![]() ![]() A perfect location that is only a stones-throw to the Historic 3rd Ward, the heart of downtown Milwaukee, and just 1 1/2 blocks from the Hank Aaron Trail. Walking distance to much of Milwaukee's rich culture of dining, bars, performing arts and lakefront festival scenes. Apartment homes are available in studio, one, two, and three-bedroom options. Take in the fantastic panoramic city views and experience unique floor plans. A quality of living that mixes the modern and the best of historic Milwaukee with Cream City brick, huge windows, and arched doorways. The Artisan offers high-end touches including new appliances, granite counter tops, in-unit laundry, air conditioning, and soaring ceilings. Sophisticated living in a historically refurbished building, located in the trendy Walker's Point district. The work ethic of the steelworkers and what befell them - all of that is reflected in my art.Enjoy the residences of The Artisan. I do a lot of art that relates to the fall of industry, and the spiritual quests that ensue. His work "comes out of the struggle that followed from the mills closing down. It's not an approach that lends itself to high business volume, but then that's why his shop is called "Artisan."Īnd while his own career continues its upward trajectory, Angst says he hasn't forgotten his hard-luck origins. "Most of the time people will say, ‘I had no idea that's what I wanted.'" ![]() I try and work a bit of that into my consulting with people." Angst will spend time getting a feel for a customer's personality, and then try to find the visual imagery to match. For example, he cites Japanese tattoo masters to explain his own approach to work: "You wouldn't even tell them a concept: You'd go and hang out with them for a day and they would learn about you. He looks to the aesthetics, and ethics, of indigenous cultures as well. "My work doesn't entirely look like theirs, but they are all in there," says Angst. "We've been striving to build an education about what it means to be a heavily tattooed person - how it defines you in society."Īngst himself draws inspiration from a variety of sources, ranging from internationally famous Robert Hernández to local artists like Steve Morris. "When I started in the mid-to-late-1990s," he says, many people "didn't really know what was possible with the art form." But today, tattooing has come into its own as an art form, and even a life choice. "I've always leaned toward self-sustainability," he says.Īngst's career has tracked the growth in tattooing as a whole. The studio occupies a building Angst bought with money earned from tattooing at a Harley-Davidson rally. After a few years of freelancing, and a stint with local studio Tattoo Noir, Angst and his wife, Meliora Angst, launched Artisan in 2011. And Angst, 33, brings decades of experience to each tattoo.Īs a child, he was a fan of dragons and tanks - "especially if I could mix the two." That interest in fantasy art served him well after he left a troubled home life in Port Vue to come to Pittsburgh at age 15: He soon found work "making items of a fairy-type nature" for Renaissance fair-goers and other interested buyers.īut gossamer wings only get you so far, and Angst discovered his true calling when he was offered a tattoo machine by an artist leaving the trade. Which is kind of sad, because maybe I should be better at this by now."īut if City Paper readers are any judge, he's got nothing to apologize for. Jason Angst, flanked by his handiwork on the backs of his business partners Nathan Mould (left) and Meliora AngstĤ1 or Jason Angst recalls that he "started drawing before I could read, maybe even before I could talk. ![]()
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