Me on a good day...! Tattoo By Jay is owned by....hehe,me,Jay Chenevert.Born in Worcester Massachusetts,I'm 39 years old and I've been tattooing for 24 years..unless of course you count the "hand-poked" stuff I did starting when I was "12",then it's been a bit longer.Someone once asked me during one of those manic,self-mutalating moments what I wanted to be when I grew up,(I was 13)and the obvious answer,(to what I thought at the time was a stupid question),has led to a life long career and one of the most artistically gratifying lifestyles.After struggling with being "self-taught" I was fortunate enough to meet and become friends with Rio DeGennaro,(son of "LEW LEWIS" of "SUTTON and LEWIS" from the Pike in Long Beach)in his later years out side of Ft.Lewis in Tacoma Washington and he agreed to apprentice me the "old school way".....To read more of the grippin'"saga" just follow the below link and don't forget to hit your refresh button!!! |