Updated.

I spent tonight gathering photos together for my new portfolio,

and also uploaded a bunch to my website.

Here's one of the ones I just added,

Katelyn's moth-eaten fan chestpiece all healed up.

I also changed my contact info,

and added my extended guest spot plans.

It's getting closer,

and starting to feel more real now.

I'm fully booked the rest of December here in Minnesota.

I'll be back in MN in April,

and will probably start booking a month before my return by email.

I'll drop the info here on the blog first,

then my website and facebook.

It's winter here now,

with snow on the ground.

And it'll probably stay there till I get back into town.

Nothing melts in Minnesota,

it just piles up.

(i'm pretty sure I should have raked the leaves before this snow fell,

this spring is going to be a mess)

It's also getting really cold,

but instead of hibernating,

I'm packing up and moving out.

Brand New Skin

When J.L. was 2 years old,

she got hot grease spilled onto her chest,

and it scarred up pretty seriously.

28 years later she decided to get the spot tattooed,

and in two sessions we put some waves there.

Not to hide them, per se,

but instead to put something there she'd rather see

when she looked in the mirror.



The scar tissue was really varied in thickness and texture,

(notice the shininess in spots)

and some areas gave me a lot of trouble.

This photo is not long after the second session,

so some of the waves are fully healed,

while the bottom and ones on the left are fresh

(and thus darker right now).

































It was a really interesting project,

and I'm happy with how it turned out.

(and the little bit of tie-in to the swirly tattoo on the right)

I don't usually tattoo over burn scars due to their inconsistent nature,

but this worked out well.

Thanks to J.L. for her patience and trust.