Category: Fun


  • Intentionality – the holiday spirit

    If youโ€™re feeling stretched this holiday season between the life youโ€™re leaving and the one youโ€™re stepping into, I hope you give yourself a moment to appreciate whatโ€™s already in your hands. Trust the process. ย Thereโ€™s more there than you think.

  • Community โ€“ The Circle That Keeps Us Going

    Community is where legacy grows legs. Itโ€™s where art and service meet, where stories overlap, and where meaning is multiplied. Itโ€™s not just about who stands beside us โ€” itโ€™s about who keeps us standing.ย 

  • Purpose: Finding the Why Behind the Work

    My purpose is evolving โ€” part healing, part storytelling, part helping others find meaning through art. If I can create something that helps someone see their own story in a new light, then Iโ€™ve done more than tattoo; Iโ€™ve connected.

  • Reflection: The Story So Far

    Each of these themes could stand alone, but together, they form something much stronger โ€” a living design. They remind me that personal growth, like good tattoo work, isnโ€™t done in one sitting. It takes layers, healing, and the courage to see how each piece will flow into the next.

  • Acceptance: Becoming Just John

    The two koi represent balanceโ€”the constant movement between opposing forces that defines growth. Light and dark, strength and vulnerability, discipline and freedom. Acceptance is about finding peace in that balance, not trying to erase one side or the other.

  • โ€œInktober, Shading, and Why Art Should Feel Like Riding a Scooter in a T-Rex Suitโ€

    Tattoo artist improving shading skills with Tattooing 101โ€™s Artist Hour while joining Inktober 2025โ€”progress, practice, and keeping it fun.