So I'm started on my next major tattoo, and I am so pleased. My new chest piece is based on ancient Near Eastern wall reliefs of winged lions and griffins. In the ANE these creatures typically stand as mythical guardians to temples and palaces, etc. I came up with the idea for many reasons. When I first started to appreciate tattoos, I fell in love with the Japanese styled phoenix and dragon pairing. I thought for a long time that I would want something like that on my chest panels. Also, afte… Continue

Wow - how time has passed. My son turned one last weekend. Amazing how time flies. I've always heard from other parents that time goes quickly with a baby. I always shrugged and replied, yeah sure. But now that he's turned one - I can't believe it. Almost makes me want to talk to my wife about having another one! Almost... So to honor this accomplishment, I think I'll have to go get another tattoo. So to all the parents - do you have any tattoos for you kids? If so, what? I was thinking about… Continue

I find tattoos to be a very unusual art form; more diverse than the individual works are the people that collect them. I often hear "wow, they should hand out licenses for having babies"(I'm originally from way, way up north here in Canada)...well should the same be true for getting tattoos? We are very different people in this world, radically different than eachother and personally, and I can really appreciate that. However if you ask me my opinion of your new tattoo (eg. a beaver with a hock… Continue