John Caleb tattooing me.

Under the Skin with Big Gus and Sullen Creative Director Ryan Smith

Shark Mouth Tattoo

Originated in WWI and adopted in WWII by the Flying Tigers, the shark teeth struck fear into the heart of opposing forces and showed that the pilot was a force not to be reckoned with. When I was young my pops and I used to build WWII model airplanes, which sparked my love for the era, for the planes and for the individual designs that these pilots had on their planes. We used to go to air shows in Salinas, CA and at Moffett Field in Mountain View,CA and watch the Aerobatics of the Blue Angels and A-10's. What stuck out heavily in my mind was the classic planes. I would imagine the stories behind these planes. I saw all of the designs painted on the planes as small stories of the history of this machine. This tattoo was done by John Caleb at Goodfellas Tattoo in Orange, CA on Sept.13th 2010.

Always being a bit hesitant to have a tattoo that was showing, I took it from Doc Brown and figured, "What the Hell". People will judge, but my friends and family are all that matter to me, and they will never judge. I am very excited for this tattoo and I love what it represents in my life.

Skull and Crosstools by Steve Soto @ Goodfellas Tattoo in Orange,CA

Thank you to Steve Soto at Goodfellas Tattoo, Orange,CA, for my new Skull and CrossPencil/Brush tattoo. It rocks, I am beyond impressed with his work.

The day is finally here, I can't wait! Here we come El Rey!

Tattoo Stories featuring Chester Bennington from Linkin Park is on sale now!

After years of busy work, it is done. Tattoo Stories featuring Chester Bennington from Linkin Park and Dead By Sunrise, is now for sale. You can get your copy at http://www.tattoostories.org.

One thing that got me excited for the project and motivated me to keep working on it is the fact that 40% of the net proceeds are being donated to the Starlight Foundation. The Starlight Children's Foundation helps seriously ill kids & their families cope with pain, fear & isolation through entertainment, education & family activities.
I am excited and honored to have been apart of such a project and I look forward to the next book (more details on April 15th).
I encourage you and yours to purchase a copy of the book. Inside are some amazing stories of people's trails and journeys that led them to get a piece of artwork on their skin. We have also highlighted the amazing artwork of these tattoo artists such as Nikko Hurtado, Big Gus, Steve Soto, Carlos Torres and Carlos Rojas just to name a few.
Our goal is to raise 1 million dollars for the Starlight Foundation. Through word of mouth and people talking about it, we hope to reach this goal.

You can purchase your copy of Tattoo Stories at:

http://www.tattoostories.org

or request it at your local tattoo shop or book store.

http://www.tattoostories.org

http://www.starlight.org

http://www.smartimagination.com

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Sailor Jerry style for my friend's new apt.

I am working on a whole series of artwork for my friend Alana. She just got a new apartment and she asked me to make it a home. She is a huge tattoo and punk rock fan, so the theme of all the rooms will be Sailor Jerry style tattoo flash. It is fun and a nice exercise to mimic a style but add my own flavor to it. I will be posting up some pictures as I work on it soon. This is a canvas painting of SJ's sailboat. I tea stained the canvas before I started painting on it to give it an old map look.