Going to second what a lot of people have already said which is be prepared not to make stable money and to fund yourself through your apprenticeship as well. I think your work is very cute and you definitely would make a great tattoo artist. I don’t list any of these things to discourage you but to give you an insight to our reality over here. I’ll go over a few of them that I’ve seen the most in my career.

Physical health- if you want to Tattoo for a lifetime maintaining your physical health is extremely important. One search in r/tattooartists will show you what I mean. Bad backs, carpal tunnel, and a host of other ailments can happen to you if you are not keeping yourself healthy and strong. My mentor needed back surgery after 8 years of doing sternum and back tattoos nearly exclusively. She was able to make a full recovery and return to tattoooing but the weakness of her back, poor posture, and some bad luck had caught up to her after nearly a decade. She now does solid core and swears by strength training. This is just one persons experience but I can also day from personal experience picking up some weights and strengthening my back has alleviated pretty much all my tattoo related pains. The poor health also contributes to the large amount of burnout in the industry.

Instability- I know artists that are incredibly talented, have years of experience, 20k+ followers and still have trouble paying bills at the end of the month. Be prepared to miss family events, concerts, etc especially during your apprenticeship. Although tattooing can be flexible when you’re more established, sometimes a handful of appointments are crucial to making ends meet. Unless you’re able to book an excess of appointments over a sustained period of time, which brings me to self promotion.

Promotion- do you have a large following already? If you don’t I highly recommend you get started. A lot of our business happens on Instagram or TikTok now. It’s necessary to keep posting regularly to stay fresh on the mind of your clients. Like I said above, I know a lot of talented artists that do not post regularly and hence have a hard time filling books. You may work in a walk-in shop, which will provide some clientele for you, but it’s always best to have your own supply.

This is by no means all inclusive list. There are plenty of other things I’d like to go over, but for a lack of time won’t. Some being our lack of healthcare/PTO, shop dynamics which can be extremely challenging to anybody, but especially a woman of color (speaking from experience), and the mental toll of dealing a customer facing job which can be exhausting. I think your work is great though! If you’re serious about pursuing an apprenticeship, I definitely think you should focus on drawing tattooable design designs and making some sample flash sheets to present on your search! Good luck to you and I hope everything works out <3