It starts with a conversation.

Every piece begins with an idea—sometimes fully formed, sometimes still taking shape. My job is to understand what you’re trying to create, ask the right questions, and figure out how to make it work on the body.

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After more than 20 years of tattooing, I’ve learned that some of the best work starts with listening.

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I don’t expect the person to fit the artist. I take the time to understand the person.

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Everyone comes to me with something different—whether it’s a clear vision or something they’re still figuring out. My job isn’t to make your idea fit me. It’s to understand what you want and use my experience to figure out how to make it work.

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That means my work can look very different from one piece to the next. The consistency is in how I approach it.

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I think about placement, flow, contrast, structure, and how a tattoo will age—not just how it photographs the day it’s finished. The idea, the person, the body, and the longevity of the piece are all part of the equation.

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A good tattoo has to work beyond the photograph—and getting there starts with understanding the person who will wear it.

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That’s where the conversation comes in. I bring the experience; you bring the reason you’re here. You don’t need to have the finished tattoo figured out. We’ll get there together.

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My curiosity doesn’t stop with tattooing. I’m drawn to science, art, design, music, building things, and anything that gives me a chance to create, explore, or understand something in a new way.

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At home, life is shared with my wife and a group of rescued animals. That part of my life keeps me grounded and probably says as much about who I am as anything I could put in an artist bio.

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After all these years, I still approach the work the same way: listen first, understand the idea, and then figure out how to make it the best tattoo it can be.

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