/emil/ /alœːʁ/ on Instagram: "Today is my birthday, so I thought it might be a good mmt to honor a cycle that ends, the one of self-tattooing (to some degree ; I will continue to doodle on myself from time to time ofc). I've been tattooing myself for 13 years now. When I started professional tattooing (almost 4 years ago) I began a sort of companionship, being full time on the road, meeting many masters and youngsters, in order to learn what this profession had to offer and discover the different philosophies that make it up. The tradition of companionship in France requires at the end of the apprenticeship to make one's own masterpiece. Since the legs were already well scratched, I only had the stomach (the back of course you forget it selfmade). It took me a year and a half to complete it, a dozen sessions, ranging from 1h to 6h of selftattoo in a row. It is certainly the most ambitious project I have realized so far, and which has taught me to keep my commitments, not to falter in the face of adversity, pain or fatigue, and that allowed me to prove myself, once more, that if I put everything in my possession to achieve my goals, I can do it. I hope that this door will open to other projects that are even more beautiful, powerful and meaningful. In the meantime I let you flood my mailbox with commissions because the self tattoo and the fleeting visibility is good but does not fill the fridge, nor the painting btw, that I practice more and more. But well, to really know what I do of my days, I would have to make a full post, because between charity workshops, commissions, artistic research projects, honestly there is nothing that makes me eat but everything I like ; after all, it’s not so bad 🥲 So massive thanks to all my loyal customers who allow me to realize my dreams, always on the edge of the precipice and at the same time touching clouds with the tip of my finger. Love it ! Thank you x100000 😘 #selftattoo #tatouage #tattoo #birthdayboy #blackworkers #paperworkers #russiancriminaltattoo #prisonstyletattoo #frenchprisontattoo #bousille"

emilehaleer on January 31, 2025: "Today is my birthday, so I thought it might be a good mmt to honor a cycle that ends, the one of self-tattooing (to some degree ; I will continue to doodle on myself from time to time ofc). I've been tattooing myself for 13 years now. When I started professional tattooing (almost 4 years ago) I began a sort of companionship, being full time on the road, meeting many masters and youngsters, in order to learn what this profession had to offer and discover the different philosophies that make it up. The tradition of companionship in France requires at the end of the apprenticeship to make one's own masterpiece. Since the legs were already well scratched, I only had the stomach (the back of course you forget it selfmade). It took me a year and a half to complete it, a dozen sessions, ranging from 1h to 6h of selftattoo in a row. It is certainly the most ambitious project I have realized so far, and which has taught me to keep my commitments, not to falter in the face of adversity, pain or fatigue, and that allowed me to prove myself, once more, that if I put everything in my possession to achieve my goals, I can do it. I hope that this door will open to other projects that are even more beautiful, powerful and meaningful. In the meantime I let you flood my mailbox with commissions because the self tattoo and the fleeting visibility is good but does not fill the fridge, nor the painting btw, that I practice more and more. But well, to really know what I do of my days, I would have to make a full post, because between charity workshops, commissions, artistic research projects, honestly there is nothing that makes me eat but everything I like ; after all, it’s not so bad 🥲 So massive thanks to all my loyal customers who allow me to realize my dreams, always on the edge of the precipice and at the same time touching clouds with the tip of my finger. Love it ! Thank you x100000 😘 #selftattoo #tatouage #tattoo #birthdayboy #blackworkers #paperworkers #russiancriminaltattoo #prisonstyletattoo #frenchprisontattoo #bousille".