Earth Child Tattoo opens

By Brenda Erdahl

Lisa Sherman and Jaclyn Thorston are your average, run-of-the-mill moms – hardworking, down to earth and 100-precent dedicated to their children. They are also tattoo artists.

Sherman is the owner of Earth Child Tattoo that opened this fall in the old library on the corner of Birch Avenue South and 1st Street in Maple Lake. She has two daughters, 10 and 3 years old.

Thorston is Sherman’s apprentice. She also has a three-year-old daughter.

“We’re very busy,” the ladies laughed, but it’s no joke.

In the last few months, Sherman has worked tirelessly to turn a store front that was in need of a little love and attention, into a cozy sanctuary where customers can be surrounded by comfort and unique artwork.

“Our goal is to make sure everyone who comes in here feels welcome; it’s not scary, not at all,” Sherman said.

So far numerous folks of all ages have ventured in. Some just to check out the new business in town, and others to fill a dream they’ve had for a long time like the grandmothers who come in to have the names of their grandchildren tattooed on their skin.

“You’re never too old to get a tattoo,” Sherman said. “I once tattooed a lady who was 89 years old, and it was her first.”

Sherman has always loved art and she has always loved tattoos. She got her first tattoo at the age of 15. That was back when it was legal for minors with permission from a parent. In 2011, that rule changed and now Sherman can only tattoo those 18 and older regardless of parental consent.

Despite Sherman’s love of art, it was more of a hobby to her for a long time. Professionally, she was an operations manager for a business. Then one day she posted one of her drawings on Facebook and someone commented that it would make a cool tattoo. That was the start of it all.

She started her apprenticeship in 2018 at A-Town Tattoo in Annandale where she grew up. Sherman is a 2011 Annandale High School graduate. She finished her apprenticeship seven months later and stayed on with A-Town until September of this year.

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