Vickie Lipscomb is a fantastic grandmother. How many other people would wait in line for half an hour so that their grandchildren could get tats?

A little over a year ago, Lipscomb took her granddaughter to a fair in Helen, Georgia. They found a temporary airbrush tattoo booth, and her granddaughter had to have one. While the tatist was spraying the tat, Lipscomb started talking with him about the industry. She says “[I] went home and started researching the tattoos, and one year later here we are.”

Lipscomb now owns GG’s Airbrush Tattoos in Pelzer, South Carolina, and has been doing business since last May. She travels to fairs, festivals, birthday parties, and school carnivals. Lately, Lipscomb and her business have also been working with Pickens County Special Needs and Disabilities. Once a month, she’ll go to their facility and do tats for them. She also is becoming involved with her local chapter of the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer.

Not surprisingly, these are some of Lipscomb’s favorite shows. “Their faces always light up when they see the tat when you remove the stencil, and to me there is no greater joy than being able to make another person that happy if only for that moment.”

Her favorite piece of advice? Decide what you want, go for it, and never stop trying.

To learn more about Lipscomb, visit her website at www.GGsAirbrushTattoos.com.

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