A year of blood, guts, and tattin' butts. Three ass tats this year! Woo!
Hard to summarize such a dense year in art. Learned a lot, got my ass kicked a lot. Graduated the fucking apprenticeship! First accidental needlestick (no HIV lmao, all fine), first client passing out on me (I'm fine, she's fine, we're all fine.) Made embarrassing mistakes, made a lot of infinity signs & grandma's handwritings, made some art I'm still shocked by. That Cooper's Hawk arm piece in July is uhhh maybe a career highlight? I can't believe how well it turned out. Sometimes you just crush it.
Had the privilege to tattoo some beloved friends! Rediscovered how much I love character design. I love art and I love my life, even on the rough days. So lucky, so hopeful. Hang in there. Keep making your weird shit, keep sticking it out. Sometimes you do infinity signs for 3 months, and sometimes you do a Cooper's hawk. Keep going.
Check out my previous years in review here!
