Evergreen Tattoo Invitational 2024

The Evergreen Tattoo Convention is a locally run convention in Eugene, Oregon. It runs for a 3-day weekend every year in Mid-March.

I was a little bit nervous, as this was the third tattoo convention that I’d ever attended, and only the second since I’d become a licensed artist. My first convention as an artist was not a good experience for me, and I was determined to make this one a better experience. And it was! It was everything I could have dreamed of and more.

I found out I was going last minute, and had to prepare by drawing flash for about a week straight. I had 10 sheets by the time I was done.

(I also had T-Shirts and Stickers made. I’m still selling the rest of my T-Shirts at the shop for $20, so feel free to grab one next time you come in!)

Friday started a little slow in the morning, which was perfect because I was dying to attend some of the free seminars for artists. I went to the “Marketing for Tattoo Shops” seminar with my manager and it was extremely informative. It picked up around 3, and I ended up doing four tattoos that first day.

Saturday was busy, which makes sense since most people are off work and enjoying their weekend. I attended another seminar in the morning, and then tattooed the rest of the day. Mostly my flash, but a couple walk-ups came with their own designs. I had such a great time talking to everyone.

On Sunday I went to my third and final seminar, a marketing workshop taught by Ryan Roi. It was very informative, and I ended up signing up for his marketing course. It’s proven to be very helpful so far! I tattooed again for most of the day, before taking the evening to stroll around all the booths and chat with other artists. It was really cool to start making connections with non-local artists I’d met previously at other conventions.

I ended up doing about a dozen tattoos that weekend, most of them my flash, which felt awesome. You can check out the photos of the convention on my instagram! It’s @hurricane.violet.

I hope next time Evergreen comes to Eugene, I'll see you there!