I don't know how many of you know me or my history of growing up in tattooing so i will start in the beginning with my first machine. I started tattooing in late 1989 with Aaron Cane he was responsible for me getting my fist job in tattooing. We had gone to school with each other since the 6th grade and he had done my first tattoo on his couch when i was 14?. my second when i was 16.
My first job tattooing was working for a guy named miller cotton who didn't know much in the way of art but k
So this is one of two of my first shaders. I am not sure which one is the actual first one because I never marked them but they are from the same order one was millers and one was mine then he sold me the other later on.
i rebuilt this machine 10 times over the years. i use this one a lot now a days. it is primarily my big mag machine it really pushes and quick. don't dig it with 7 mags sort of turns it all to shag carpet " not really what I'm going for"
I had a third frame the in my great
So i am going to start doing a couple of things that I want to invite people to do as well.
First I am going to start writing post about when I travel, having two kids and two jobs, tattoos, and machines I don't travel much but when I do it always involves working. Conventions, guest spots , etc., so I am going to write mini articles to sort promote and celebrate the good times we get to have in this business.
Secondly I am going to start to post pictures of my machine collection. I have so
I first met Juan Puente in 19-something-or-other at the San Diego convention at the Bahia. The convention was righteous, I believe that it was the one Zeke Owens rode his bike cross country to attend. It was the first time Juan and I ever hung out, and we have been comrades ever since. We have worked together at two shops and have traveled the world together, including Japan, Italy, France, England, Holland, Bali, Mexico, even the cultural mecca of Long Beach. Juan and I have a brotherly bond a
Bryan Burk is not your average tattooer by any stretch of the word. He has been blessed by having one of tattooing greats as a teacher. Bryan has a very impressive and relaxed style. His sense of layout is unmatched, I truly love and respect his sort of Japanese/American style. Not to mention his great fashion sense, the man has his own hatter, custom hand made for his head only.
I have thought for a long time that Bryan Burk was the greatest kept secret in tattooing in LA, a town full of not
In case you missed the first 2 parts:
Bryan Burk Tattoo Interview: Part 1 of 4
Bryan Burk Tattoo Interview: Part 2 of 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8myq4ngvot8
So i'm going to the philly convention this week . I am super stoked to be on the east coast and to see some friends from out there and do some tattoos. I am gonna bring my new set of flash, and some machines to sell, and my two hands to make some tattoos. i will be working at olde city tattoo for a couple of days after. if anyone wants to get tattooed let me know i would be super stoked to do it. as long as it's not a celtic thing on your neck, thats where i draw the line. neck tattoos and celti
Here is part 4 of 4 of the interview with Juan Puente.
If you missed the first 3 videos or would like to read the back story, here is:
Juan Puente Video Interview: Part 1 of 4
Juan Puente Video Interview: Part 2 of 4
Juan Puente Video Interview: Part 3 of 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rGU4Qq0-I&rel=0
If you missed the backstory and parts 1 and 2 they are here:
Freddy Corbin Interview Part 1 of 3
Freddy Corbin Interview Part 2 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv1jbOdyAY0
You know how when you were a kid there was always that guy a few years older who was just beginning to grow a mustache and had the sweetest feathered hair? He always had a cute girl hanging around, and had the ten speed with the handle bars flipped up? Remember how he could ride wheelies forever on that thing, up and down the block, never missing a beat, looking so cool with his feathered hair blowing in the wind? Remember how you just hoped when you were older that you could maybe be half as co
I met Nick Colella in Salt Lake City at a convention. He is childhood friends with Maya, who was our shop helper at that time. Meeting him was like meeting an old friend. We have spent time in each others towns, we have traveled to Sweden together, his wife even wrecked my car (gotta rub it in when I can.) Nick's tattooing style is traditional, dynamic, solid and distinct. I appreciate that he does not show boat in his work, it gets straight to the point. He works at Chicago tattoo, which was Cl
I am not really sure when I first actually met Josh Arment, but we went on a very memorable journey right before my daughter was born. He had arranged for us to go shark diving with great white sharks off the Mexico coast at Guadeloupe Islands. There were seven or eight tattooers on a boat for five days with some really, really big sharks. One of the highlights for me was when I got to high-five a 16 foot great white shark, it was pretty awesome. Unfortunately for Josh, he shared a room with a s
Here is part 3 of 4 of the interview with Juan Puente.
If you missed the first 2 videso or would like to read the back story, here is Juan Puente Video Interview: Part 1 of 4
and Juan Puente Video Interview: Part 2 of 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ME87IGUeko&rel=0
Here is part 2 of 4 of the interview with Juan Puente. If you missed the first video or would like to read the back story, here is Juan Puente Video Interview: Part 1 of 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQh95HF8Xw&rel=0
So here it is, my first blog entry. Check me out, I'm in the 90"s now....
I will be writing a couple of book reviews on three amazing books. The first one is the Bob Roberts book, which has a pricey back bone and is well worth it. The second will be the Tattoo Encyclopedia by Hanky Panky, a true pirate. Hanky Panky takes no shit, none whatsoever. He is the greatest tattoo historian and he lives the life, as opposed to all the degree holding turds who are just hoping someone will take them serio
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tonight i did the juan puente interview. i think it went very well for my first one, now i just have to figure out how to down load the damn thing to the computer..totally retarded..supose to do freddy corbin tomorrow if it all works out, that will be awsome he has been a huge influence in my life as a friend and a tattooer i hope i can get this stuff up soon so you can all see it. cody is in florida and is going to interview mike wilson, jeremy swed, and josh arment for me. lots going on h
