Art was something I grew up around every day of my life. My father has a passion for photography and was always trying to line up his next grand photoshoot. My parents never shied away from a chance to take my sister and I to a museum. By the time I was 10, my brother was a tattoo artist and the culture around that industry greatly influenced the alternative presence I carry with myself and into my art today.

I knew from a young age that an artistic career is what I would want later in life. I concreted this pursuit by spending my last two years of high school in the Graphic Design Program at Eastland and Fairfield career center, giving me an edge and college credits before furthering my education.

While finishing my Bachelors degree I began to create art intended for my developing brand. After I graduated with honors and my Bachelors of Arts in Design I began to pour all of my focus into my brand, developing a variety of products from my personal art. In the time since I have discovered my love and passion for tattooing and have started my career in doing so. As something that has been part of my life for so long, I am happy to have joined the field.

My banner displayed at the C2E2 Chicago convention.

My banner displayed at the C2E2 Chicago convention.

My Values

 

Art should require meaning, some effort, or both.

Every piece of art I create takes hours at a time, but I do it because I enjoy it. While it is true that not every piece has some profound meaning, all of them take a good deal of work.

Enjoy what you do, or do it so you can do something you enjoy.

The ‘perfect career’ is not something I have ever sought for. My goal is to find something that I can enjoy doing every day. If I don’t enjoy the job itself everyday, then it needs to allow me to do what I do enjoy on the outside.

Stay morally true, don’t settle for anything less than your beliefs.

I have never created work that reflects anything I would not preach myself. I feel that I have a strong moral code and would never want to betray that by creating for something or someone that I do not believe in.