Snow in October?

You must be fucking joking!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! It's enough to make me lose my sense of humor, but we survived through it!! It's great to have a geni.

So, a topic of discussion has risen amongst my friends and I about these studios doing, $10, $13 and $50 tattoos on stupid gimmicks like Friday the 13th, Halloween and Breast Cancer ribbons. Tattoos that cheap don't even pay for the set up, the equipment being used. If a studio or an artist has to cheapen themselves that low to make money, there's a real problem. Maybe they need to take a hard look at the way they do business, or their superior attitude keeping them from getting work. That would be my first thought. Studios that do gimmicks put a bad name on our craft, it shows that all they care about is the "money". They don't care if they're doing quality work or setting a standard. They don't care if their cutting corners in their sterilization or prep, they just wanna get you in and out, like an assembly line. Serious people looking for serious work don't seak out artists who cheapen themselves with deals, breaks and trades. What we do as tattoo artists is a perfected craft that demands respect and when the artists themselves don't respect it, how do they expect anyone to take them serious?

That's my lil rant for the month. I should probably go around to every studio that does this dumb shit and thank them, it allows me to get connect with the serious collectors and do major work.

THANKS GUYS FOR BEING CHEAP ASSHOLES!!! PEACE!

Major new updates on my personal site so check it http://www.tattoosbystacy.com

My girl Peg sported her Chrome Gardens T-shirt on the Great Wall when she visited China this past month. YOU LOOK GREAT PEG!!!!

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!

BLOGGER CAN SUCK IT!!!

I wrote a new blog a couple days ago, it was pretty good one too. It said it was "auto saving" but when I went to publish it the button wouldn't work, so I went into the saved blogs and it wasn't there. FUCKERS!!!

I will write another one, when I'm not so pissed off at technology for waisting my time!!!
BLOGGER YOU SUCK!!!

PEACE, LOVE & MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!

Where'd the sun go?

Brrrrrrrr...OK Autumn is here!!!

It's Wednesday, my day to stay home in my drawing studio and work on designs. This rain tho isn't helping with the inspiration level...I'll work it out. Let's see put some jams on and rock out a bit, that always helps. I've been working on a lot of great pieces lately, my favorite lately is Jim's phoenix, dragon and peony sleeve, as well as Anya's belly dancer. I am certainly staying busy, I have about 6 to 8 half sleeves in progress and a couple cover-ups. Starting a major back cover-up in a couple weeks with a bonsai and lucky bats. A lot of new clients walking in the door, in two weeks I start a sleeve on a great guy from Baton Rouge, all day session, Geisha and Crane! FUN!

The house is finished being painted, it's like moving in all over again to a new place. Getting some new pieces of furniture to complete that new home feeling and the color is so peaceful. After a long day I love nothing more than coming home to a calm, relaxing house.

My birthday is coming up, made reservations months ago at Morimoto's in Philly. Always wanted to go, and well shit turning 44 is enough of a reason so we're doing it. So, looking forward to a great night of tons of good sake, good food and good friends.

I realized yesterday morning that I have lost 10 pant sizes and 12 inches off my waist, STOKED!!! It's been a lot of work and well worth it. No dairy, No wheat, No processed sugars, No eggs, No red meat. It's been a lot of Tofu, rice, veggies and fruit. Getting rid of negative people in my life has helped as well. You don't realize when you're in the middle of it, but people who are negative, mean and cruel to others affect your health more than you think. And Karma is a beautiful thing and what a sling-shot affect it's had this past year. I'm not happy to see others suffer but when someone has it coming to them because they've misrepresented themselves and had hidden motives, it's good to see that they finally get exposed for the frauds they are.

OK my peeps I gotta get to the drawing board, I hope you are all well and keeping away from sick people, physically, mentally and emotionally.

PEACE, LOVE, AND MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!

Summer Sun...

and fun!! This summer has been great!! SO much going on...but having the time to get away for a few days was priceless. Hoping to do it again in October!! Made my reservations for Morimoto's for my birthday!!! SOOOO looking forward to that, I may pee a lil when we're served.

