It seems fate was at play when all things aligned for a Modesto tattoo studio owner to move into McHenry Village — beginning with his marriage.
Vincent Cabrera got married in 2016 to a woman whose last name so perfectly described who he is that he took it for his own. The newly named Vincent Cabrera-Tatman (Get it, tattoo man?) opened Painted Ape Tattoos the same year at 140 McHenry Ave. with another Tatman alongside him — his brother-in-law Jacob.
After a bit of growth and the addition of more artists, Cabrera-Tatman moved his studio to Modesto Avenue, where it remained for about nine years. Now, he’s back on McHenry inside Modesto’s first-ever shopping center…