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[Nov. 15th, 2009|09:12 pm] |
Last week I was pretty stoked to get a message on myspace from Skin & Ink magazine saying that one of my tattoos was printed in their quarterly issue of "Tattoo's for Women".
After about 10 minutes it dawned on me... I never submitted anything to them for print!
So that got me a little suspicious.
One of my client/friends picked up the magazine for me while I am on post-partum bedrest at home and brought it over to my house.
I flipped through the pages and was a little shocked to NOT see one of my tattoos depicted.
But then it dawned on me, it all made sense now, they must have put my name on someone elses tattoo.
So I flipped back through and found the culprit image.
I am QUITE disappointed in their error as the tattoo they have labeled as mine is not something that I would ever submit to a tattoo publication. It's not even close to my caliber of work or even my style of tattooing.
So it is not a good representation of my work at all. Pretty sad actually. I am not trying to knock the work, it's not terrible, it's just not anything I would ever produce. |
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| :: MISS BLUE, now at INFINITE ART of Toledo, Ohio :: |
[Sep. 20th, 2009|01:27 pm] |
So Friday was a big day. I just quit where I was working (at Permanently Scarred in Toledo).
I was HOPING that it would go well but it did not.
Permanently Scarred is a good shop, one of the few better ones in Toledo, I had a good boss, but there were two of my coworkers that did not like me for whatever reason. It was a 4 year on again off again battle series of biting my tongue, trying to keep peace, just steering clear of drama and chaos. I left for a short time and returned 2 and a half years ago, and at that time I had super high hopes that if I worked hard and tried to progress my own skills and career that I would gain their respect. But my success only seemed to make things worse. When things were good they were certainly moderately good, good enough.
Anyway, along the line I have personally witnessed several of my clients being mistreated in one way or another, and if I had not witnessed it myself then MANY of you had confronted me about it either in person, or through messages or email. THIS is a topic of which I had already had a blog message typed out about for the attention of these clients but I think that message is important to be included with this one so I will sum it up here really quick... A LOT of you knew about the drama that's been going on. It's been painfully OBVIOUS to a lot of you, and a subtle thing to others. Some of you were lied to. Some of you had called the shop NUMEROUS times for me and the messages were never delivered, or were delivered without a phone #, or were delivered late which was devastating to your appointments. I had witnessed the attempt to have you stolen from me and given to another artist and was TOLD about it by some of you too.
Oh there's SO much more but I feel that if I tell you more it would appear that I was slandering the shop, which I have no intention of doing. These problems were created from the root of one or both people and NONE of that is going to happen anymore.
YOU, the clientele, are the MOST important thing. Aside from maintaining excellent drama-free service to you and providing killer artwork, without YOU GUYS there would BE no service. So it is my priority to make sure that my clients are treated LIGHT YEARS better than I myself am being treated.
About a month ago I registered for a personal business phone number. This number is an all-encompassing number where I have it directed to be answered on the shops phone while I am AT the shop, but then forwarded to my personal cell when I am away. Also all calls are logged no matter where they go so that when the call/messages are not delivered to me I still got the call. PLEASE still use that number, as I have disengaged the forwarding to the old shop, and now you can reach me either on my personal cell or at the new shop.
419-869-BLUE
and the shops number: 419-292-1990
So it is finally time for me to pack my bags and move on to bigger and better things. I have only been in the tattoo world for a short time but I have worked my way up slowly through the pack. Toledo is a small small town and with that are very few tattoo shops when compared to other cities that are absolutely FLOODED with tattoo and piercing shops. Here in Toledo there are a lot of bad ones, and even fewer GOOD ones. For the past 2.5 years I've been working at a good one... but gone are the days where when I tell someone I just met where I work they have never heard of it. I am AMAZED at how many Toledo people have never heard of that place.
There is one shop in particular that stands above the rest. They house a GOOD gathering of some of the BEST artists with such a broad range of specialties within a 50 mile radius until you reach outwards toward the Detroit area where you will find Eternal Tattoos or to Columbus where the list runs long. This is a shop that EVERYBODY has heard of. That is for a large number of reasons, the caliber alone of these artists speaks for itself, and they dedicate a healthy amount of attention to advertising. Do they need it? No. They have a combined clientele that puts all the rest to shame, and that's the glory of this industry that our clientele are our walking billboards for life.
Yes folks, you will NOW be able to find me working amongst Toledo's BEST at Infinite Art Tattoo right around the corner from my old home, almost literally right across the street. If there were any shop I would go to that would be considered a step UP in my career whilst staying within the Toledo city limits, this would be the ONLY one, by a long shot.
I have gained a large number of clients at my former shop who originally had gone to Infinite Art and left due to inability to be seen by an artist or whatever other reason and then found themselves in my chair. I guarantee you, all of my current clients as well as all of my future clients that you can still expect the same KILLER service and quality of work that you have come to know and love about me. And if you still maintain your patronage at the other shop I am sure you will still continue to receive that same level of service by those that remain in employment there.
