I would like to suggest that the Board consider changing the amount of years to be a sponsor to an apprentice change from five years to a more reasonable number, like 3. The current inkmasters on Spike TV had only 5 years of experience, and she’s one of the best in the world. Five years is way over what it should be, as there are a lot of people ready to sponsor another person after being licensed for fewer years. Also, I know many old timer tattoo artists that don’t come to Virginia because we have overly strict licensing policies. There are some states that don’t even require a license, and to come to Virginia, those old school artists would have to “complete an apprenticeship” under a Virginia artist, which many find to be demeaning since they have been tattooing for so long professionally.