Hello Damian Gorski! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview. Please start by telling us something about yourself and your background. How it all started? I'm from a small town in southern Poland, Iwonicz-Zdroj where I spent 18 years of my life... Then I went to University to study leisure and tourism which is ironically, not related to art at all... My artistic journey began when I came back to London. For the first two years I worked as a valet. I went on holiday to return and was told I no longer had a job. This situation forced me into a position where I had to decide what I wanted to do. I began to do simple tattoos for friends and it became a passion.

Q: What kept you motivated while you were struggling to find a nice studio?
A: The time when I was looking for a studio, I used to draw a lot. I spent all my free time to get in tattoo studios and let people see my drawings and pictures of tattoos I had have done. The drawings were great. These days looking at them, I think they are nice, which is opposite when it comes to the tattoos I've done. That's why no one wanted me in a crew. After around 10 failures I gave up, but I used to draw and tattoo friends at home :)

Q: How long have you been tattooing?
A: Difficult to say... Something like a prison tattoo machine I made when I was 16th. No long time after that, I left tattooing for skateboarding and snowboarding which are my passion till this day. Around five years ago I bought the first tattoo kit and started learning the process. The real tattoo adventure started in April this year in Prolific Studio in London.

Q: Do you have a favorite tattoo style?
A: I really love realism and surrealism. Nothing can make me more happy than doing black and grey portraits. Most recently I do color tattoos as well. New school is also fun to do... I'm going to do my best to improve myself in those styles.

Q: Tattooing is very creative work, how do you get inspired?
A: With only one tattoo artist in the shop, I try to keep in touch with the artists that are better than me. I use Facebook, where I can follow my friends and artists that are known as the best in this world. I try to make my work more smooth with lots of contrasts and details, because if they can, why can't I try the same haha. Also movies and music are a good source of inspiration.

Q: Tell me more about the creative process.
A: I spend hours in looking at websites with great portrait photos, trying to understand what the person on the picture wants to express. Then the idea is born in my mind. I always listen music while I work.

Q: The best design you want to tattoo on someone's skin?
A: I've got few designs that I keep them for special occasion, probably tattoo conventions.

  

Q: What are the most interesting experiences with the clients?
A: I don't have a lot... Once I've had a client who wanted her private parts tattooed... That was looking funny. My school teacher used to say don't keep your nose in your notebook when I was focused on writing etc :)

Q: What keeps you motivated?
A: There is one person that inspires me so much lately. She's telling me that If I work hard, I'll reach my goal, I want to thank her for all she does.

Q: What are the most important things that every single artist should know in order to become successful and respected?
A: Patience, perseverance and confidence... Humility but constantly striving to reach your goals.