| . relocation to northwestern florida . |
[Nov. 19th, 2006|09:40 am] |
Aaron and I went to visit Jim (the old school artist who trained him) in Florida. Everything fell into place nicely and we've decided to move there and get our own place for 6-12 months. This is really good for me because the shop is ten times bigger, the artists have at least a decade each worth of additional experience behind them and I'll learn a lot quicker under four serious tattoo artists. Plus, Aaron will still be by my side... so I don't feel like I'm changing anything except my environment.
Fort Walton is a military town which is helpful because tough little sailor and navy boys come into the shop acting all badass and are the last to bitch or complain about the pain of getting tattooed. Also, Carlos is the only other apprentice and he's been there ten months now. Soon, I will be getting paid the same as him to run the floor. I've already got at least five months experience now, so after six months, I should be ready to move to the next level. All the guys at the shop welcomed me- even Jim. It felt like home just after the first two days... I didn't want to leave.
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| . european tattoo parlors . |
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ps. today, Aaron and I are leaving for Florida to work with Jim in his shop
pss. we're getting our passports and looking for a tattoo shop in london, italy or prague to work at over the winter/spring |
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| . recent illustrations . |
[Aug. 27th, 2006|01:49 pm] |
I no longer have a scanner, so the pictures of my drawings are crappy. |
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| . my new job . |
[Aug. 17th, 2006|03:35 am] |
click the image to view the series |
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[Aug. 15th, 2006|11:57 pm] |
OPTIONS:
(a) team up with Aaron (the pirate) and become a tattoo artist
(b) move back to portland, get a job and rent out the townhouse ($500/month)
(c) move to Savannah, Georiga with JR (my brother) and audit courses at his art school
(d) recluse myself in the PDX townhouse, work on my script and practice Cirque de Soleil aerial dancing with Aine |
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[Aug. 13th, 2006|08:00 am] |
I'm getting quite antsy. The heat has reached the triple digits and it's hard to stay awake or active. JR is applying for different colleges outside of Portland. I want to come back to the townhouse. I don't know what I'd do if I came back.
Aine emailed me and mentioned she now has a pole dancing studio and is learning the aerial silks like in Cirque du Soleil. A strong part of me really wants to team up with her and create some kind of business together.
I miss the cold. I miss the rain. I miss wearing layered clothing. I miss having the privacy to cry. I miss familiar faces that know me.
Dammit. |
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