The jaw tattoo was one of my favorites in a while- I'd love to do more anatomical etchings

Half way into it, stopped for now.

Partner

A few days after the first session, Shelby came back for the little fox boy partner. A little different than my usual work. Next is color!

Colin again and again!

Little cuttle fish filler between the gentleman bull and the hand/fish. He just lets me do whatever the fuck I want, and I love it. Next: the inside of the arm. 

 Slowly working on a cover-up of a very old half sleeve. We covered ugly roots with a little sleeping fox, and added new life to some sad, sad birds (pictured below in their original form). Still LOTS to do!

 This was a special one. It's the Schrodinger's cat for my long-time friend, Crystal. She and I met when we were 11, and I knew her cat, Pandy, who this is a little tribute to. Super fun with the sketchiness! And after we celebrated with donuts and a little brunch. Boom.

Liz B.

 This was a challenging one- the first time my hand ever cramped. Lines within lines within lines!

It was a really fun design, however. She asked for a fern, as well as some sort of jewelry-type drippy aspect. So this is where I went. She's now going to use it as her logo for her jewelry company!

He told me to do whatever I wanted. Twice.

 Here's the view of his arm as it twists, which leads into this little healed guy pictured below!

Tributes

 A little teensy tribute to her love of Sylvia Plath

Birthday girl got herself a little Brian Eno goody. That top line may be the straightest line I've ever done in the three years I've been tattooing (the inner lines are supposed to be wobbly, ya'll)!

Early April

Re-saturated this little old guy from a few years back!

Soon-to-be wrist cuff with the root chakra and a lotus. Lovely little lotus cut-out in the inside wrist.

Sketching up something big and fun! Gonna use loose graphite for it. New toys are the best.

Etchings forever

This one will be in all color- one of my first little dives into the traditional realm! Representing life and death for my lady Erin.

These little guys will be part of a whole water-based mythological sleeve. The horse is a Kelpie-- a shape shifting creature that dwells in the water and lures children to their death, and the cherub-type children are based on Cernunnos. Deer-like beasts without hooves.

Super fun one on the back of a calf! Always wanted to do a lil tarot cart.

Colin gave me free reign, and this is where I went. Gentleman bull on the inner forearm.

Tryina' catch up, like always!

 Eames chair for my roommate!

 Some etching and a little script for Kara and Kaitlyn

Started my first ever flash sheet!

Little etched woodsy raccoon for Josh. So fun, and super proud of this one. I even lost the stencil half way through and ended up doing it mostly freehand! 

Magpie on a red fern design for Pierce

A few small commissions I did for a friend out in California. This is them before They were all cut out and neatly framed and all that jazz

Elbow Goliath Beetle for Colin!

Lil rooster buddy to add onto a flash sheet

Sketchin'

Some recent tattoos

Some tattoos from 2014!

Here's a little Virgin Tiger Moth

A1920's inspired Russian Prison cat

A geometric thigh jellyfish!

 

Precious little palm circles.

Origins Tattoo in Greenwood

Working at a new tattoo shop now that I'm back from traveling! My old shop (Treehouse) closed, as my boss moved out to Portland, OR. But, I've found a new spot to work from! Origins. And these are my first two works from there.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo for Jared, and a tribute to the Flatirons in Boulder, CO for Maia.

Great Blue Heron

 

My final tattoo at Treehouse. What an honor it was to work with the great Amory Abbott, one of the most wonderful, kind, badass people I've met on this earth. And such a perfect tattoo to end with-- a favorite bird of mine on a lovely lady.

 

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