Rich Stremme

The zoom call with Rich was really interesting. It was cool to see someone so passionate about what they do. All the stories he had about people who they refused or his favorite tattoos were super fun to listen to. Also knowing that he is a poet was really inspiring. Knowing that he wasn’t confined to one specific career or role was nice to see. Rich seemed like a really kind person and his story about how they refused that group of girls the same exact tattoo was actually really interesting. I think it definitely solidified the idea that tattooing is truly an art. It isn’t something that can be copy and pasted around like photos rather the craftsmanship is what makes it alive and different. Each tattoo tells its own story in that sense. Overall it was really cool to meet rich and get to know more of the CUNY faculty.