and met Rand Johnson of Cherry Creek Flash. Creek would later be the primary distributor for much of my flash, along with National Tattoo Supply and TattooFinder.com.