I feel like being a super hero sometimes, and wish I could be part of a super hero team, similar to X-men, or heroes or something I guess, but I think it would just be sick! I cant stop thinking of this subject. Like I wish I could randomly just start fighting a villain (or a hero) and have the most epic battle ever! Like exchanging punches and the watching the missing ones land on a building and knock out a chunk of concrete! Or like bodyslamming the other superhuman on the ground and creating a small crater. My point is, I have many more specific ideas and plots and what not, so why should I not try writing a screen play, or a short/medium story? I've always wanted to write a book, possibly an autobiography and sell it to Hollywood.
Some of you might not think so, but my past has been pretty crazy, and interesting in the very least. Not to mention those of you who are part of my life now, know the weird, odd, bizarre, random, just crazy things that happen now. If anyone has ever REALLY put thought into actually being a superhero that some how pertains to their life in anyway, (for example.....Ralph the plumber probably has a fantasy to be Zaliction the Oceanic liquid manipulator!) Tell me! I am seriously going to write this thing.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The sum of it all and the vision of result and realization
Ups, downs, not knowing left from right, the past few weeks have been pretty crazy. My brothers and I have always been crazy busy, especially lately with the man cave. But overall, I have been just zeroing in on all of my capabilities of tattooing, getting ready for my first convention, tattoolapalooza in san diego. We were able to get a banner ready, and the rest of what we needed, but it all did seem last minute, which was most likely my fault.
Then the moment we had all waited for finally arrived......the weekend of tattoolapalooza. I was definitely nervous as hell, but knew I had something to show the world in person. Living and tattooing in Hawaii, Ive come to find out, that its a really, really small world here. I mean the world is a small world or where ever you go, but once you have that, then its even smaller here in Hawaii. As far as tattoos for serious tattoo collectors here in Hawaii, the most is usually polynesian, japanese art, some portraiture, and a truck load of traditional and neo traditional tattoos.....and they are all beautiful and there is nothing wrong with that at all. I love all of them, and they all have their great value and show beauty in its own works, but thats just not where my heart is. If you look at my work, its not in any of those categories.
Over everything, I just usually call my work surrealism. Some call it modern new school, some will actually call it cartoon realism, etc, etc. I believe what ever its called, it has an organic flow to it, whether its the flow of the design or the color transitions and layering. And other than people who just really like how the colors look, people here in Hawaii really dont seem to take an interest in it, especially since its not to trendy here. Which is fine, because its their body, so to his own. But just being at the convention, I felt like my style of work was way more in demand, and actually had met a lot of people who are in the same style of work! I was really stoked. There were actually people who have seen my work before from other places besides Hawaii, which just blew my mind away, and I was really excited about that.
And of course, there were many people who I knew and heard of. I mean many. Including the great Nate Kostechko. I was super grateful to have met him. He is a really great person, I got to hang out with him, and was so lucky, even got tattoo'd by him. He is truly one of my idols and I was not believing I was actually getting work from him. After talking to him and hanging out, I plan on guest spotting at his shop, coil tattoo studio, before the new year, I will keep an update out on that, so stay tuned.
Other than that, I also recieved a dope tattoo from my brother on my thigh, Im super stoked on it, its a hilarious idea. And of course, I got to do one of my own personal creations, and believe its one of the best tattoos I have ever done. I will have it posted soon. I got to do it on my brother which is really awesome because I love to tattoo people I know.
Overall, this weekend was a real eye opener, I got to make some really good friends, saw a different world of tattooing outside of Hawaii, and got to make plans for some really cool guest spots. I am one happy camper right now...................and Im not Jonah Hill!!!!!!
Then the moment we had all waited for finally arrived......the weekend of tattoolapalooza. I was definitely nervous as hell, but knew I had something to show the world in person. Living and tattooing in Hawaii, Ive come to find out, that its a really, really small world here. I mean the world is a small world or where ever you go, but once you have that, then its even smaller here in Hawaii. As far as tattoos for serious tattoo collectors here in Hawaii, the most is usually polynesian, japanese art, some portraiture, and a truck load of traditional and neo traditional tattoos.....and they are all beautiful and there is nothing wrong with that at all. I love all of them, and they all have their great value and show beauty in its own works, but thats just not where my heart is. If you look at my work, its not in any of those categories.
Over everything, I just usually call my work surrealism. Some call it modern new school, some will actually call it cartoon realism, etc, etc. I believe what ever its called, it has an organic flow to it, whether its the flow of the design or the color transitions and layering. And other than people who just really like how the colors look, people here in Hawaii really dont seem to take an interest in it, especially since its not to trendy here. Which is fine, because its their body, so to his own. But just being at the convention, I felt like my style of work was way more in demand, and actually had met a lot of people who are in the same style of work! I was really stoked. There were actually people who have seen my work before from other places besides Hawaii, which just blew my mind away, and I was really excited about that.
And of course, there were many people who I knew and heard of. I mean many. Including the great Nate Kostechko. I was super grateful to have met him. He is a really great person, I got to hang out with him, and was so lucky, even got tattoo'd by him. He is truly one of my idols and I was not believing I was actually getting work from him. After talking to him and hanging out, I plan on guest spotting at his shop, coil tattoo studio, before the new year, I will keep an update out on that, so stay tuned.
Other than that, I also recieved a dope tattoo from my brother on my thigh, Im super stoked on it, its a hilarious idea. And of course, I got to do one of my own personal creations, and believe its one of the best tattoos I have ever done. I will have it posted soon. I got to do it on my brother which is really awesome because I love to tattoo people I know.
Overall, this weekend was a real eye opener, I got to make some really good friends, saw a different world of tattooing outside of Hawaii, and got to make plans for some really cool guest spots. I am one happy camper right now...................and Im not Jonah Hill!!!!!!
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