Kanji days

all of these were done 4/9 and 4/10. doing kanji at the shop to get used to lots of little tattoos with simple linework and solid fill. quite an improvement between just the first and last tattoos in this post.

Tattoos. The first ones.

I will never tattoo a palm again!! This is the most awful skin i've done- its super thick, full of weird creases, and her hand, no matter how still i held it, would not stop curling up. She chose the palm because tattoos don't last there.

"always" was already there, I went over it with the "void" stamp tattoo. By far the funniest one i've done yet.

BUSINESS! On the other apprentice. He originally tattooed these himself, I went over them and fixed em a bit. We're doing some more lettering soon between the first and second knuckles.



Rampant lions! Did these two and the next piece in the same day. (thats a lot when youre beginning and worked on a grapefruit for 2 hours prior to.)



A (nerd) symbol on a co-worker, my first out-of-shop client!




Second attempt. Redid the word loyalty on another piercer's hand. Touchy spot, was definitely more difficult than the arm.
First attempt. On the boss. Not too bad, circumstances considered. Will need to be retouched but that's expected with your very first tattoo. (especially when its that big)

more more more! grapeyfruits.

For Brendi, our awesome piercer


Rocket ship!


Happy st patty's, of course!

Heart in a grid- its a good test to see if your depth is consistent and boring as hell to get you used to not rushing through a piece.

Grapefruits.

My first grapefruit tattooed at Extreme Graphix. i got so excited i did two more later that day. Talk about a cramped hand. I can't wait to do more!

Maria, You've gotta see her

My newest victim, Maria. Some progress photos for once. Took about 10 hours total.



My latest portrait, Maria! I could have put an octopus in but the limes matched your earrings in another photo i almost used.

in the style of...

Thought i'd try out a new style. Been looking at a lot of great tattoo artists, Joe Capobianco and Josh Woods especially. This is the result of some inspiration by the two, especially with Woods' noses. Just a quick few hour exercise, hoping to do more soon.

Quentin Tarantino

Still thinking of changing the background but i would need to be motivated for that.

more flowers

Gladiolas done for a friend and a water lily.

testing my hand at flowers

Decided I'd try some flowers for a change. Gerbera Daisy and Fuchsia.

Knedra

Older, around 2007

First caricatures

two more pieces from my first caricature class, spring 2008, Kat Von D and Travis Barker.

Brody Dalle

Did two attempts at Brody Dalle of the Distillers(I lost the first one in my mess of a portfolio).
Bottom one was first. Prismacolor markers and pen for these.

From my first caricature class, spring 2008

Paris Hilton

One of my more recent pieces

2 tat designs, 2 bar pieces

"Hope to Die" in banner

"Dum Spiro Spero" While I breathe, I hope

Pamela, Bruce

Gettin into the caricatures