![]() “We like to give tattoos that tell about people’s lives,” he said.ĭowd said he enjoys doing memorial and life story tattoos. He was picking out his next tattoo before he left the chair.ĭowd now owns Spirit Wolf in Sterling and has opened a second shop. He got his first tattoo when he was 40 years old and has been addicted ever since. “People tell their life stories with their tattoos,” Dowd said. “The artists, clients and patrons were happy with the event, and many of our locals took home trophies and awards,” Vaughn said.įloyd Dowd, also referred to as Spirit Wolf, is a tattoo artist from Sterling who said he was grateful to Vaughn for organizing and hosting the event. Jesse Lee Vaughn, an artist/owner of Americana Tattoo in downtown Fort Morgan, said he enjoys bringing the tattoo community closer together and showcasing the talent available in this part of the state all under one roof. This year’s High Plains Tattoo Expo drew tattoo artists from Fort Morgan, Brush, Sterling, Akron, Greeley, Denver and even Omaha, Nebraska, plus plenty of people interested in this art form and industry. In fact, having the event at the Armory, with its central downtown location and helpful city staff, worked out better than expected for this year’s expo, according to the organizers. ![]() 27 and 28 at the event’s new location: the Armory Rec Center in Fort Morgan. After the organizers of High Plains Tattoo Expo found out late in the game that they would have to change the venue for this year’s the second annual event, they also then needed to publicize the expo’s new location with very short notice.īut they pulled it off, and the 2018 High Plains Tattoo Expo was quite successful on Oct.
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