Josh Cole, owner of Work of Art Tattoo & Piercing in Vegas, joins BigHead alongside Teralyn Cotter and Josh Connelly to share stories about prison, recovery, and starting over, including their initiative to cover up gang tattoos for free.
Josh Cole, owner of Work of Art Tattoo & Piercing in Vegas, joins BigHead alongside apprentice Teralyn Cotter and Josh Connelly to share stories about prison, addiction, recovery, and starting over. After spending years behind bars, Josh turned his passion for art into a career and created Second Chance Ink, an initiative that provides free cover-ups for gang-related tattoos.
All three guests share their experiences rebuilding their lives and helping others do the same, including opening a sober living house and helping others find work.
We get into:
- Tattooing in prison
- How Josh Cole & Josh Connelly met
- Addiction and recovery
- Tera’s journey to a new life
- Inspiration behind Second Chance Ink
- The free gang tattoo cover-up program
- Josh Connelly’s Halls of Renewal sober living
- Finding a support system and building a life after prison
- The Vegas tattoo scene and the people working to make a difference
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