My ink paved journey

A diary of a beginner tattoo artist trying to make it
a fun piece on a beautiful friend :)

a fun piece on a beautiful friend :)

so ive come to the  decision that i would like to travel and get tattooed by all the artists that i have come to admire so much.. theyre from all over.. and even more so i would like to travel to places like japan to have a traditional peice done and thailand for a traditional needle and hammer tattoo.. i have always wondered how that would be like.

Time to make a map .. i am going to go to one place each year..

i think thats do-able :)

first stop - Adrian Lee

woooooooo

I want a Marshall to my Lily

my new machine :D and all my new inks! A huge thanks to Eternal Ink and Prime Pigments for the free samples at the Philly convention that was very lovely of them :)

my new machine :D

and all my new inks!

A huge thanks to Eternal Ink and Prime Pigments for the free samples at the Philly convention that was very lovely of them :)

A big thanks to my long time friend Albulena for this lovely hand made sign:) put it above my station ! it’s so cute :)

A big thanks to my long time friend Albulena for this lovely hand made sign:)

put it above my station ! it’s so cute :)

Philadelphia Tattoo Convention 2012 

Oh man. What an experience!

It was so rad to see all the amazing artists that attended the Philly convention this year. 

I met a lot of really awesome people, I’ve never vibed with such a mass amount of people before. It makes me feel like i really belong in this industry. 

It was so interesting walking through all the shops (booths) and see the wide range of talents; traditional and new school artists: those who are good at hard outlines, solid color, portraiture. It was truly a learning experience to walk around and see all the different styles and techniques from artists from all over the US. 

I was blessed with a lot of free ink from some awesome companies ( Eternal Ink, Fusion Ink, and Prime Pigment Ink). Cannot wait to use them!

Also, finally, purchased my new machine “New Generation - O’Ryan” which seems to be the perfect machine for me - long stroke, light weight, and not to mention cute :) Im super excited to see how this machine will improve my shading and color work as the Mickey Sharpz microdialer did for my lining! 

Over all it was an amazing experience and i will defiantly be attending the next one and a huge thanks goes out to Get Ink Tattoo that brought me with them to experience my first convention!!

Liz Cook ! One of my favorite female artists.  I can only hope i can achieve the kind of color portraiture that she does so beautifully!

Liz Cook ! One of my favorite female artists. 

I can only hope i can achieve the kind of color portraiture that she does so beautifully!

2.9.12

SUPER excited for the philidelphia tattoo convention tomorrow. It’s my first convention since i started and i’ve been dying to go to one. 

Its amazing that my friends at Get Ink tattoo are bringing me along with them. Im so appreciative. 

I wonder what amazing things I’ll see there. Also, hoping that i’ll get tattooed in one of Javier’s Sunday slots! — Maybe the Star Wars piece ive been dyinngg for :)

Really want to get a new Machine.. My shading machine is a piece of shit and I beleive it will greatly improve my shading as the Mickey greatly improved my lining. 

did this little piece yesterday.. nothing difficult but it was interesting to do because of the language barrier between me and this client.. didnt speak a word of english but we somehow got the design together and picked out a spot for her 1st tattoo at the age of 30.  It’s cool how the language barrier became less of an issue as the process began. 

did this little piece yesterday.. nothing difficult but it was interesting to do because of the language barrier between me and this client.. didnt speak a word of english but we somehow got the design together and picked out a spot for her 1st tattoo at the age of 30. 

It’s cool how the language barrier became less of an issue as the process began.