Thank you all for your endless support!
  INFINITE ART 3930 Secor Ave. Toledo, OHIO 43623 419-292-1990 |
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| :: TWEET :: |
[Jul. 23rd, 2009|10:28 pm] |
I used to hate Twitter. But now that I have it so conveniently loaded on my iTouch I very much prefer it to eLJay... At least for the little-post stuff. |
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| :: NON-TELEVISION DEBUT :: |
[Mar. 14th, 2009|09:25 am] |
 So airing soon will be the television show I was called to audition for.
I would like to share a couple of my feelings about this. As soon as the call came in from a representative of Juma Entertainment for the television channel A&E I was immediately hesitant. I kept thinking "I am not ready for this!" and "I would just make a fool of myself". So I shrugged it off and told her I was not interested. Then I told my coworkers about it and they called me crazy for turning it down. I sat on the idea for a few days and then decided that i should go for it. I figured.... why the hell not. Who knows if an opportunity like this would EVER come again. If I make a fool of myself it would only be my own doing and I'd deserve it at that point.
So I gave a call back to the representative and told her that I was interested and asked what i needed to do. She said that even though SHE hand selected me I still needed to get approval by the executives and I needed to do an audition tape.
Her requirements were as follows: Answer 20 predetermined questions, make the video 4-7 minutes long, and be SURE to film it all in the shop I work at.
After my first take of the video I quickly realized how IMPOSSIBLE it was for me to answer these 20 questions in 4-7 minutes. I was SPEED talking and it was still a 22 minute interview. I did a couple of takes, so much that my responses began to read very robotic and less enthusiastic.
In order to answer all the questions it ended up being on three different video files, so I took it home to edit them all together to put them on a DVD. As soon as i got home I found that two of the video files were corrupt, not only that but I realized that I did not have adequate lighting on my face and it was very BORING to watch. So I went back to the shop and shot it again with better lighting afterhours.
Much to my dismay, when I got home, even still 1 of the video files were corrupt. I was SO tired of doing and redoing and redoing this 20 minute thing that i just said FUCK IT!!! And I filmed it at home.
I'll betcha that was the nail in the coffin. Especially since she said that the shop filming was a mandatory. I was so sick of it by that point I just didn't even WANT to do it anymore.
Needless to say, I got an email a week after I mailed out my DVD audition tape saying that they went with someone else.
Yeah, I was a little hurt at first, but I broke the rules, so it was ultimately MY fault.
Now, I was in touch with one of Thomas Pendleton's assistants (Thomas is an artist that is headlining this show) and he told me of all the hell and havoc that ensued on the filming tour. I gotta say that I am glad that I wasn't a part of THAT, although it surely would have been one hell of an experience nonetheless. Hehe.
Who knows, maybe I'll watch the show and be GLAD that it wasn't meant to be for me. Or better yet, it'll be a killer show and they'll consider me for season 2.
The bottom line is... THEY called ME. Which makes me feel good to begin with.
Good luck to those involved in the show, and I can't wait to see the show when it airs next month! |
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| New Ooglies |
[Mar. 4th, 2009|12:50 pm] |
It's been 3-4 years since i got new glasses.
Thank you to hubby's tax return! :o)
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| Writer's Block: Chatty |
[Mar. 4th, 2009|09:27 am] |
Ooh... I despise talking on the phone. Unless it's to my mom, then I talk her ear off. I am all the way a texter!!!
The only thing I despise about texting is how things are often misread or misinterpreted by not hearing the inflection in a persons voice. And when people are causal mistypers and neglect to correct themselves and you are left totally having no clue what they just texted you. |
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| :: MEGAPOOPING FISH! :: |
[Mar. 1st, 2009|05:56 am] |
So last summer Atom and I went to the fair.
AT the fair we got a little sloshed and had a TOTAL blast. We played all the silly games and rode all the rides. One of those silly little games won us a couple of goldfish. I kept the goldfish, bought them a nice fishie jar with blue rocks and a skull for the inside. They were my first fish since I was a little kid so I was kinda excited to have some new pets.
Slowly my obsession grew and I went to buy more goldfish. I quickly realized that several goldfish in an unfiltered fishbowl was yucky and high maintenence. So I got myself a nice sized fishtank with a light and a filter and the works.
Now I have several different kinds of fish in there and I am just LOVING it!
But I am quickly noticing that with the more room the fishies have the more they poop and it stays attached to their butts in a long strand like so:
Is this normal? Or am I feeding them too much?
Either way I think it's HILARIOUS! The longest poop I have measured yet has been approximately 7 inches.
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| :: 1000 WAYS TO DIE :: |
[Feb. 15th, 2009|10:24 am] |
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Why hello there dear eLJay.
