Walter “Sausage” Frank was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He worked as a tee shirt artist/screen printer for 11 years before moving to Anchorage, Alaska to broaden his career in art. Sausage started tattooing at Larry Allen’s Anchorage Tattoo Studio in 1999. There he apprenticed and worked until he moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Sausage worked at Club Tattoo for almost 13 years! There he worked by the side of some tattoo greats! Terry “Wookie” Hoffman, Matt Geiogamah, Chris Garcia and Joey Hamilton. Walter “Sausage” Frank has won many awards and trophies over the years. He has been in magazines, online articles and newspapers. His biggest claim to fame came when he made it to Season 4 of Spike Tv’s Inkmaster! Sausage fought hard, endured the challenges and finished 2nd.