131 / 204
131
ever, she ended up doing five tattoos
per day and evolving her studio much
further than expected. Today, she fo-
cuses on providing training for anyone
who wishes to enter the trade but lack
the necessary skills or confidence to
take on the world on their own. In addi-
tion to that, she does a lot of voluntary
work around breast cancer patients as
a way to give back to the community.
Four years ago, Lisa started train-
ing people for another individual in
the same trade. Soon, however, she
figured out that she enjoyed the pro-
cess and was willing to open up her
own training school. About a year ago,
her efforts culminated into her very
own training school which is operat-
ed in conjunction with the Lisa Milling-
ton Cosmetic Tattooing services. Lisa
has travelled all over the world to meet
up with trainers and cosmetic tattoo-
ists. This has allowed her to accumu-
late a breadth of knowledge which she
shares with her students. Like she
says, those who come to her for train-
ing spend a considerable sum so she
has to make sure that they are receiv-
ing the best training possible. Lisa her-
self has invested almost $20,000 in
her own training, after all.
This ideal of providing the best possi-
ble service is key to Lisa’s work. One of
the key challenges she has faced over
the years is making people’s interpre-
tations of what they want to achieve
and what Lisa can provide them align.
Providing a service which is as close
as to what a person might expect is a