Lick The Brain

Vanesa has a symphony of tinnitus in her head 24/7 but being in Colorado helped it go away??? A rare no call/no show left Vanesa with a new client to add to her blacklist, and she is considering sche…

Vanesa starts us off with some silly ASMR and Ray circles back to thoughts around vulnerability and authenticity. Vanesa gives us an update about her therapy journey and the skills she’s working on. …

Ray has a Coke habit and Vanesa has a crush?? Our hosts are making the most of having more free time and share some advice around doing guest spots as a tattoo artist. A lot of variables come into pl…

Vanesa admits to missing snow and is taking a trip to a (hopefully) snowy place! Ray and Vanesa share stories about their experiences driving in snow and some of one client’s snowy encounter. Where d…

Tune in to hear Ray react to a one star review that excluded Vanesa by name and conversation around giving and receiving feedback! When is a good time to leave a review for a tattoo artist? Should yo…

Will Lick the Brain stay tattoo focused or lean into ‘all things related’? (Vanesa couldn’t eat her candy quietly and apologizes for any plastic bag sounds you might be able to hear) 

We’ve heard abou…

Ray got his nose pierced and Vanesa tagged along for moral support! Can you guess what Ray’s first ever piercing was? What type of piercing was Vanesa’s favorite to do? Our hosts discuss their experi…

This episode of Lick The Brain starts off in the “all things related” category as Vanesa and Ray tell us more about their personal lives. Vanesa has experienced a lot of change but she is doing okay!…

Ray has some social media content ideas meanwhile Vanesa gets hit on at the grocery store. Ray is considering doing more fine line tattoos and asks Vanesa to talk a little bit about her drawing proce…

This episode bounces around a lot thanks to Vanesa’s and Ray’s’ low-key ADHD! Small talk about social media, and how Guy Aitchison commented on one of Vanesa’s posts, leads into a conversation about …

Vanesa is dead lifting her dog and Ray is enjoying the rainy day vibes. What do Vanesa and Ray do outside of their careers? Would they still be tattoo artists if they won the lottery? After talking a…

Ray talks about the mushroom chocolates he tried on 4/20 and Vanesa adds the catch phrase “make trouble” to her vocabulary. Ray refers to Vanesa as a fellow redhead but she refuses the title before m…

AATC Part Two

Vanesa feels that she doesn’t look threatening because she wears glasses and doesn’t have anything to hide. Vanesa and Ray don’t always see their tattoos when they look in the mirror and…

Vanesa meets up with Ray at the All American Tattoo Convention in Fayetteville NC! Vanesa and Ray got to record in a rather official feeling business suite and discuss the convention. Vanesa doesn’t …

Vanesa and Ray discuss how they do their best to juggle work life balance as tattoo artists. Vanesa started off working six days a week, full blown workaholic mode, and Ray’s been there before too. W…

This episode is a little morbid but Vanes and Ray try to keep things fun!

What would happen if someones passes out mid-tattoo? What would happen if they died?! How does the tattoo artist handle it? Ra…

Ray has been enjoying having a newer tattoo artist in the studio and Vanesa is still asking if they’re recording yet..smh Ray has been tattooing for eight years, meanwhile Vanesa is going on six year…

Vanesa and Ray recall some of their early career experiences with clients and words are hard. When is it okay to touch another tattoo artist’s work? How does it feel when your client goes to someone …

Vanesa has misophonia and allegedly talks in her sleep, meanwhile Ray shouts in his sleep sometimes?! Trigger warning: Ray will fall asleep to video game gun violence?? Willow tries to sit in Ray’s l…

Ray gives us a lil update about his vision, mentions his love for Amish people, and bumps into the microphone (gracefully). Vanesa and Ray don’t like to talk about being tattoo artists in public. At …