My Shige print arrived and is proudly displayed in the studio. I was so thrilled that it came on fabric!! It's BEAUTIFUL!!!! I never imagined it would have been printed on fabric, what an amazing idea. If I knew how to sew I would buy a couple more and make myself a pair of pants.

I've been sanding and staining a skate board deck, using a dark walnut stain, it's coming out really well, I'm stoked to put on my design. Hopefully by this weekend it'll be dry and I can start drawing. I want to order a few more decks to do a series of vaginal paintings. Yeah I know I'm odd.

A couple Monday's ago went to visit Anya and we worked more on my leg, maybe one or two more session and it'll be finished. Then it's onto my other concepts for my other leg. In a couple weeks I start her belly dancer!!! We're doing that on her upper thigh, I may have to re size it, she's such a lil thing I may have drawn it larger than the area I have, oh well we'll see. I love being able to get work from an artist a really respect. She doesn't have any of that Kat Von "duck face" wanna-be attitude, which is so refreshing right now in the industry. It seems like every artist I come across wants to be a rock star and not an artist. They're more focused on themselves and not their clients, which is blowing up in their faces! I get new clients every day who tell me they're sick of those "ego emo artsy" types. Clients are real people, and they're looking for real people to do their work not the drama they see on TV.

Here's a beautiful boy who came to me from all the way in Montana, we had an all day 7.5 hour session. What a lot of work for both of us, we were exhausted by the end of it all. He hitched hiked from the Harrisburg International Airport, now that's determinatin!! He's going to be sending me some healed pictures soon.

I have been doing a ton of Koi pieces this summer, I'm going to change my name to "The Koi Lady" LMAO I love doing them, so I'm not complaining at all, it's just funny that as it stands right now I'm working on 6 different Koi pieces. Wacky! It must be out in the universe that it's the summer of Koi.

I'm also working on a lot of Hannya, in fact I just got a request for a Hannya and Koi leg sleeve. :D

Well my peeps, loved ones and interested parties, I gotta set up for my day, working on a pre-rennensance portrait style tattoo of baby Jesus and his momma half sleeve. Then later tonight starting a bio-mech man!!

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!!

I need 6 arms!!

Keepin me busy an away from blog-in'...studio has been crazy busy, remodeling and painting finished and I'm lovin' it!! July 4th was low key, I stayed in next to the AC and just chilled. Maybe that's non-American but I don't need all these holidays to remind me to be patriotic.

Been able to squeeze in time for some painting and my skull projects. I've also been working on a line of limited addition, one-of-a-kind tshirts. I will be doing all the designing and screen printing myself. So, keep your eye out for those juicy bits, and not to worry boys I will do some "big Boy" sizes and ladies I'm working on some baby doll blouses and tank tops. Somethin for everyone!!

Well my peeps I'm outa here, got an appointment waiting!

PEACE, LOVE, and MOTHER FUCKIN TATTOOS!!!!

Damn it~

I wanted to ride the giant fireball in the sky!!!! Rapture my ass!!! How disapointing!!!

Well anyway...Tuesday I did a single session for 7.5 hrs. of a half sleeve for my boy Kris from Montana. Kids got balls that's for sure. Sat like a champ and made the 7.5 hrs fly by with great conversation!! This piece was no joke!! POW! I can't wait to get healed pictures.

I don't have much else to say, it's been a busy long week and I'm ready to get outa here, and relax.

Did a massive update on my In Progress gallery, so check it out. Other than that, summer is here and I'm happy as a clam!!

Peace out!!

Peace, Love & Mother Fuckin Tattoos!!!!!

Sadness

I just found out my friend and fellow artist Anya might be going back to Russia, due to our Govt stupid immigration laws and a dickhead of an ex husband, a very beautiful and talented young lady might be leaving us. NOT FUCKING FAIR AT ALL PEOPLE!!!!! There are not many people I like on this planet, I mean truly like, but this kid is one of them. She's real...down to the fiber, nothing fake or shifty about her at all. Her work ethics are beyond reproach, I don't know any other 25 yr old who could hold a candle to her sincerity and commitment to her craft. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed and sending a lot of light her way!!!

That's all I have to say about it. Not Happy :(

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHER FUCKING TATTOOS!!!!