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Are you a Tampa Bay native? If not, where are you from?
Joliet, IL.
How would you describe your job or claim to fame?
Established tattoo artist.
What’s your favorite Tampa Bay restaurant?
Do you have a personal Tampa Bay “secret spot” and/or “hidden treasure”?
Yes, my private studio.
What is your favorite Tampa Bay tradition?
Taste of Pinellas, but unfortunately I think it no longer exists.
What’s one thing many people don’t know about you that you’re willing to share with us?
I’m a nature lover and bird nerd.
If you could change one thing about the Tampa Bay area or your community specifically, what would it be?
Slow down the current speed of development.
Were you always artistically inclined?
I started drawing regularly at the age of five.
You’ve been doing more personal and commissioned non-tattoo artwork lately. Does that scratch a different itch? Is there a gallery show in your future?
Painting has always been a true passion. It’s something I started as a teenager, with no formal training. No plans as of now for an art show, my walls [in his studio] are covered in my art so if people want to see it they can.