Well of course it is a process to be educated about tattoo like anything else.

I never really had any desire for ink when I was younger. Then I got to know a couple of very talented people who do tattooing for a living, and it became more interesting over time. But really, it was more an outgrowth of the friendship with the artists than a desire for tattoos, at least to begin with.

Both, now, I guess. Though I have yet to find a third artist I am interested in getting ink from. Perhaps time will find me another, or not.