Ben Shaw turned his passion into a profession at a young age of 20 and now 20 years later he stays strong in the profession and aims at building ethics in the tattoo industry in Albuquerque and the state. He is skilled in tattoo art and constantly working hard to improve the art.
Tattooing a popular art
The New Mexico tattoo industry is in a high demand for tattoos from people belonging to different professions. Body tattoos are very popular and the revenue generated contributes highly to the place’s economy. People have loved this art since long and even the tourists love getting themselves tattooed here.
Spreading awareness
Ben Shaw understands the popularity of tattoos that has increased more overtime and thus he wants people to only go to the right, legal artists. He wants tattoo seekers to stay away from the unlicensed tattoo artists. They are practicing illegally in New Mexico and people are mostly unaware about them. There are various side effects of getting tattoos done from these unlicensed tattoo artists. Ben Shaw is looking at spreading awareness about the same.
Tattoo Regulation
The tattoo regulation in New Mexico was under the control of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists till a few years ago, so Ben Shaw drafted Senate Bill 275 with the help of Sen. Jacob Candelaria to bring ethics to the industry. With the efforts and purposeful work, in an year ‘Board of Body Art Practitioners’ got formed and today Shaw serves as the chairman of the board. He is strictly against the illegal practicing of the art of tattooing and wants to end the menace as soon as possible. He is not only working with the Board on the same but has also co-founded the Guild of Ethical Tattooists and Archetype Tattoo.
