I was the kid drawing in the notebook all through school.



I don't remember being so young that I wasn't drawing yet. I started tattooing in 1983, apprenticing under the late great Spider Webb in New York City during the tattoo ban that was only lifted in 1998. I got to be a pirate tattooer in the 80s and then got tamed and licensed in time for the 21st century and the emerging general popularity of this, the oldest art form practiced by humans. I've worked in NY, SF, LA, Portland, Seattle, Brazil, and on the road. I can do most styles. I will not lie to you about what I think is a good idea, what will hold up in the long run, and what might even make your idea work better.