For more than three decades, a Milwaukee tattoo artist has left a permanent mark on thousands of clients and Milwaukee’s tattoo culture. Julio Avila is forever etched into the city’s tattoo history.
“I’m hoping I will be able to tattoo four hours before I die,” Julio Avila joked. “That gives me enough time to get a good meal in, say bye to some people, maybe listen to a few songs one last time.”
For Avila, tattooing was the only thing he ever wanted to do.
He is one of the longest-tenured tattoo artists in Milwaukee. Avila started back in 1994, before it even became legal in the city in 1998…