It was never my intention to release this experience because I did not want to make my footprint in this industry this way. But in light of two dangerous people threatening and slandering some of my closest friends . It’s time I share my experience… a thread …
… For context; I tattooed @satinephoenix and @stonejamison years ago. They flew me and my partner to their home where we also stayed. There was zero conversation of contracts - just the understanding that Jamison wanted 3 days worth of tattoos….
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …During my time there i witnessed the contrast of shared laughs and demonstrable domestic gaslighting from @stoneJamison towards @Satinephoenix . At this point, Satine and I had a very distant but kind friendship…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …During the process of tattooing Jamison, I mentioned that I could no longer do the tattoos I did on a celebrity after signing a contract to release the rights to their tattoos. This interested Jamison and he asked to see the contract - it was a casual passing conversation…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …after finishing three days of tattooing, we agreed to do my old day rate and deduct the price of the plane tickets. It wasn’t until I got back home and asked about the payment I hadn’t received that the contract was brought up again…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …when I realized it was a deciding factor for payment, I simply changed the existing contract to include mine and @stonejamison information. When I sent it, I was insulted, berated and talked down to as if I was a lesser person. This is a video of that very conversation…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …Afterward,I had a 20 min phone call with @satinephoenix where I was told not to speak and that I was unprofessional for even presenting them such a contract(that had never been discussed before). When I finally had my chance to speak,I was told not to call back…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison … Some time went by and I did something that was disingenuous but I felt necessary at the time - I apologized. I was afraid of what these two could do to my newly growing place in the D&D world . So I swallowed my pride and apologized with no idea what I was apologizing for…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison ..I never spoke to anyone in the industry about this, letting it slide as a learning lesson. It wasn’t until we were at another convention, and people saw us together, that I was pulled aside by multiple separate people - warning me that they are dangerous company to keep…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …I then distanced myself on all fronts from them realizing I share mutual stories with many people in the D&D world who had also been incredibly insulted and boardline abused by @stonejamison and the power they believe they have… it’s time for this to stop
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …The time of allowing these two to silence, degrade ,insult and demean people behind closed doors needs to stop. They have been allowed to do this unchecked due to fear of causing drama and being unheard. They’ve been allowed to do this for far too long…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison … If you have a story similar to this with these two, please know you aren’t alone. You can share your story knowing there are literally dozens of people who have been shamed into believing they are incapable of professionalism and speaking their truth…
@satinephoenix @StoneJamison …Society should not hold people who conduct themselves like this in a place of power - especially in this indistry. Many of us use D&D as a safe space and it’s examples like this that threaten what we’ve worked so hard to build.
I am in the midst of doing a tattoo; but I promise to come through and show my gratitude of the abundance of support and those messaging me their own personal stories . I love you all; and the awareness and support mean everything to me .💕
@nerdytattooer “You are clearly young and inexperienced. I am educating you. Education can be painful when you let your ego get in the way. Be happy I am not punishing you for your lack of experience or charging you for my education--my rates are much higher than yours.” Incredible.
@nerdytattooer Honestly the vague, hand-wavey justifications for their indignation means the indignation was a tool. This wasn't random disrespect or being self-inflated, this was targeted so you'd feel pressure to sign a contract *they* believe exploits *you* like you're the unreasonable one.
@nerdytattooer There is an expression in martial arts: "That person knows just enough karate to get their ass kicked." Based on my observations of their social media for ~2 yrs, Satine Phoenix and Stone Jamison seem like they know just enough about professionalism to wildly miss the mark.
@nerdytattooer @Superdillin bloody hell that's fucked up mate, the way they're talking to you you'd think the contract was a dead pigeon or something
@nerdytattooer A TL:DR summary by yours truly, if y’all don’t have time: Chad: *insert reasonable, casual, normal message/reply* Satine/Jamison: *insert incoherent babbling/extremity rude toned response/some form of “I am better than you”/mix of all the above* Then just repeat
@nerdytattooer This absolutely checks out from my own personal experiences with the female counterpart here. I’m just glad people are realizing what kind of people they are. Also they arn’t Posty 😂 they don’t get the same perks.
@nerdytattooer As a former commission artist, this is horrifying. My stomach hurts just reading these messages. I’m so sorry. No one deserves to be treated like this. You did a good job standing up for yourself and don’t feel bad about apologizing. 👏DON’T TREAT ARTISTS (ANYONE) LIKE THIS👏
@nerdytattooer The fact that you’ve quietly held onto this since 2020 despite the absolutely egregious manner in which they treated you speaks so much to your character and really highlights that they rely on creating an atmosphere of fear so people don’t speak up. I’m so sorry this happened.
@nerdytattooer Lol who the fuck even is Stone Jamison? Both my dnd and non dnd twitter accounts have more followers than he does
@nerdytattooer I’m so sorry this happened, they really did absolutely bully you into a corner and I really hope you find some peace after this mess, hope you’re alright 💙
@nerdytattooer What. The actual fuck. ??? Artists get patronized enough with people barely respecting our skill as is, this is beyond egregious holy shit. Insanely disrespectful, entitled, & childish. I could get a contract in crayon and I'd never talk to someone like that. Absolutely insane.
@nerdytattooer Good gods I’m so sorry. The contract could have been a happy face drawn in marker and it still wouldn’t have justified this sort of abusive behavior. I’m genuinely impressed by your ability to keep calm while being berated like that. You’re absolutely the professional here.
@nerdytattooer I’ve never seen someone so stunningly unprofessional under the guise of “professionalism” before. Fucking unhinged.
@nerdytattooer @colinomicon holy fuck dude, they sound like MISERABLE people. Jamison always rubbed me the wrong way, couldn't ever put a finger on it. I am so fucking sorry you had to deal with this.
@nerdytattooer This is crazy. I personally know one of these 2 and can personally say I've heard EXACTLY the same thing about them. But just like you, this behavior seemed exclusively behind closed doors/with small numbers of people. Actually insane to see their name here.
@nerdytattooer Wow, they sound like sociopaths. Good riddance dude.
@nerdytattooer Brother, I would love to be tattooed by you - I’ll keep you in mind when Im ready. Secondly, I’d never heard of either of them until your thread. Maybe they’re a big deal in a corner of the industry but on the whole, nobody is important enough to treat you like that.
@nerdytattooer The way you were talked down to is upsetting to read. Incredibly unprofessional. I’m sorry you’ve carried this around for so long. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻
@nerdytattooer @marzipanleaf I’m so sorry about this experience, artists do not deserve to be treated this way period. Don’t care who those two jerks are but they’re way out of line.
@nerdytattooer Wow, those people sound like a lot.
@nerdytattooer Are these people for real??? Holy shit. Let this be a warning to everyone never to ever deal with these two in the future. I don’t know who the hell they think they are, but they are vile! So sorry.