We recently had the chance to connect with Jordan Lucky and have shared our conversation below.
Jordan, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
Honestly, I’ve been falling back in love with skateboarding again pretty big. Nothing crazy, and I’m certainly not trying to get myself hurt, but finding my old love of skateboarding has completely helped drive my tattooing the last couple years. Finding the old skate videos on YouTube, remembering the songs in them, seeing the artwork in them, and just falling back in love with my interests. It’s super important in a creative career.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Jordan Lucky, I am a 7 year tattoo artist in Longmont, Colorado. I’m heavily influenced by skate and punk culture, graffiti, hip hop, and anything else creative. I strive to always create something unique for my clients, even it’s based off an older style or piece from back in the day, how can re-vamp it? What colors can I use that clash with each other. I also pride myself in never re creating my original flash. If you come to me and get a piece, I’ll never copy it on someone else.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
Not to be too dark and sad, but I have to give this one to my mother’s passing when I was 13. It was probably one of the hardest and most challenging moments in life. It really forced me to grow up, it forced me to see the side of life that is hard to face. Nothing last forever, so find a way to remember, and grow from not only your mistakes, but the sad moments in life. We can’t always feel like we are going to last forever, but what mark can we make to at least make ourselves feel proud of our work while we are here. It goes right back into tattooing, whether we like it or not, we make an impact on peoples life’s by doing this, and it’s rewarding and scary all at the same time. Just like death as well, it doesn’t always have to be a negative feeling.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering has always made me grow as a person, so much more than praise. Feeling lost or down makes you really reflect on the things that make you happy, it reminds you of other times when you thought you were happier. Every negative or bad moment in my life has helped me grow though, it’s definitely not an easy thing to teach someone, but whatever happened in my life that I learned how to do that, has truly made me who I am today. Lean into the darkness sometimes. You will never find the true light if you keep running away from the darkness.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
I’m not sure how to answer this question without coming off totally egotistical. Truthfully, my biggest fear has always been coming off too cocky or too confident. Almost to a fault at times in my life. I made it a huge goal of mine to never fold to the social clout or trendy patterns on social media. I’ve always wanted my posts of work to reflect me as a person, and not just whatever song or hashtag is trending in the world. I think it has brought and built my clientele. I don’t care about being the best, I just wanna keep learning, so yes, don’t show too much of your personal life on social media, but try to show to most genuine version of your morals and beliefs. Nobody cares what’s trendy because in two weeks, something else will take its place. Show a glimpse into your own mind and interests over what gets more views.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I’d hope that people remember just how much I care about the work I am doing, whether people like it or not, the artwork I create shows all of my pain and hardship. I just want my artwork and even interactions with people to reflect that work, and I think it will.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Jordanluckytattoos.square.site
- Instagram: @jordanluckytattoos
- Other: https://Linktr.ee/jordanluckytattoos
Image Credits
All images were taken by me
