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While a still fledgling art student 10 years ago Chantel Setzer-Porter got her first tattoo. She also got a glimpse her future. I was like, I would love to be a tattoo artist and put my skills to work. People could actually wear my art, that would be cool. recalls Setzer-Porter, who recently opened her Vibrant Ink Tattoos in Shelby.
The parlor s name offers a clue of what to expect from her work. She has painted the former car dealership turquoise, its walls covered by colorful paintings of tattoos. A stand filled with colored pencils gives folks waiting a wat to pass time.