Emily Graven started here at Tattoo Mafia in October of 2015. Emily completed a full-time apprenticeship directly under senior artist and studio owner, Chris DeLauder. Emily’s apprenticeship consisted of training through the Red Cross in BBP, First Aid and CPR. The training included proper coverage of everything in the work area, proper set up and break down of work areas, as well as cleaning and sterilization using hospital standards. Next she was trained in all styles of tattoo art including traditional, new school, fine line, and realism in both color and black and gray. She was required to produce multiple flash sheets of custom artwork each week to be reviewed and critiqued by the entire studio staff. This curriculum is rigorous, intense, and thorough. Once her work on paper was up to par, she was trained in digital art and graphics.