Born in Key West, Florida in 1971 I´ve been traveling the world since then…I graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1995 and then went on to a four year apprenticeship with Bill and Juni Salmon at the Diamond Club Tattoo Studio in San Francisco.  Hard times and tough lessons…but I LEARNED.  I was fortunate to work with  artists such as Bill and Juni and also with the many guests that stopped in from around the world to keep us company…artists like  Jack Rudy, Mick from Zurich, Horitoshi, Bernie Luther, Horishow, and Tsukasa Mouri…not to mention working in the greatest tattoo city on the planet !!!

In 2000 I had the opportunity to move to Florence, Italy…and well, I couldn´t turn down the chance to soak up the fantastic art and culture of an old world city.  I was also able to leave my own   contributions to this legacy on the skin of quite a few  Italians.  I worked in viareggio with my good friend Pepe at Pepe Tattooing, while also maintaining a private, appointment only studio in Florence. 

After five years that old travel bug bit again and onward I went…