New update. End of the year!

Heres a few new photos.

I recently went to the natural history museam here in nyc for the first time. Thats a giant elk from around 10,00 years ago.

Also a few new tattoos, the cherry blossom tree is actually a cover up on a nice young lady from norway, and the dagger is on my friend Margaret.

And finally it was blizzard time in nyc this past week, heres Daredevil after I dug it out of 3 feet snow!

Thanks for checkin it out!

A few more

New stuff

Here is some new stuff from the past few weeks

Bird that flys at night

I got to do the owl head rose on a customer frim italy. A fun tattoo on another one our great international clients.

And the other pic is a preview of the flash sheet I am doing for a book project being put out by Dan Smith of high voltage tattoo. Brad Stevens and John Raftery are also involved so keep your eyes open!!

Tattoos. Bridges.

I recently got to tattoo 2 friends of mine from outta town. The script and horse shoe were done on my friend christine from syracuse who drove down and got this finished. The compass was done on my friend mandy from california who I have known for years and havent seen in years. So it was a real treat to get to do it. And then the other pic is take off the williamsburg bridge at sunset.

New paintings.

Here are some recent photos of a few new paintings ive done recently, as well as a super fun panther head I did on anthony who is from syracuse and he took the trip down to get tattooed.

I have been workin alot, but things have been skow which has been good for painting.

I am also now on the DareDevil Tattoo website, check it out for some cool updates as well as some anazing tattoos from awesome artists.

A human was never meant to fly.

As much as I love to travel, I have always felt unnatural in a plane and so unnatural in the air.

Although, I do dream of the days when flying machines were a thing of wonderment and not just a daily occurance.

Above is a picture taken from my window on the flight back from arizona.
And a painting I finished today. Im pretty happy with it overall. Of course there are things id like to change.

Oh well next time.

Phx Az. C/S. With Respect. For Life.

Arizona so far has been relaxing and super fullfilling.
Laying by a pool currently. Watchin the sun set last night. Hangin in my hotel watching nfl highlights. And of ciurse. Legacy rich tattoos.

I head back to nyc tomorrow. Excited to work and excited for the months to come.

Life and Times in the L. E. S

Above is a picture of a view of the empire state building, the inside of fun city tattoo on a slow day, and a painting I finished on that day.

I cant begin to explain how happy I am to be living where I am. Everyday there is something new to see, some place new to go, something new to discover.

Upwards, and Onward!

Back in Brooklyn

Back to the grind tomorrow.



" Yes there were times I'm sure you knew When I bit off more than I could chew But through it all when there was doubt I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it al And I stood tall and did it my way."- Frank Sinatra: My Way.

Thanks for the inspiration Frank.
I'm working on it.

Some Syracuse Tattoos.

Back to NYC in about an hour. The trip was fun and productive. It was great to see the guys and get wild. AZ next week. Then half of Daredevil leaves for London. Busy weeks ahead.

Forever flying.

If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?

Back to the skies.

Now is the time where I feel like im in airports more than i'm at home.

I dont mind it. I think of it as time travel

Good life.

Nyc tattoos. Daredevil. Fun city

on a positive note.

i started at daredevil today and i love it. i hope they hire me on full time because i will be set.

did 3 tattoos. made some cash, met and hung out with some super awesome dudes. cant really complain about today.

i loved walking home from work today.


it made alot of my frustration melt away.

Training Day

I had a semi serious episode a few days ago. i went to eat. came home. and proceeded to do push ups until i threw up. and then did 100 more.

my frustration level with things in my life i cant control got the best of me.

i sleep alone every night, with the exception of the 45 pound pitbull curled into the side of me.


as sweet as he is. i wish i had someone to share my nights with.

Its up to you.

I am officially a resident of Brooklyn, New York. So far so good. i woke up feeling like everything could be different, like everything will be different.

recently I have been attempting to maintain a positive attitude. most of the time it works, but the back of mind comes creeping up and dark clouds form as per usual. I over think everything. sabotage everything. let my insecurities run my life.

I will be positive. I will appreciate the things i have. Things can always be worse.


The month of september is looking to be very busy. I hopefully will be doing quite a bit of traveling. cause thats what the jetblue pass is for right?

Faster Than The World.

disappointment.

me in a nut shell.

the worst thing about the future

Is that I can't see it. Then I would at least know how to handle the frustrating things in the present.

Things arnt bad, but they arnt good. I just feel unsatisfied.

At some point I would like to be settled. Really settled. With a family.

I'd like that sooner rather than later.

moving onward and upward

richmond was awesome. a great time working and a great time hanging out. i ate awesome fast food that ive missed everyday. haha carl's jr (aka hardees) chipotle, wawa, plus ate awesome BBQ. i made some new friends and hung out with some older friends. the drive home was very long but a lot of fun. i stopped in salisbury, Maryland at Todd Noble's shop "Black Cobra Tattoo." Also drove through Chesapeake Bay, on the Ocean Highway which is 10 miles of bridges and tunnels across the ocean.


back to work yesterday, did one tattoo and finished a painting in a day. new goal: finish 1 painting a day for as long as i can. even if it is something small.

Richmond day 1

Today was a lot of fun, I did 3 tattoos and even got to do a few custom pieces. I will actually try to post some pictures when I get to my computer. I met Brian Bruno, who is hands down one of the nicest and most humble people I have met In a long time. His tattoos are absolutely ridiculous. Tomorrow before the convention Ricky and I are going to stop by his shop in Richmond and nerd out. Also got to see Danny Reed today and hang with Dustin Golden and Matt Sager for sometime.

So far the convention is a great success and I think will overall be a great time.

