Inkfest Live DC Tattoo Expo: Day 2

Inkfest Live DC Tattoo Expo: Day 1

Washington Nationals Logo w/web and cross bones

Lion of Africa

Working on a back piece for a Howard University student. So far I have only completed the first outline for the first session. The next part if the shading. I feel like it will take at least one or two more sessions to complete the entire tattoo.

Flor De Lis

Lesbian Rabbits

Rose Add-on

I had tattooed a guitar pick for my client's first tattoo, a while back. And he came back to get something added to enhance it. He didn't know what to add exactly so I had put the idea out there by drawing directly onto the skin by showing him how it would work together.

Heart Locket

The Food Chain

Now Working @ Pinz-N-Needlez Tattoo

After working at DC Ink for a whole year, I have decided to start looking for another shop. Artists were relocating to other shops, supply orders were being made at the last minute when we were in need of certain things, the owner is not in the tattoo industry; so there are certain things that he wont care about. Artists weren't showing up on time, so i had to do most of the side work that I wasn't responsible for. It's all good because hard work pays off.

I have found a post on Facebook that Pinz-N-Needlez had a spot open few another artist, with a a solid portfolio and at least 5 years of experience. Well, I'm working towards 3 years of tattooing so I had to take my chances. The shop has been keeping their eyes on me for quite some time now, and I was easily accepted.

I should be having a lot of fun here.

924 U Street NW
Washington DC 20001
202-387-2465

Liz's New Butterfly

A good friend of mine surprised me by coming into the shop today and she had no clue what she wanted to get tattooed. Of course I had to give her a piece of my mind..lol Within minutes of being difficult with her she now has a butterfly on the back of her neck.

Some Late Night Tattooing on a Friend

I was looking through some Facebook pictures of a close friend of mine, and I had found an interesting photograph that she had saved by a photographer that she admires. While I was supposed to tattoo something completely different on her, she was down for getting this photo tattooed on her.

Another Night: Sketchbook, my cell and a Pepsi

Inkfest Live Tattoo Convention in DC

I'm tattooing at my very first tattoo convention, taking place in November. I will be making stickers, a banner and I will probably have a sketchbook put together for sale. I'm pretty stoked, I might even enter one of the contests. Wish me luck :)

Jaguar

Key to Your Heart: In Progress

Taurus the Bull

One of my clients dropped by to get something to represent their zodiac sign. Might as well tattoo an angry bull.

The Shades of a Lion

I decided to just do strictly shading for this particular tattoo. For as much as I like black and grey shading, I was definitely in my zone while tattooing with the exception of letting my client take a few smoke breaks. I am stoked that he is happy with how it turned out.

The Clash

Her own Dragonfly

A teacher from Howard University stopped by to get her very first tattoo, since she had promised her students that she will have a tattoo already done before the next semester. She came in with some references, but none of them were tattoo able. So I simply drew up something that would be unique just for her.