Who is miya bailey

And for Bailey, art is a gateway to freedom. Read more after the jump…. He has studied how people around him buy things and applied this to the way he can entice first-time collectors to make a payment on the spot. After doing a series of art shows and events that attracted buyers of all incomes, Bailey decided it was time to open his own gallery. He knew that young people could walk into City of Ink to purchase their first piece of art; but when they graduate college or get their first big job or buy their first home, he wanted a space where they could become a serious art buyer.

He led his supporters to South Atlanta where Notch8 was placed because he knew that there was nothing art-related in the area. This move effortlessly gives his following a different art buying experience while educating the former first-time buyer on how to become a serious art collector. He co-owns Notch8 with Sharon Dennehey and when their paths crossed each they started making history together in Atlanta. Bailey is willing to share everything he has or knows with anyone who willing to receive it.

Tookie started using pink, and from pink, he went into different colors. I worked right on side of him, so I picked up the technique. There was a client with a solid black eight ball, and Tookie covered it up with a samurai warrior. Blew my mind, which made me start focusing on colors. I use a different color palette. I use brighter colors. Darker skin, brighter colors. You learn to bounce the color using different skin. It took years, watching people heal up.

Ten years later, did the color last? And another 10 years. I would have to talk about either, or. Bailey: I do tattoos for a different reason: I do it to meet people. These are the people I connect with and make business moves [with]. I might have a guy I tattoo, he might be a weed farmer.

He might be one of the few Black people in America to own a weed farm. My other client may be a doctor, world traveler. I get all these experiences meeting people where I gain new knowledge. I can learn without having to go to so many different places.

Bailey: Well, I do love one thing more than the other — you know, it might be sculpture. But if I would say sculpture is No. Bailey: Nah, nah. Blavity: Now you have Peter Street Station, too. Tell us about that. People know City of Ink for tattooing. This is multiple disciplines; where people know multiple disciplines of art. Here, I get to focus on everything: All the art forms equally under one roof, and everybody gets to feed off the creativity of each other. I like being surrounded by different themes.

Anything that feeds my imagination. Blavity: You made a statement about your art not being "Black art. Bailey: Then, I felt that way. When I said it 10 years ago, I wanted all money. I now own a piece of property. It immediately stood out from the rest of the thousands of cultured tattoo shops around the country by doing something rare—being minority owned. City Of Ink artists also dared to break the mold by mastering the use of color ink on all skin colors. The success of establishing a historical monument in art culture may be more than enough of an accomplishment for some, Miya sees no limits.

He often challenges his social media followers to learn about other artists as well. After having travelled and tattooed across the world, Miya saw fit to create a documentary film to capture the history, struggles, and triumphs of the African-American tattoo community.

He put his all into creating Color Outside The Lines. Countless trips, phone calls, and editing went into making his dream of educating the masses come to life.

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