Iggy has quite the life story. he joined the Marine corps after a brief homeless period, completed a few deployments, and departed the marines in 2014. he had been involved in multiple business ventures post military career when he came to sink or swim and met keith for a tattoo. after becoming friends with the kuzaras, Iggy came in for a tattoo one day and met his now wife, Jenn, who was getting a tattoo from shannon. Iggy and jenn then traveled the country together living out of a van that they built for #vanlife. Iggy made the decision to propose at sink or swim with a tattoo and y’all know she said yes! after traveling for a decade, they moved back to western new york and the kuzaras asked Iggy to manage the shop where he tries his best to wrangle the crew here at sink or swim.

Iggy is currently honing his piercing skills as an apprentice under the mentorship of the incredibly talented Loran Shumway. Loran has traveled the world performing piercings and body modifications under the tutelage of world renowned artists and is passing that knowledge on. Check out some of Lorans work on instagram at @skindeepolean

on rare occasions, you can find Iggy Outside the studio. he is an avid angler and loves to travel for fishing trips. he and Jenn are both foodies and travel internationally as often as they can to experience new cuisine. When not fishing or traveling, he’s at home with his 2 cats and dog, thinking about fishing or traveling.