The Apprenticeship Diaries
A Podcast about beginnings: How the tattoo artists (and professionals) we revere, got their start; What it took, what it takes, and the stories that are made!
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Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Rico and Amy attempt to get more 'business' minded in this episode. We both lack the attention span to be honest.
This is right before Christmas (a holiday Rico loves and Amy loathes). Jesus took the wheel of this episode as some stats were read, observances made... Amy still doesn't know what's happening on Spotify??? "I don't remember the password :/"
We're figuring it out! Perfect reflections before the New Year. We're setting some goals and hoping to make 2021 amazing!
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In the spirit of the holiday, your hosts share their Thanksgiving and what they are grateful for this year. In between setting some goals and sharing some podcast vision, Amy and Rico tell you all about what they are happy for.
This is another "Getting to know your hosts" type podcast. So grateful for your listening time everyone.
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
The smell of doTerra is in the air as we post this episode about our friend, Roxanne Foura (IG @roxannefoura).
Roxanne Foura, LMT, doTerra WA, is a holistic massage therapist with a private practice in Lancaster, PA. Her step into holistic work began with her own chronic migraines 20 years ago. Between her work in plant based medicine, physical manipulation and energy work she approaches systemic body issues with success. Roxanne is a fitness and Yoga instructor an avid skier, traveler and comic relief. She is the wife of Jay and mom of Holland and Quinn and a myriad of animals.
Email her at: roxannefoura@hotmail.com
You can find Roxanne on both Facebook and Instagram, all under her name, Roxanne Foura.
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
So excited to introduce you to our lovely friend Ina Vigilato (@inacorn on IG). When you think Ina, so many things come up: tattooing, painting, yoga, essential oils, nature, health, connection, the list goes on... Just like her dazzling collection of sea shells, Ina's a rare gift of a human; A person who's not only learned the art of tattooing, but how to flow and follow her intuition.
We are so happy to share Ina's stories with you; It's like listening to a sea shell and learning the secrets of the ocean.
Thank you Ina! Your insight is precious and we are so incredibly grateful!
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
In part 2, we wrap up our talk with the lovely Suzanne Witt (a scientist who also trains strongman/woman).
As if taking on global issues weren't enough, Suzanne pushes cars with her down time. She's a key player in this viral world we all find ourselves in and when that's not on her work list, she'll be figuring out how to keep all of our water safer for years to come. To put the cherry on the top, her way of de-stressing is to pick heavy things up and put them down... What an inspirational human!
Thanks Suzanne for being such a support to all of us. Here at the Diaries, we're happy to have had a moment of your time and really gotten the chance to understand the work you've done and continue to do today... We are really happy to know ya!
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Introducing the very cool, Suzanne Witt!
Amy met Suzanne first as a client (perks of the job) and through working together on a tattoo, Amy learned how cool a human Suzanne is (a chemist who trains and competes in strongman/woman and powerlifting.) Once Rico learned that Suzanne shared his passion for strength, he was an instant fan of hers.
It was a no brainer to ask Suzanne for an interview. We're happy to showcase her and her path to becoming what she is today. She is an inspiration and what's really cool about this interview is that a lot of professions and interests came together for an awesome, two part conversation.
Thanks Suzanne for not only entrusting your skin, but donating a story to our podcast. We are really happy to know ya!
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
We know you've been waiting and we're happy you're back to hear part 2 of our time interviewing Rylee West Anderson (currently tattooing out of Minneapolis, MN, at Brass Knuckle Tattoo (@brassknuckletattoostudio).
Rylee is a joy of a human and a wonderful artist. It's very cool to meet someone who knew, from a young age, that they wanted to become a tattoo artist (and seriously meant it!). This is definitely a tale of preparation meets opportunity; No luck can keep a heart in tattooing... only love and crazy passion.
Give Rylee a follow if you haven't already... His work is beautiful! He's known for his snakes but if you look, you'll just see gobs of talent everywhere: @rylee_west_anderson
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
What a cool person! We were able to spin off the ever so amazing Dakotah Rose, by making IG introductions with her good friend (and the man who designed her dope T-shirt) Rylee West Anderson. Another gem of a human!
Rylee is currently tattooing out of Minneapolis, MN, at Brass Knuckle Tattoo (@brassknuckletattoostudio) He's got a wonderful style that has predominantly 'Traditional' roots... Probably because Rylee started to learn how to tattoo as a high school senior (around 2009) and had a lot of biker culture around; A good skull was always a sick tattoo! However, it's clear that, through years of obsession and honing, Rylee has made something completely his own.
Give Rylee a follow if you haven't already... His work is beautiful! @rylee_west_anderson
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
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Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
What a wonderful learning experience! Taxidermy is so much in one package; art (all forms), biology, conservation, chemistry, and apparently a great way to meet people and have a lot of fun!
Dakotah Rose was amazing and we wanted to thank her for sharing so much with us. Please check out her website; There you can learn more and see more of Dakotah's creations (she's got some amazing items for sale too!).
Be sure to, after listening to this podcast, do yourself a favor and get on Amazon Prime to watch "Stuffed"; A documentary that features Dakotah's profession (features Dakotah and a wonderful baby zebra) and shows how truly beautiful taxidermy can be.
We fell in love with not only taxidermy here, but Dakotah herself. Thank you to our listeners and all who have given us your time. We appreciate all of you so much!
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Find Merchandise on TeePublic
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Taxidermy has been a love and fascination of both Rico and Amy. We got the pleasure of asking whatever we wanted of the very talented, Dakotah Rose of Dakotah Rose Taxidermy.
Dakotah is such a wonderful person in every way possible. As we talked about some of her many experiences through learning, competing and now, teaching work shops in taxidermy (when able), we all found so much in common and laughed a lot.
Be sure to, after listening to this podcast, do yourself a favor and get on Amazon Prime to watch "Stuffed"; A documentary that features Dakotah's profession (features Dakotah and a wonderful baby zebra) and shows how truly beautiful taxidermy can be. Moreover, it gives new life to honor creatures of this planet.
Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )
OG Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
*If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (TAD), please follow us, rate, and review us@!
You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
FB: The Apprenticeship Diaries
Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
If you want to show your support of the podcast, please hop over to our Patreon and donate to the effort. The funds we get will be used to further grow and deliver you a better podcast!
If you'd like to reach out, comment, advise, or offer an interview, please email at:
theapprenticeshipdiaries@gmail.com
Remember: The only difference between you and your mentors is time, and how much you want to get the fuck out of your own way!
Find Merchandise on TeePublic
The Mission:
This podcast is about learning journeys. We (Amy and Rico) interview people who have braved the unknown; People who can offer, through their story/stories, communion and coping, for those who dare to pursue passion.