Meet the tattoo artists who have created a movement among Timberwolves fans

In the middle of a session this week tattoo artist JC Stroebel stopped for a second to reflect on how he unknowingly started a movement among Timberwolves fans All I did was tweet and then over people made it a big deal Stroebel revealed There were so multiple people that manifested up and I feel like that s the story right That s certainly where the story started roughly a year ago when Stroebel fired off a tweet saying he would tattoo the words Naz Reid on anybody that sought it It almost right now took on a life of its own among Timberwolves fans and essentially overnight Stroebel and fellow local tattoo artist Jesse George ascertained themselves booked solid Not that the lifelong Timberwolves fans were complaining They were thrilled to play a small part in helping memorialize a deep playoff run that ended with the Timberwolves falling to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals Now with the Timberwolves hosting the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round Stroebel and George are back at it again They in the past few days hosted an event at Beloved Studios in Roseville where they are both finishing up an apprenticeship Together Stroebel and George came up with a variety of options for the occasion from a legitimate portrait of Jaden McDaniels to a small illustration of an ant in honor of Anthony Edwards We sat down and had a meeting like What would we want as fans ourselves Stroebel disclosed We re going to have a new flash sheet every year with new tattoos so it ll be cool for people to be able to collect them Though neither Stroebel nor George were sure how a multitude of people were going to show up at Beloved Studios they were blown away by the response as Timberwolves fans packed the parking lot and lined up outside before the doors even opened It was such a whirlwind for us last year and we were kind of just going with it George stated We really had expectations this year so we were a little bit nervous to see how it was all going to turn out The first customer for Stroebel was Neesha Moore She s been a Timberwolves fan pretty much since she was born and takes a lot of pride in the collage on her upper thigh that includes the Naz Reid tattoo from last year Just to be able to look down and know it s a part of me is really cool Moore reported Even if I ve constantly known it s a part of me now everybody can see it The first customer for George was Nolan Peterson He has been a Timberwolves fan for as long as he can remember and has slowly been working on a leg sleeve ever since getting his Naz Reid tattoo last year It s a piece of art that brings me back to a memory Peterson revealed I ll still be able to look back in like years or years and be like That was a fun time in my life That might be the coolest part about these tattoos They basically freeze this moment in time for Timberwolves fans who have been waiting so long for their favorite association to rise to this level That helps explain why so several people have gravitated to Stroebel and George and their shared mission As the waiting room continued to fill up during the event at Beloved Studios it was all hands on deck with a number of other artists helping Stroebel and George get the job done They ended up doing tattoos on Friday and were on pace to do similar numbers on Saturday I m so freaking thankful that people demonstrated up Stroebel stated We had no clue what to expect The the bulk predominant feeling for me is gratitude It s an honor to be a part of Related Articles takeaways from Timberwolves all-important Match win over Lakers Dane Mizutani Timberwolves got Jaden McDaniels That s a dilemma for the Lakers Mr Clutch after all Anthony Edwards shines late as Timberwolves win Encounter Jace Frederick Chris Finch believes the NBA has lost the plot on playoff physicality Target Center was a house of horrors for Timberwolves in last year s playoffs Can they turn that around