“Ink Master” is a reality competition show about tattooing that started on Paramount (then called Spike) in 2012.
It shows how body artists from all over the country come together to compete in a variety of challenges to prove they are the best.
In this creative series, judges Dave Navarro, Chris Nunez, and Oliver Peck get rid of a tattoo artist every week until there is only one left.
The winner gets a feature in Inked Magazine and a cash prize of $100,000.
Now that 13 seasons have passed, let’s see what the winner of season 2, Steve Tefft, is doing now.
Who Is Steve Tefft?
Steven Tefft, who goes by the name Steve, is from Groton, Connecticut.
He is a tattoo artist, and he has been interested in body art since he was 7 years old.
He says that when he was that age, he saw his first tattoo, which was of a grim reaper, and was fascinated by how it looked and what it meant on the person’s body.
After that, no one could stop him from being creative and artistic.
Steve used to put tattoos on every part of his body when he was a little kid.
He would even stay in class during recess so he could be alone and have room to draw.
So, when Steve got his first tattoo supplies in 1990, he started practicing on real people—any of his friends who would let him.
That’s how he decided he wanted to be a tattoo artist for the rest of his life.
But Steve didn’t skip any steps because he knew he needed both knowledge and experience to be successful.
He worked long hours as an apprentice at a local tattoo shop and learned everything there was to know before going out on his own.
He became known as the “Ink Master” after 17 years of practice.
Where Is Steve Tefft Today?
Steve went back to Groton, Connecticut, after winning “Ink Master” to keep running his shop, 12 Tattoos, on 500 Bridge Street.
He owns and runs the shop by himself to this day.
Steve has made 12 Tattoos the best tattoo and body piercing shop in Southeastern Connecticut through his ideas, hard work, creativity, and dedication to getting better at what he does.
Also, the fact that he only hires the best and most reliable artists to work with and for him is a big part of why his store is so successful.
Steve says he likes to go to parties, and his style, which includes a lot of designer shirts, has always set him apart from his friends.
But don’t let that fool you. When it comes to his work, Steve has broken every rule to earn the reputation of being one of the best in his field, if not his specialty.
After all, it was a particular tattoo that first made Steve interested in body art.
Now, Steve’s signature style is black and grey realistic and horror tattoos with beautiful details in every crack.
