Tattoo Love

Been working on a tattoo to symbolize my love for tattooing, I have it drawn up but still need to fine tune it and tweek it more before I can get it put on me. The basic concept is to have a tattoo machine with 2 pentagrams being held up by a little voodoo doll that is tattooing another voodoo doll. So its a tattoo within a tattoo, I'll find some way to post up some pics of the finish drawing and when I finally get it I'll post up the finished product. I'm so excited to be getting a new tattoo and one that I drew on my own, I've been watching the other apprentices and taking some tips from their drawing styles and learning how to shade correctly. I want it to be a color piece but not to much color because I want to give it that awesome dark occult look. I'm also going to work on drawing up something for my teddy bear tattoo, I'm not to sure if I put the reason behind him. Well he symbolizes a point in my life where I was just used and not cared for like I was supposed to be. Like a little teddy bear I gave off nothing but love, and instead all I recieved were scars and a broken heart. He signifies the dark times I had with D, I put all that in my past not to forget but to just leave in my past. He is there to help remind me that I'm not taking any more crap from any man ever again, I will never allow myself to be taken advantage of again. I plan on putting some old school letter blocks on one side of him but looking worn out and broken and something else on his other side also worn out and broken. Its going to be a whole piece dedicated to all the negativity I'm leaving behind while I'm on my journey to achieving my dreams and living my life the way I want.

Happy 4th of July

Had a great time at the tattoo shop, we closed down for the day. There was burgers, hot dogs, beer, and ppl getting tattooed. The last one was the best part. There are 3 tattoo artists so far: J, G, and M. I like working with all of them but more with G because he has like 30yrs. of experience and knows his shit. Oh the best part of the day was when M was tattooing an apprentice and while she was getting tattooed she was doing a tattoo on someone else. That was like history in the making, G said he has seen some stuff in his days but never anything like that. I wanted to stay longer but decided to call it a day. I'm off Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I'll be going back up there on Wednesday then off again on Thursday. I drew out a bad ass tattoo that I want so bad, its a tattoo machine with voodoo dolls. It makes me more driven to get it and to finish my training. Can't wait to go on Wednesday, I would go tomorrow but I want to give my mom and dad rest from taking me to Odessa. It'll be nice to rest anyways, need to catch up on some laundry.

WOW

Had a Motha Fucking AWESOME day at the shop! I know I need to work on my drawing skills because I feel like I'm way behind the others. I see them popping out bad ass designs and I'm just not thinking that way. Everyone is super helpful and very supportive. Cook out tomorrow!!! Loving my tattoo shop family!!!

So tired from work and training but love living my own life, more happy days at the tattoo shop to come

One Year

My life will be different in one years time, I will hopefully have completed my training and be making the money that comes with being a tattoo artist. I plan on making a name for myself and not letting anyone get in my way. Its going to be either get with my program of get the fuck off the ride with me, I don't have time for games or guys that can't handle a true 1-on-1 LTR. I don't know if I'll still be in Midland or Odessa doing tattoos when I'm done with training, they might transfer me somewhere else. So obviously if I decide on being with someone they have to be willing to move with me or have something long distance. Not going to worry myself with it now, just going to focus on me and my dreams. That and my family is all that matters to me now.

One day down

I finished my first day at Brutal Nation Ink today. I had a fucking blast even though I was mopping and cleaning a lot. I was even a sign holder twice, free tattoos everyday. Come and see us if your in Odessa. I learned how to break down a tattoo station and set one up. So many rules and regulations but hey its worth learning. So many people came in today to get free tattoos, very few got big ones. But hey the shop just opened yesterday so things are gonna be running on the free tattoos till the reputation grows. I will do my best to promote the shop at work and wherever I go. The staff is super friendly and great, I fully appreciate my boss for the opportunity he has given me to achieve my dreams. I won't be going tomorrow because I work all day at Walmart, I assigned my Tuesdays and Thursdays as my off days from the shop so I can put in a whole 8 hours at work. Have to make money some how right. Really hope to be getting this car soon because I wanted to stay longer than 9 at the shop, but since I had my sis and mom waiting outside I had to leave. I'm so in love with the shop, oh and funny enough I always get lost in the back. Funny thing is that its just one strait line lol like a huge hallway. Oh and I was trying to take the tops off the inks and I spilt some on the WHITE counter lol, everyone was making fun of me lol. I got it cleaned up as much as possible but there is still some in the cracks. I quit because I didn't want to make anymore messes.

First day at work

I had a good first day at work. Started way to fucking early though lol, and what do I get for complaining that it was too early I get to go in at 7am tomorrow lol. Just my luck ha ha, I get off at 12pm and have to go to Odessa to the tattoo shop by 1pm. I'll be there till about 9 or 10 pm. I fixed my schedule to where I am able to only miss 2 full days of training and on the days I go to Odessa I'll only miss about an hour of training. I'll work about 31 hrs a week at Walmart because I want to spend as much time as possible at the tattoo shop. Trying to buy a little car from my dad's friend so I'll have some wheels to take me to work and training without having to have someone drive me around. Looks like its an easy enough job at Walmart. I know that I will be dog ass tired from working all morning and training at night, it is worth it all though. I'll fill you all in on how my second day at work goes and my first day as an apprentice goes. I love you all!!!