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...long time, no post lol. I am returning from the abyss once again to post what I've been working on: some Friday the 13th tattoo flash :D ! I'm gonna tatt only very limited amounts of these, but I'm excited! I'll post these to my fb in a little bit to make the official announcement :).

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My last post (lover/fighter) was a valentines day tattoo flash that i designed myself for .. valentines day, lol. Unfortunately, i wont be tatting it on anyone nor will anyone know about this design (for now)..! But not to worry! Because i intend to one day tatt it on someone! I also have another design - which is a snail with hearts - that was meant for valentines day. Same story, lol. But ill post that eventually, i just like my lover/figher piece better out of the two..!

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" I'm a lover and a fighter, baby "

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Far Out !

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My last picture post is a tattoo design i made while in my apprenticeship. It wasnt colored in until about 2 hours ago. I made 50 business cards, and that design was included on the back, so i had to color it quickly for that! I just bought them like an hour ago :3! So excited!! No one has gotten the design as a tattoo yet, tho. But i have had 2 people get my original designs on them tattooed by my mentor himself! Super proud of that. Im hoping my cards come out cool, and i hope for small, but continued success for myself over time 😊

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Since i last checked in, ive been working at my tattoo apprenticeship for about 4 months now. Ive learned alot of basics and good tips, made some mistakes, and made new aquaintances! However, this upcoming wednesday, ill be having my last day at my apprenticeship. Its honestly become too expensive over time; ive already spent hust slightly over $2K.. 😅.

Im kinda sad to have to leave, ive had such a good time. But yea, i suppose its time for me to keep chugging along and doing my thing in life. Im optimistic eventho i despise change. But i can recognize the importance of change, too.

For now, ill try to post more on this blog! Ill post the drawings ive made in the past 4 months, new trad/digital paintings, and more! Ive always wanted to get into commission work as well, so i wanna work on developing that (even if its super small-scale). I am even going to create my own business cards to hand out to folks this week! Im gonna leave some at the tatt shop before i leave, too.

Big things ahead. I am keeping myself optimistic and looking towards a bright future. I am always trying, and i always will; il never stop 😁!

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12 days ago, my blog turned 1 year old..! Time flies, i somehow feel like ive had it longer, lol.

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.... hey everyone!! Ive been gone from this tumblr for a while. When i made this page, it was because i thought no one on earth wanted to see my art. But wow have i been blessed in the time ive been away... i was able to somehow get a job doing art!! Im a tattoo artist apprentice!! How fun is that :D?!

Im a person that, wherever i go, no one knows me at all. No friends, nothing. So this job coming to me the way it did.. im so schocked, but i know for sure now that i am blessed and being watched over. Its too long to explain here, but long story short.. i finally was able to make a friend!!! This friend is now my teacher/boss, and he makes the atmosphere feel as if we are all family. Im beyond thankful for this opportunity to flourish.

Since this past october, ive been making my own tattoo designs... and omg is it FUN!! i was informed that my style is one called "new school" in the tatting world. I think ill try to post some of my designs here soon so you all can see.

So yea.. thats where ive been! Who wouldve thought.. wow.

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..my mom loved the drawing i made for her!! she said she thought i had copied the style or something and just printed it out xD. Now it is hanging happily in the living room near the front door <3. Makes me really happy that i can make my mother happy with a simple drawing!

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heres a current wip! I have so many at the moment lol. Im gonna try to take my time on this one.

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finished this a few days ago for my mother for mothersday! She adores betty boop (and lady bugs!) and always supports and loves the art i make regardless of what it is, so i figured its about time i draw something for her specifically! I printed this and put it in a cute pink frame; im excited to see how she likes it today! 💖

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heres an orchid doodle (plus random girl in the corner lool)! I wanted to practice drawing one because i want to draw something for my mother for mothersday. I think it came out pretty okay!! I think ill try to do my moms drawing digitally, tho, so its nice and crispp, lol

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a miku :D!! I got new colored pencils like a week or so ago, and theyre way better than the other ones i have thankfully lool, the others were just wack.

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my finished sylvester! Im happy with how it came out :). I used 3 pictures on google for reference to make this pose/expression. Ill be giving this to my mothers friend tomorrow, i hope he likes it!

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I made a lil fella :D! Ive had some oven bake clay just sitting in a corner for a while now, and i finally decided to do something with it. Really, i wanted to make a top for a cup that i bought at a discount store (can you guess why it was discounted?) so that no bugs would get in it in the summer. And then i was like u know what? I need to make a little dude. I used to always make little mice creatures from ovenbake clay when i was in elementary school and give them to my friends; its been so long since ive done something like that!

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heres some sylvester doodles :D! My mother has an older friend who likes to do art and came over about a week ago with a piece he made of tweety bird. It was really cute, and it was on a piece of recycled hard plastic that he found and cut into shape! Hes really handy with his art, i think its awesome. Anywho, he wanted to see if maybe i can make him an outline that he could paint over of sylvester as a companion piece to his tweety bird. Of course i said yea! So, these are my practice sketches of sylvester :3. I want to get the feel for the shapes before i go ahead and plan out the actual piece. Thats why #1 sylvester looks a bit ..... off 😆. Dont be afraid to make a funny or shitty looking first attempt :)!