... TATTOOING FULL-TIME SINCE 1996, PIERCING SINCE 2003. OWNER OF CRITICAL ACCLAIM TATTOOS IN EMMAUS, PA. I PREFER CUSTOM OVER FLASH, AN ORIGINAL PIECE EACH TIME, WHETHER IT IS JUST A MODIFICATION, I REFUSE TO DO THE SAME TATTOO TWICE. TO ME TATTOOING IS A JOURNEY WHETHER YOU ARE GIVING OR RECEIVING IT, IT IS MORE THAN JUST ART, IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF ONES SOUL. THE PAIN ONE MUST ENDURE FREES ONE SELF, AS THE MARINES PUT IT, "PAIN IS MERELY WEAKNESS ESCAPING THE BODY". THOUGH I DO NOT LIKE HURTING PEOPLE, I FEEL IT IS A NATURAL PART OF THE PROCESS & ACTS AS A "CLEANSING". AS FOR STYLES I ENJOY... ORGANIC IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE WITH CELTIC BEING A CLOSE SECOND. I LOVE NEW SKOOL, FINELINE, PORTRAITS, (REALISM IN GENERAL), STONEWORK & I NEVER DRAW THE LINE AT DOING ANY PIECE. I'LL ADMIT THAT PEOPLE COME TO ME WITH SOME WACKY IDEAS THAT I WOULD NEVER CONSIDER, BUT I TALK WITH THEM & MAKE SURE IT IS WHAT THEY WANT WHILE NOT PUTTING THEM DOWN FOR THEIR IDEAS. I OFTEN TRY TO REMIND MYSELF, ALTHOUGH I MAY NOT LIKE IT, I AM WITH THEM FOR BUT A MOMENT... THEY MUST CARRY THIS PIECE WITH THEM FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. IF IT MEANS SOMETHING TO THEM, THEN WHO AM I TO JUDGE? PIERCING IS NOT REGULATED HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA AT THIS POINT EXCEPT FOR PHILADELPHIA. I AM CERTIFIED THROUGH THE A.P.P., (ALLIANCE OF PROFESSIONAL PIERCERS), IN BLOODBOURNE PATHOGENS & SEVERAL COURSES WHICH HAVE HELPED MY KNOWLEDGE IN THIS AREA OF MY LIFE. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REGULATED MORE BUT WON'T GO ON THAT RANT RIGHT NOW ; ) I AM ALSO TRYING TO DO MORE WITH TATTOOING, I NEVER SETTLE FOR THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE, I WISH TO BROADEN MY HORIZONS. BEYOND THE ART OF TATTOOING & PIERCING, MEDICAL SAFETY IS CRUCIAL IN THE WORKPLACE. MY MOTTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN, "IF I WOULDN'T DO IT TO MY FAMILY, I WON'T DO IT TO YOU." SOME OF THE MOST PRECIOUS PEOPLE IN MY LIFE ARE TATTOOED BY ME, MANY STARTED AS CLIENTS... I TREAT EVERYONE AS THOUGH THEY ARE INFECTED SO THAT THERE IS NO CROSS-CONTAMINATION WHILE TRYING TO MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME. SORRY FOR ALL THE RAMBLING, I COULD GO ON FOREVER : ) IF YOU WANNA KNOW MORE, FEEL FREE TO ASK. I LOVE WHAT I DO & I KNOW IT SHOWS. I BELIEVE MY WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF & EACH DAY I STRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE IRONY OF MY ART WILL BE THAT RIGHT AT THE HEIGHT OF MY TALENT I WILL NEVER PRODUCE ART AGAIN