So, I made my first trip back to San Francisco since I left last year. I left the day after my 30th birthday, and got back today. It was an amazing trip. I saw lots of friends, drank more booze than I have this entire past year in 12 days, and did a slew of tattoos. I went back to work at Body Manipulations while I was there. It was very nice to see some old clients of mine again. Also to work with Colin Stevens is always a blast. He has some of the best stories I have ever heard, along with the fact that he has put out some of the most amazing and consistant work for two decades. If you live near San Francisco, I highly suggest paying him a visit. You won't regret it. Here are a few photos from this trip.

... of a new era

So, I will be leaving San Francisco and heading east, to sunny Charleston, South Carolina. I had a wonderful experience working with everyone at Body Manipulations, but it is time for me to move on. I can't thank them all enough for giving me such a pleasant experience.

From July onward I will be working and taking appointments at Holy City Tattoo in West Ashley. If you are in the lowcountry and looking to get tattooed, come see me.

Tigress

I tattooed my ccoworker Autumn today. She is awesome and had me do this. She is a piercer at Body Manipulations. Come see her. She also takes amazing photographs. Maybe I should have had her take the photos of this.

Wet Paint

Been on a painting spree again. Girls, girls,girls.

Hey Sailor!

So Gavin from London contacted me back in december about his trip to San Francisco, and how he wanted a sailor lady tattooed while here. Since having so much time before he came out, I redrew the design about 15 times before deciding on the one I was happiest with. When he got to the shop, he was pretty excited about the design, and ready to go. He has some really nice work done, from his home of London at The Family Business Tattoo. If you are ever in London, check them out, good quality work. Thank you Gavin, if you see this. I had a lot of fun with this one.

Some recent tattoos

a few tattoos from the past few months. The tree has been a work in progress since november, but it is coming to a close. We have one more session, but it is massive, considering the roots wrap the hips and come to the top of his thighs.Thanks Robert for being a trooper.

The seamonster is finishing my most loyal of clients, Josh's forearm to finish out his right sleeve. I'm kind of going in a different direction with this one than my normal self.

The Triceratops is on a friend from LA. He couldn't decide what to get while here, but made a last minute decision, which I thought was hilarious.

Newsies....

LOts of things keeping me busy the past few months. Between tattooing and painting for the "Here be Monsters" show, it's been keeping me from keeping up to date on here. So here are a few phots of what I have been up to lately.

Enter the Turkey....

So San Francisco has been strange this past month. The Giants won the world series, and throughout that process, the shop was a bit slower than usual. I only did one Halloween tattoo, but it was fun.

It was also the first Halloween that my son could actually understand and appreciate it, so it was nice to get to relive the excitement through him. It was always my favorite holiday.

My buddy JD moved back to The City, and we started this hairy lady on him. I think it turned out well, and got to mess around with a few new tricks, courtesy of Chris Conn's seminar I took a couple weeks ago at the State of Grace convention. Chris was at the shop the other day and so I was fortunate enough to be able to show him it in person to hear his opinion about it. Thanks JD. Always a pleasure.

.....and lastly, here is the sheet of flash I am sending in for the Read Street Flash Trade 2010. I hope whoever gets it likes it.

Sugar!

I tattooed this sugarskull over a really bad scar the other day. He was born and raised in Mexico, where apparently arm wrestling is a very big sport amonst teenagers. The scar came from getting his arm broke in one of those matches, where the bone popped straight out of it. Ouch!

I love tattooing sugarskulls, and really enjoyed doing this one.