Pistols and Wings

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This one felt great to finish. We started over a year ago and her visits were sporadic. But today we knocked it out.

I'm slowly getting used to having partially finished work walking around. While I know, full well, …

Secret number one

When in doubt: clean.

Secret number three

Soaking it all up can be overwhelming. Just know that eventually some of it will make sense.

*eventually = God only knows. So in the words of Tupac Shakur: "girl, keep your head up."

And thus concludes our three part series.

Secret number two

Always be professional.

The South lost, but that doesn't mean you have a right to judge the guy getting a rebel flag on his throat. But you have every right to make fun of him in the back of the shop.

Just when you feel safe

I've heard about, and have slightly experienced, extreme sin skin. But today I tattooed a lady behind her neck. Well, slightly at the top of her spine. The stencil went on perfect and life was good. I setup a 7 to line. As soon as my needles went into her skin, I knew …

It's the little mistakes

This week I had almost finished an outline and I wasn't happy. Instead of a solid, clean line, it was a variety of thicknesses and wavy.

What had happened? I concentrated on my stretch... it was fine. I wondered about my needle depth, so I set it so I could ride the …

Scale rip

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For his first tattoo, this guy picked a flesh rip from an old flash book. I took the rip and added some Dan Hazelton flare to it. His skin tear outs are incredible.

I found a good reference photo for the scales. I needed something with obvious …

Busy, busy

I've been working hard lately. From tattooing to web design, my hands are tired. Then, when I need a mental break, I go and play Xbox. It doesn't really give my hands rest, but it takes me away for a little while.

Right after the holidays ended, tattoos picked up big …