Peter is the owner and tattoo artist at Body Art Studios. He was introduced to tattooing at a very young age. He started designing tattoo flash for extra money while in high school. During this time while visiting numerous tattoo shops, trying to sell his art, he found some of the tattoists he met showed an interest in his artistic skills and many often tried convincing him to learn how to tattoo. "I remember this one tattoo artist sitting me down and actually showing me the proper way to hold the machine, and all the do's and don'ts involved. I spent hours that day just watching and learning, but at the time I had no intention of ever becoming a tattoo artist. About a year later a friend convinced me to buy a tattoo machine and some ink and give it a try. The first time I used the machine I practiced on pigskin. It took some time to get use to the weight of the machine, but after a few months I felt pretty comfortable. I started tattooing friends at first, and after the first couple of clients I realize I had a passion for inking skin. The human body is the ultimate canvas, I feel very fortunate to be able to put my art on people. Now, that was over 20 years ago and you have to realize that tattooing was not legal in New York untill a few years ago so here is where I stop talking about the past and bring you to the present. My favorite clients are those who know me or who have seen my work and are comfortable around me. I like my clients to feel completely comfortable and at ease when they come to me. I've become very close friends with alot of my customers. Alot of my clients just come by to vist sometimes, and I hear them telling my other customers how they've come to the right place. For an artist, it's nice to hear things like that. I can go on forever about my passion for this form of art but it would take days, and I'm afraid I would bore you all."