I am beyond grateful to be back in the tattoo chair. Although I’m not currently tattooing as many days as I was before, I will definitely get back to the “mad man” pace. This week really started to feel I was getting my groove back!

Not all tattoos I do make it to my portfolio page for many reasons. Most of the time it’s because I am trying to market towards a specialization. I know I know fuckin’ wack ass foo, but I am getting older. I’ve been doing this for almost 16 years now. I still take on just about all projects because I just love tattooing.

With that in mind I have been way more conscious of my shelf life and my time. Being out because of cancer put this very much into perspective. Us tattooers are only able to work so long so that means that we only have so many tattoos we will be able to complete in our careers. This idea freaks me the fuck out.

The epson printer…

At the shop we make line drawings by hand, we use the thermal fax, and we use the epson printer. This printer can’t be used for all designs because sometimes there is problems with placement, smudging or an image being too dark. When it does work, man, that thing sure does cut down our prep time!

I’m hoping to post here a weekly or biweekly tattoo haul so you guys can see some of the projects I’m working on, also if there’s any great stories or process’ that stand out. I’m always excited to share but I feel like the social media platforms have really watered down any sort of meaning our words used to carry.

So please like, comment and come on back to see more of my work!

With love,

J. Cabello Art of the Body Art Gallery