Tag: positivity


  • Working in the Contrast

    In tattooing, contrast is everything. The sweet spot is balance. Creating meaning through clear separation between light and dark. ย Providing depth, while still leaving room for detail and texture.

  • Old School – Something new

    Thatโ€™s what I want to makeโ€”art and tattoos that people donโ€™t just get, but treasure. Pieces that mean something because theyโ€™re tied to a moment, a memory, or a feeling.

  • Rough start

    If youโ€™re behind on your goals, your art, your training, or your callingโ€”good. That means youโ€™re carrying something real. Just donโ€™t confuse a pause with surrender.

  • No one left behind

    No one left behind

    Honor and Ink has never been about flash. Itโ€™s about showing up โ€” even when itโ€™s uncomfortable โ€” and making sure the door is open for those whoโ€™ve already carried more than their share.

  • The gift of time

    Progress doesnโ€™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 workโ€ฆ and not waste the gift of time when itโ€™s given.

  • Not There Yet

    Either way, it helped. It gave me a way back into the present. And if youโ€™ve ever had one of those days where your mind drags you somewhere you fought like hell to leave behindโ€ฆ youโ€™re not alone.

  • Believing – Lessons paid forward

    Hearing that meant more to me than any award or medal ever could. It reminded me that leadership, much like humility, doesnโ€™t always fix everyone in the moment โ€” but when it lands, it can ripple forward for years.

  • 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.

  • Adversity – a part of life

    Ninety days isnโ€™t much in the grand scheme of life โ€” but when you show up every single day, even in small ways, it becomes its own kind of transformation.

  • Nontoxic control

    Today wasnโ€™t comfortable. But it was needed. It was about trusting the processโ€”and it reminded me that strength isnโ€™t just holding the line. Sometimes itโ€™s knowing when to soften, when to speak up, and when to finally feel what youโ€™ve been carrying.