I'm very happy lately and I plan on keeping it that way. Positive attitudes can get you far in life.

Richmond Virginia Tattoo Convention

So this weekend I'm going to be working the Richmond Tattoo Convention. It should be a pretty good time! i drove down with my buddy Ricky today, and i managed to get a speeding ticket in the first hour of driving. no nonsense binghamton police!

so im going to stay up tonight and sketch out some fun tattoos that i hope to do this weekend. lets see how this works out. tomorrow is day one.


overall i've been feeling actually pretty good, ive been staying busy at work and spending a lot of time drawing and watching movies at home.

i am actually going to be featured in an art show in NYC in july. some of the other artists featured are the likes of: mike rubendall, chris odonnoll, todd noble, chris conn.... just to name a few. to say the least im pretty intimidated! but im trying to remain confident in myself and that i will pull off a few good pieces.

so till tomorrow!

back to BK

Im back in brooklyn, this time just to hang. no agenda. i needed sometime to just relax and not worry about anything.



i spoke to my dad for a while the other night while coming home from driving up north. he had a lot of good advice and he always makes me feel good. im happy that i make him proud and that he constantly encourages me.


the next few months will hopefully bring about a lot of change. we will see.

no clever title.

I've been too unproductive for words the last 2 days. I had to force myself to leave the house around 730 tonight.
I ended up doing a random tattoo and staying late to tattoo a cool tiger head on erik.
Got some alto cinco and now its back to my icebox room and my cozy bed for movies.

June is coming up fast and so is the richmond convention. Good times for sure.

"And while I'm away, I'll write home everyday. And I'll send all my lovin to you"

My anchor is up, full sails, the course is set.

Homeward bound.


I'd travel across the universe.

There's a light that never goes out.

Today I gave myself a tattoo to celebrate mine and zoe's lil puppy cc.
Something I have been meaning to do for sometime and I'm happy that I figured out what I wanted and where.

Today I will be better than yesterday, so I am always the best I can be.



Football factory and sleep.

"Let's get it right, he's old enough to be running around keeping it large"

let the storms come.

I purchased my first Chris Conn Askew original recently, and it came in the mail yesterday!
Definately a great treat for myself.

The shop has slowed down a little bit which has opened up my time for personal artwork, which I hope to start up again soon.



My mind has beening racing in all directions lately. Tossing and turning and keeping me always guessing.


I just hope to find a steady path soon.

the long road home.

The drive back on any road trip always feels about twice the distance and time, but thankfully I had erik there to keep company and have good conversations with.


I got tattooed by grez again today, we worked on my back some more. Its nearing the end and I can't wait. Getting my back tattooed feels terrible.

Ate some great italian food with with matt and erik, I got cheese raviolis and lots of bread and had some fresh fruit for dessert.

Matt and I were super lazy last night that was a lot of fun, ate mcdonalds at 2 38 which is just gross.

Time to get some shut eye.

brooklyn

Im laying on my friend matt gold's couch about to go to bed. today was great and exhausting. i got possibly my new favorite tattoo today. a hanya mask on my hip/side of my butt from mike rubendall.

as always kings ave was awesome, and the trip out there an adventure in its own. walked around manhattan and soho when erik and i got done getting tattooed and then came back to brooklyn.

tomorrow back to long island to work on my back more from grez. miserable and rewarding.

off to bed.

busy day tomorrow. early morning!

nyc tomorrow

I'm heading to the city again tonight, I'm getting tattooed by Mike Rubendall, a hanya mask on my right hip.
One of the few spots I have left that I can actually see. Its always fun to see those dudes, and go to that shop.
I'm going to stop by fred perry and maybe marc jacobs as well.
Wednesday I get my back worked on by grez.

Today was porductive, busy day at the shop and Ryans birthday dinner at dinosaur bbq with a bunch of people.
With the students leaving I hope I continue to stay busy, my clients are solid and hopefully they keep with it.

I worked on a nautical themed traditional sleeve today, I am very happy with how its coming out.

Until tomorrow.

day 2.

I tried to go to bed at a reasonable hour last night.

woke up kinda late.

got to work.


tattooed fun stuff, so today so far wasnt too bad.

back to the gym tonight.

then home.

Am i just going through the motions?

I've been asking myself this quite a bit lately.


Am I happy with my life?

What can I do to make myself happier?

What's missing from my life?



These are questions that have been running around in my mind daily.
I love what I do, and I wouldnt change that for anything. But i constantly find myself wondering if I would be happier in another city. Possible one closer to phx. or. even phx again.

I've been watching friend, and co-workers, and random people who came in and out of my life, get married, start families, buy houses, do the whole " real grown up" thing. I've been finding myself wanting all of those things more than ever before.


Working towards my career goals was a very fulfilling and rewarding experience, and now I am at a point where my personal life goals are something that need to catch up. I feel a need to be selfish in a way. but selfish in a way towards my personal life.


I am going to attempt to post to this thing on a daily basis for a while. even if its a one word post. so. lets see if i can do it.


here's a few tattoos, just cause.

its only after you've lost everything, that you're truely free to do anything.

work, gym, eat, draw, sleep(barely), repeat.



my life is in a weird place. my daily routine is what is kinda keeping me leveled off.

I'm really happy with work. I'm not so happy with everything else.


things are just weird.

and this entry is lame.

oh yeah..

Mike Attack loves fat, black, 75 year old women.. an I'm not talking sorta fat.. I'm talking cut out a wall of your house so a bulldozer can remove your body.

well.

when the weight of the world comes crashing down. its hard to not throw up your hands and walk away. I've been refusing to walk away for a long time now. pretty soon this world is going to get crushed by me.