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 Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Rico and I are so very excited to introduce Niff Nicholls to all of you; She is both family and the owner and founder of Secret Circus located in Philadelphia, PA.
Niff (Jenny, as Amy used to call her) was always a force of her own making! She's also talented in so many ways; She draws, can play a bit of guitar, act, hum a solid melody, and when she started doing aerial, it wasn't any kind of surprise. In a family of talent, it seems she got the full spectrum!
However, it took 15 years and a pandemic for us to really meet and spend time one on one. The admiration only grows as we sit and talk with this amazing entrepreneur. She's a good witch... Promise!
Join us and see why I'm so very proud of my family!
~Niff's facility is in a beautiful warehouse space with a huge skylight (please check it out on Instagram!) @secretcircusphilly or on Niff's personal circus account @theniff
Moreover, if you would like to meet Niff, or any of her instructors, please dare to take an online class! You can find the class schedule at: www.shhcircus.com
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)
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You can find us currently on:
IG: @the_apprenticeship_diaries
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Twitter: TheApprenticeshipDiaries
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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Welcome back to the conclusion to our interview with Brad Hill, co-owner of Golden Yeti Art Collective in Franklin, TN.
Here, we get more personal, and find out more about how Brad thinks. It's always a cool journey when meeting artists; They let their minds go to some extreme places... Probably fuels that endless well of art. Brad's mind, strikes me as a fun place, full of wonder (I'm sure we can all appreciate that in quarantine.) "Big Foot is real!"
Go scope out Brad, and his crew on IG:@elchupacabrad @goldenyetiart
We hope we get to meet more of the Golden Yeti crew, and hopefully, once we are beyond COVID-19, we can go visit and get the chance to see this studio in action.
Thank you Brad! Thank you Golden Yeti Art Collective!... It was an honor!
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
We are happy to bring you Brad Hill of Golden Yeti Art Collective in Franklin, TN; Brad was fascinated by tattooing as a child, and has taken that love of art and imagery into his partnership with co-owner (and best friend) Jeff Barnard.
Honestly, this was the hardest interview to title. Brad strikes me as a wonderful paradox; Judging from his work, and how he carries himself, he's very grounded in honor and tradition, but he's also very playful, and knows where and when to have fun. Overall, it was an absolute pleasure.
We hope we get to meet more of the Golden Yeti crew, and hopefully, once we are beyond COVID-19, we can go visit and get the chance to see this studio in action.
Thank you Brad! Thank you Golden Yeti Art Collective!... It was an honor!
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Not to "parrot" the intro too much (pardon the pun):
This is Part 2 of our interview with Trish Sloan, a yoga instructor that I (Amy) met in RI during my last guest visit at Powerline Tattoo. Trish is an amazing person, practitioner, client, bird-charmer, mom, lady... you name it; Thank you endlessly Trish! We had so much fun meeting you and some of your family. Truly an honor...
If you're in the RI area, in need of some reflection and movement (after this pandemic, we all will be)... go take a class at Synergy Power Yoga... Meet Trish!... Now you can face your fears with someone who is primed to help, as she's trained, and well practiced!
Take a deep breath, and once again... we salute you Trish!
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Rico and I met remotely with an amazing person, practitioner, client, bird-charmer, mom, lady... you name it; Thanks for doing this with us Trish! Trish Sloan is a yoga instructor that I (Amy) met in RI during my last guest visit at Powerline Tattoo.
From the moment Trish commissioned my tattoo work, I was positive that her and I were 100% in-sync. Find out what captured me about this lovely person, and if you're in the RI area... go take a class at Synergy Power Yoga... you will have a very invested teacher!
We and the Universe salute you Trish!
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Exit Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
If you liked last week, you'll love this week, as we conclude our time meeting John Denmat of Powerline Tattoo in Cranston, RI. We know you've been waiting to hear the rest of John's story...
John ends with some really good advice for the the future generation of tattoo artist; It's almost fortuitous advice, given the status of America at the moment, and what's to come after COVID-19.
Thanks for coming back to the diaries! :*
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Outro Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Our first full day in RI, John came to visit us at the "Whimsical Wickford" (our gorgeous Airbnb, for what we thought would be a stay from March 10th to the 18th... But the COVID-19 had other plans!) John sat at our kitchenette table and told all, with a passion that was instant to see, and a personality that would make him very hard to ever dislike.
Thank you John for coming out on the edge of a pandemic. We really appreciate you! This is a great tale and we know it will inspire many. It was a great way to start my guest visit to Powerline Tattoo (as We're new to meeting John)... Almost like a team building day activity for networking in the tattoo industry. :) Very cool!
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Outro Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Amy and Rico get ready for Amy's guest visit to Powerline Tattoo in the Isle of Rhodes (Rhode Island). Rico makes his wants known to @anastasiaxart and we go on a coelacanth hunt (Thank you Google!) Amy can't read out loud for anything, but we all learn things "hooked on phonics style!"
We wish you both happy healing, Kelly Nerdzilla Mendenhall and Anastasia Gnau!
Thanks again to my years in the hair industry! We hope you like this ramble.;)
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Outro Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
In this episode, there isn't an interview, but our hosts share more about their journey in podcast land. The struggle to get past the feelings of failure; Amy admits to her tendency to being too much, and Rico gives his advice; Who knows if she'll listen... it's not a strength. :/
Rico also gushes over our live broadcast and how he's found his 'thing' in The Apprenticeship Diaries; Amy admits she's too controlling and would do better now that she knows the vibe.
We also shout out Brad Hill: @elchupacabrad who we hope to interview in the future... check him out! Follow!
@griefburrito is a podcast we've been trying to do a cross-promotional with, but have been doing a million things, so here's a shout out to them... Go check out those boys over in the UK.
We also mention Why I'm Single, The Podcast... if you haven't listened, you should; Very amusing!
Next week, Amy and Rico are going to Rhode Island for a visit with Powerline Tattoo. Please check them out @powerlinetattoo Hopefully, we'll get lots of wonderful content while we're in town.
Your Host,
Amy Nicholls
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Outro Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
So, what had happened was... You'll hear! All I default to when things seem hard is, "A year from now, this day will seem silly, and I'll have grown so much!"
Thank you Chuck (our audio wizard)! He always works with the crap I give him. :|
I sited TED ex Daily podcast and the talk done by Victoria Gill.
Rico shouted out Guy Harvey. However, the marlin guy was Matt Watson... check them both out! I know I am.
Amy Nicholls
Host: Amy Nicholls
Co-host: Rico Illiano
Sound Design by: (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn
Intro and Outro Music Created by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the track is "Ink Apprentice". If you liked the music, and want to work with Brandon, 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'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 at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/theapprenticeshipdiaries
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.