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So It's been like 6 months since the last time I posted any new info, so I figured I might as well update this thing. Tattooing has absolutely become my life. It has become one of the most humbling, rewarding and frustrating experiences I've ever encountered. I knew going into it that it would be hard, but man. Every day you're figuring something out only to run into another hurdle. At times I want to pack up and quit, but then a tattoo comes along where everything goes perfect and folks, let me tell you, I've never experienced any feeling like it. That feeling makes all the headaches and frustration so worth while and makes me know that this is what I'm meant to do.

I'll be honest I had lost some of my passion for all forms of art, tattooing included. Particularly, over the last few months. I've just felt drained from constantly trying to put everything into everything, day in and day out. I dunno. I have just felt used up. Like I wake up on empty and go to sleep on fumes. But something in me changed tonight, I feel sort of creatively reborn.  I forget that I'm only 23 and that I've only been doing this a year and a half.  I get so caught up in why I'm not a billion times better than I am now. Then I realize I'm about a billion times better than I was a year ago and I'll be a billion times better a year from now. I know that I just need to keep my head down and really focus on every piece, be it canvas or skin. I need to remember to have fun with what I'm given and not be afraid of the challenges. Everything always works out. It's freaky how everything always works out.



Also one of my two very awesome bosses just got a page on here not to long ago. She does fantastic Color Pencil Portraits. Go show her some Love.

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Well, I made it through my first year as a tattoo artist. If definitely had it's trials and tribulations and there were many times I wanted to quit early on, and really still to this day. It's definitely a emotional cocktail shaker of a job. However, I'm becoming more and more comfortable every day and the quality of my work is rapidly on the rise. We are entering slow season and demand is lessening, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Summer was good to me and I was able to build a decent nest egg to sit on for the next couple of months. It also is going to allow me to produce a lot more traditional stuff for you folks again, which is something I've truly missed. I'm surprised at the support I've gained in my absence and appreciate all of it a great deal. Hopefully you'll enjoy what I'm going to create.

So I've been waiting for my probationary period to end to announce this. I have officially been accepted as a tattoo apprentice at my local tattoo shop. I couldn't be happier. I will be able to support myself as an artist and do what I love. If you want to check out my mentor's work head over here viewmorepics.myspace.com/index… I couldn't be happier to be working under this guy. I have a ton of stuff I've drawn for practice that I will post. I also have a ton of stuff that I did a long time ago that I will post as well. It'll happen once I find the time. I'm working two jobs right now and availability to submit is rare anymore. Hope all is well with you folks.

So, I am definitely struggling to be the artist I want to be, but, I have been creating some fantastic stuff the past few nights. This stuff is by far some of the best I've ever done. It is the art I wanna see and hope you want to see too. I'm planning on getting a good chunk of work done that I'm incredibly happy with and then I will begin submitting one piece per day. I'm incredibly excited with how things are going and this time next month you'll all understand why. I promise. Be on the look out you Potter, LOTR, Transformer, and Video Game fans. You've got some dope fan art coming.

How is life going for all of you wonderful people? Who's inspiring you right now? What musicians and/or artists are really making you wanna create? I need a little inspiration, and who better to ask for suggestions than my fellow peers.