My eyes have not even swung your way in the past 6 months if not one-way via cameraphone.
So, if you were given an opportunity to be in an independent zombie film and had your choice of how you got to die.... HOW WOULD YOU DIE?
Yeah, I have this opportunity and I can't think of a creative or funny way to die.
HELP me out with some ideas!! |
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| : TIPPING YOUR ARTIST IS GOOD KARMA : |
[Jan. 6th, 2009|12:37 pm] |
When a case of Arizona Green tea is a sifficeable tip for a tattoo... you know you're a green tea addict.
oh yes... that I am!
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| : TATTIZZLE : |
[Oct. 8th, 2008|07:34 pm] |
I am FINALLY getting my humongus tattoo started as we speak (yay for camera phones and flickr posting directly to my eLJay)
When all is said and done this'll start at my elbow and end at my ankle. BADASS!
i have a lot of updates to make. post tons of pix from the Vegas trip... my guest spot in Tampa... and my 10-day birthday vacation at Walt Disney World.
Atom and I are still madly in love. One year down... a million to go. <3
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| :: YOU ME WE :: |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|01:39 am] |
So a lot is going on right now.
For one let me update you on my last entry.
All in all they went with another female artist for the show. I know of who it might be and I can't compete with her, she's phenomenal times a billion! I am only honored to be considered for the position as THEY called ME, so HAH! Eat that! (yummy! hehe)
Two of my really good friends are in the hospital right now with SEVERE injuries from a TERRIBLE motorcycle accident. Initially they didn't forsee a good outcome for one of them but now, although it looks like a rough recovery, it looks like they'll be alright.
I am in Tampa Florida at this exact moment in time and I feel so terribly horrible for deserting my friends in Ohio. Even though they won't be getting visitors for a couple days/weeks I still feel like I am abandoning them. I can't stop thinking about them. I feel so horrible.
Regardless. I finished my first day here in Tampa with a bang. The shop here is totally great. Everyone I am working with is incredible. And it looks like they're gonna keep me really busy the whole time I am here. AWESOME!
Anyway. For what it's worth. I love you all. Life is so precious. Cherish every single morsel of your being. Cherish every single bit of your friendships. Don't be afraid of being rid of excess baggage.
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| :: WOW :: |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|02:09 am] |
I think the phone call I got last Wednesday may very well pan out to be the opportunity of a lifetime.
I probably shouldn't be posting about it here but fuck it.
A&E called and wants to cast me for a new reality tattoo show. I think it's gonna be more short term than long term, but who freakin cares. THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!
My initial thought was HELL NO. But I've been getting encouragement from across the boards. I figure, if I make a fool of myself, at least I'll get good publicity doing it. :oP
Oh, and if some of you haven't seen this yet on my myspace here's a chance for you to see the new photo from my shoot with Lisa a few months ago.
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| :: SURGERY ALL DONE :: |
[Jul. 16th, 2008|06:38 pm] |
So some of you knew this already but some didn't. For the past 7 years I have slowly been losing the ability to breathe through my nose. And lately I have been feeling like i am suffocating from nearly zero air flow through my nose.
So I finally went in for surgery today to get it "roto-rootered". The surgery went really really well. WAY better than I could have hoped. The only minor problem is that the doctor prescribed me a medicine I suspected I was allergic to and it turns out I AM allergic to it. So a good friend of mine offered a little bit of medicine that would work for tonight and delivered it on a fancy blue balloon string. Such a sweetie!
Thanks to all who helped and sent me get well wishes, mail, comments, texts, voicemails, and flowers. I love all my friends! You are all amazing!
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| :: MISERY IS... :: |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|08:13 pm] |
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playing the winning numbers half an hour too late.
I suck at Thursdays.
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| :: VEGAS-BOUND :: |
[Jun. 25th, 2008|03:43 pm] |
if we crash look for flight 1195 on the news.
Otherwise... I wanted to let those of you who are seeing this posted on my eLJay know that I take tons of cell phone photos and send them real time and live instantly to my Flickr account.
Whether you have a Flickr account or not you can go see them anytime to see what I am currently up to.
from the plane here I cant't remember the specific web address but it could be either
http://evillittleblue.flickr.com or
http://www.flickr.com/evillittleblue
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| :: INKFEST! VEGAS BABY, YEAH! :: |
[Jun. 7th, 2008|08:07 am] |
Myself along with Duane from Infinite Art will be sharing a booth together at this year's Sin City Inkfest in Las Vegas!!
So if you live in that area or feel like getting away, make sure to stop by and see us!
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| :: NEW WHEELS! :: |
[Apr. 26th, 2008|02:35 pm] |
It's not blue.... but it may be soon!
I got a sweet enough deal on this that painting it will be worth it!
I love it love it LOVE IT!!
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