Meet Henry The Artist
They used to punish me since I was in nursery school because I used to draw in time of taking notes in class!
Nyirigira Henry Peter is an artist basically he draws and does tattoos, He is the eldest in his family of six children
He said, "I loved drawing since I was young”!
by the time I started to be mature, because of how much I loved drawing I tried hard to make it productive
As we are obliged by our President to create opportunities and jobs ourselves, I used my talent as an opportunity and now I am self-employed
You may be asking yourself how tattoos can have an impact on our lives or wondering if you can’t donate blood if you have tattoos!
But Henry explained everything in the video below.
Writer: Patrick Muhizi
1K STUDIO asked Henry how Rwandan society perceives a person who has a tattoo or if there is no challenge he faces while doing tattoos.
Henry said "most of Rwandan society used to be negative to someone who has tattoos, they were taken as people who are influencing immorality to the Youths"
Henry continues saying but now it is different because tattoos are personal emotions
"You can put a tattoo showing your lost loved ones"
Or anything that will remind you of the moment you can not forget in your life
Now Rwandans have changed their minds
Tattoos are no longer for gangs or someone who has tattoos is condemned
1K STUDIO asked Henry what it requires him to do a tattoo for his or her client and how much it costs
Henry said "doing tattoos takes many procedures,
First of all, you design what you want or you approach me if you don't have any ideas and then we create or innovate those ideas in drawing styles.
After recognizing what type of drawing you want then I show you different sizes and I help you to decide which part you can use for your tattoo depending on the meaning and then after I start to draw and paint
Finally, I tell you how the pain will go away!
He continues by saying, about the cost depends on the size of the drawing, or length of the words, or the style in those words are written.