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Owner of new Orange tattoo shop says it s an honor to put art on clients bodies
Pam McLoughlin
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Jonathan Gioia, owner of Empire Tattoo in Orange, works on the outline of a tattoo on the chest of Yakup Kir of East Haven on March 30, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media
ORANGE - At only 25, Jonathan “Jon” Gioia is living the dream with the opening of his Empire Tattoo shop, the name a reference to “Star Wars.”
“I’ve been drawing all my life. Once I got my first tattoo at 18, I thought, what an honor to put your art on a person’s body,” he said. “It’s always been my dream to have my own shop.”