update.

well its been sometime since i have written here so here's whats up.


the shop has been a little slower with walk ins but very busy with custom work and return clients which is awesome. i have been trying to make time to do some personal art work and paintings as well as doing some art work for bands and keeping up with drawings for tattoos! so i have been very busy.

i went to az last week and watched my brother graduate from college. it was awesome to see him, see my dad, my mom, my grandma. and of course spend a lot of time with zoe. her and i took my brother and my dad to her dad's restaurant. the food there is phenominal, my eyes are always too big for my stomach.


my trips there are always cut too short it feels like. but the silver lining is that zoe will hopefully be here for most of the summer. im super super super pumped.


also marc nava is going to be spending at least 2 months out here tattooing at our liverpool location. it should be a great learning experience for him and a lot of fun. im stoked on painting and hang outs.


here are a few paintings i have finished lately.








new tattoos soon.

progress.

I've been organizing my apt like a mad man over the past couple days. i bought tons of needed items and i still have many to go. i need more frames for the tons of prints and paintings i have. i also need to buy some book shelves and wall hanging shelves for all the ransom stuff and books.

i've had more opportunities to do fun tattoos lately, i will post them once they have been uploaded. i also finally have a place in my apt to work on paintings and artwork which is a huge relief.


back to planet earth...

my word is my bond.

blue planet

I've recently been buying a lot of discovery channel dvds. planet earth, blue planet. ect. It has really rekindled my love of the ocean, and oceananic life. My good friend DJ, is actually going to give me a decent sized aquarium and help me get it going as a salt water tank. my first ever. hopefully towards the beginning of next winter we are going to take a trip to some island locations, and check out some snorkeling and scuba stuff.

I've been trying to read more. its been difficult to find a book, not tattoo or art related that keeps my interest. But the effort is there.

I'm looking forward to spring and to warmer weather. not hot. just warm again. day spots, bikes, road trips. get into it.

CC cinnamin werewolf little bear.

we lost our puppy cc, on friday night. she was the best little monster ever. she was so tough and rowdy for a little dog and will never be replaced. its hard to believe she is gone. She will always be in my heart.

its a tiger shark.

I've been back in my hermit mode. Which I dont really mind all that much.
being back in my hermit mode, means that i generally watch a ton of movies and eat terribly. which is basically what has been going on.

I recently watched the Labyrinth again for like the 60 billionth time, i love that movie. its so great to see how creative people were and how much time and effort they put into every single detail.

i watched jaws last night as well as the making of documentary. again, the attention to details and the creative spark in that movie is so great. to see people accomplish something that people said could not be done, and see how passionate they were about what they were doing, makes me enjoy watching it even more.


The shop has been busier again, which is a very welcome thing.hopefully this trend continues. Isaac is going to be coming out here for about a week, I'm super stoked to get to watch him tattoo and hopefully work on some paintings with him.

I start my appointments with Mike Rubendall in 2 weeks! A year of waiting and getting my arm lasered is finally going to be worth it! I'm also getting my back worked on some more, and hopefully we will be able to get quite a lot done. I'm a pretty big baby when it comes to getting my back tattooed, but fuck it. its worth it in the end.

I've been trying to stay more motivated with my personal artwork. i have alot of drawing that i have to get done for customers coming up. so trying to find time to paint is definitely a little stressed lately. but i did manage to finish one recently. its a collaboration piece that taylor and i did for jordan meceli's dad's benefit.




i gotta upload some more tattoos and update that soon. but.. lazy.

home away from home..

Terminal 15 of the Syracuse airport. It's weird how at home i feel here now. its almost like second nature for me now. i know most of the people who have worked here for longer than 6 months, and they know me. i dont even need an ID when i check in anymore. its kind of a cool feeling.

I'm getting tattooed in a few hours, mexican food in a few hours. zoe in a few hours. cinnamon werewolf in a few hours.


sleep soon...


my lack of sleep is catching up with me lately. ugh.

2-8-1983

I'm 26 today. I don't feel like time is passing by this quickly but i guess it is. i used to be wicked bummed about getting older. now i don't mind it so much. more life experiences, more things to see, ect ect.

I'm going to Arizona on wednesday morning for my days off. im pretty excited to get out of the shitty cold weather, get tattooed by cory lenherr, eat some good mexican food, eat at zoe's, dad's restaurant and to spend time with zoe and the puppy.

off topic. i moved into my own apartment. so i am living by myself again, which im pretty excited about. it's nice to have my own space, as well as not having to worry about my own weird quirks annoying anyone else. it's right off of westcott street, which is only a few minutes from the shop driving. or maybe a 10 minute bike ride. so once the weather chills out im going to be riding my bike to work on a very regular basis.

the shop has kind of picked up a little bit, hopefully that trend continues. travel plans are in the future, and money is a must.

new paintings and new tattoos. i gotta upload em and quit being lazy.

finally finished.

21+ hours. i finished the inside of the arm as well but i have yet to take a picture.

it was finished in december. but ive just been lazy about posting the pictures.

a few pictures from Arizona..

Prop Plane back to Syracuse...



S.E.O.G(of course i dont have pants on)


Tower of Terror!!!!


Tattoo shop in disneyland


Eagle done at Tattoo Artistry in Tucson.