Tag: Creative Growth
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In tattooing, contrast is everything. The sweet spot is balance. Creating meaning through clear separation between light and dark. Providing depth, while still leaving room for detail and texture.
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That’s what I want to make—art and tattoos that people don’t just get, but treasure. Pieces that mean something because they’re tied to a moment, a memory, or a feeling.
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There are plenty of modern comforts worth appreciating, and someday they’ll be someone else’s nostalgia. But the values that last don’t change.
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If you’re going to get a tattoo, speak with authority, build something that lasts, or guide others, don’t stop at knowing. Verify. Read the source. Ask better questions. Do the work. That’s how knowledge becomes leverage—and leverage, used well, becomes freedom.
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That’s how real change works. Doubt will still show up. So will bad days, crowded rooms, and moments where the vision feels fuzzy. None of that means you’re off course. It just means you’re in it.
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Progress doesn’t always look like praise. Sometimes it looks like showing up anyway. So I will keep showing up. Refining the collar. Softening the muzzle transitions. Writing alongside the work… and not waste the gift of time when it’s given.
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Either way, it helped. It gave me a way back into the present. And if you’ve ever had one of those days where your mind drags you somewhere you fought like hell to leave behind… you’re not alone.
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Hearing that meant more to me than any award or medal ever could. It reminded me that leadership, much like humility, doesn’t always fix everyone in the moment — but when it lands, it can ripple forward for years.
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If you’re feeling stretched this holiday season between the life you’re leaving and the one you’re stepping into, I hope you give yourself a moment to appreciate what’s already in your hands. Trust the process. There’s more there than you think.
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Ninety days isn’t much in the grand scheme of life — but when you show up every single day, even in small ways, it becomes its own kind of transformation.