Friends and family are raising money for a local tattoo artist after he was seriously injured in a car crash. Jake Kaullen is currently recovering in a local hospital after doctors put him in an medically engineered coma for ten days following the crash of 19 January. I get up a lot. I got the call at 4 a.m. right after that happened,” Eddie Steffan said. Steffan, the owner of “Working Class Tattoo” on Westport Road in Kansas City, has been Kaullen’s friend and collaborator for the past 15 years. “He’s your friend. Nobody wants their friend to be in pain or hurt or not be them anymore because of an accident. It’s a scary thought to think about, you know. We’re all here one second and then something so trivial that you do every day you take for granted how driving a car can change everything in the blink of an eye,” Steffan said. On Sunday, Steffan had 11 artists tattoo clients to raise money for Kaullen. “It’s amazing how the tattoo industry has come together. Because a lot of times as an artist you don’t have a 401(k) or insurance or other stuff that most regular people have in a 9 to 5 job,” he said. In addition to the Sunday fundraiser, there are two raffles in ran for another week at “Working Class Tattoo” to raise money for Kaullen. One is for several art prints and the other is for a tattoo machine. Raffle tickets are $20 each. At a shop called “Gnarly Hussle” in Raytown, Kaullen’s artwork hangs on the wall in the closed garage. In the same area, there are still about 200 donated items left after a garage sale last weekend to raise money for Kaullen.” sale, this stuff was all donated and people don’t want the stuff back and we want to get it out and put some money in Jake’s pocket for his recovery,” said Pat Clifton, co-owner of “Gnarly Hussle “. In addition to fundraisers, c There’s also a gofundme page for Kaullen Steffan and another friend, Colby Morton, set up. Collectively, friends say they raised more than $20,000 for Kaullen in less than a week. Kaullen’s daughter Trinity left an updated message on Tuesday on the gofundme page. She says Kaullen regained consciousness. dad cried and said “So many friends love me.”
Friends and family are raising money for a local tattoo artist after he is seriously injured in a car accident.
Jake Kaullen is currently recovering in a local hospital after doctors placed him in an induced coma for ten days following the Jan. 19 crash.
“It shook me a lot. I got the call at 4 and something in the morning right after that happened,” Eddie Steffan said.
Steffan, the owner of “Working Class Tattoo” on Westport Road in Kansas City, has been Kaullen’s friend and collaborator for about 15 years.
“And your friend. No one wants their friend to suffer or hurt or be no longer theirs due to an accident. It’s a scary thought to think about, you know. We’re all here one second and then something so mundane you do every day that you take for granted how driving a car can change everything in the blink of an eye,” Steffan said.
On Sunday, Steffan asked 11 artists to tattoo clients to raise money for Kaullen.
“It’s amazing how the tattoo industry has come together. Because a lot of times as an artist you don’t have a 401(k) or insurance or other stuff that most normal people have in a 9 to 5 job,” she said.
In addition to the Sunday fundraiser, there are two raffles going on for another week at the “Working Class Tattoo” to raise money for Kaullen.
One is for different art prints and the other is for a tattoo machine.
Lottery tickets cost $20 each.
At a shop called “Gnarly Hussle” in Raytown, Kaullen’s artwork hangs on the wall in the locked garage.
In the same area, there are still about 200 donated items left after a yard sale last weekend to raise money for Kaullen.
“We will continue the sale, this stuff has all been donated and people don’t want the stuff back and we want to take it out and put some money in Jake’s pocket for his recovery,” said Pat Clifton, “Gnarly Hussle” co-owner.
In addition to the fundraisers, there’s also a gofundme page for Kaullen Steffan and another friend, Colby Morton, to organize.
Overall, friends say they raised more than $20,000 for Kaullen in less than a week.
Kaullen’s daughter Trinity left an updated message on Tuesday on the gofundme page.
He says Kaullen regained consciousness.
When told about the fundraisers, Trinity said her father cried and said “So many friends love me.”
