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News about "Doz", www.tatguy.com, website of Ambrosia Tattoo Gallery, L.L.C."Enjoy your skin while you're in it", as the saying goes. January 25 Available for commisioned artwork.Greetings,
Wow it has been about a year since I visited my blog to write on it.
I am posting a note to let you all know that I am available to do commisioned artwork on your walls, patio, stucco walls, floors, canvas, anywhere almost. Just stop in the shop to see my style and pick a subject matter : plants, animals, nudes, cosmic art, meditating yoga art, whatever your heart desires. I am ready to respond. Bing!
I am a mixed media artist. I used oils, conte crayon, pastels, crayons, chalks, pencils, pens, lipstick, inks, and more. I scratch, sand, gesso, and build a ground to paint on.
Want some Rousso leaves and gardens around your fireplace? A mystic symbol on the floor in your meditation room? Marital artists battling on your wall? A cheeta in the bedroom? Let's make it happen.
Either call the shop at 425 895-8519 or visit the website www.tatguy.com and scroll down the home page for links to Galleries 1 and 2 to see some paintings.
Also - I am an ex advertising executive - so if you need some design work buzz me. I have established links with some 3-d artists, who following my direction can develope files in photoshop, light wave, and give you animation also. We are a team.
January 05 Doz takes maiden voyage on Jan. 1, 2008 in his kayak.Doz saved up, took beginning lessons, bought some gear and a touring kayak, and finally got the courage up to go out solo on the Sammamish Slough. This was a very happy day in my life.
I love water. I have been here 2 ½ years and finally have boating access to the water. Ahoy Mateys, "But why did you get rid of the Rum?"
September 15 Summer becomes Fall Hello Again 9/15/2007.
It has been both a busy and a productive year in the Northwest. My third year here began on June 1, 2007. It is improving slowly in all areas. My tattoo studio / art gallery is alive and well
- due to the fact - that people out here like tattoos & appreciate the arts & support local artists. I have had a great summer with unexpected adventures, meeting new people, going to small gatherings and more.
I am building a small client base, learning Quick Books, and selling paintings also. I have been blessed with real support, encouragement, and enthusiasm. People help me in my ways out here and I try to do my best to grow as a human and share.
Oops , I have a customer, back later.
August 12 Ah, I am back August 12th, to my journal. What is a human? Hmmm, the only creature that seeks to understand : it's purpose, it's link to it's creator, it's wondering if there is a creator, it's own unlimited boundaries ( kind of an oxymoron - unlimited/boundaries). Certainly we all seem to know what "the other" person should be doing. We all have our snide or cynical comments. Oh yes - we know what's wrong with you, But do we ever stop to improve ourselves? Truly? Do we live up to 1/2 our New Year's resolutions?
How did I begin to leave Michigan? Well for fifteen years I took short trips when I could looking for a place that drew me personally to it. I went to Belieze, Guatemala, East Coast, Southwest, Midwest, Northwest, and tried to get a "vibe".
I worked hard my whole life, since high school, 60 to 90 hours a week. Most of those years I had two jobs, or two jobs and went to school, or more. I am an artist by "birth" - it is a gift and it is inseparable from my soul. I bungled my way through life, ask those that knew or know me, no game plan at all. I worked odd jobs. Eventually got into the Graphic Arts Union and served a 4 year apprenticeship. Then I worked my way up the ranks to a salesman and finally self employed. To this day I have no idea what I will be when I grow up. August 09 " Fresh greetings from me", Doz.Hello to one and all,
Greetings. I have decided to begin with fresh information. Life in the city of Redmond in the State of Washington is very relaxing. I needed a change from the hustle and bustle of the life I created for myself in Michigan. Now after living and working here for 14 months (the shop's anniversary was June 1, 2006), I find I am becoming what I wanted to become. It is very hard to modify my behavior, since I did not realize how far gone I was from stress and pressure; however the people in the Northwest are the best. They offered me encouragement, they wished me well and they truly are as curious about me and my art as I was about the lifestyle here. I must admit I need about another year or so to surrender the aggressiveness of living in a tough city like Detroit and its suburbs. I am becoming more acclimated to this lifestyle, and really try to observe more and trust in the cosmos to help me with my transition. I guess I was more set in my ways than I realized. The country and it's beautiful mountains and rivers, meadows, paths, rocks, boulders, clouds, and weather is so appealing to me I wonder why I waited so long to make a bold move across the country earlier in life.
Now, here is one of my inner quests, I really want to live a life in harmony with the universe. I have truly begun to move forward in an unexpected direction of peace. Yes, having a small one man business can keep me busy, by that I mean the little everyday busy work besides the job, but I chose to be a full time artist - tattooing/ piercing/ painting - and am realizing my quest. It begins in the mind. I am sure you all have read and heard that before. Yet for some reason it can be hard to rustle up the courage to "make the break" - from the past, from the comfort we "know" - to the uncertainty of the future. I made many mistakes in the past and performed good deeds also, now I release all that, now I am devoting time to myself ( I know it sounds selfish ) to find out who I am. I am drawing on all the life experiences, the skill sets, the errors, the memories, the folly and wisdom, to propel me forward. I recently went hiking Sunday August 6, 2006 in the area of Roslyn. Fantastic climb, around 5,840 foot level, according to the spotter for fires we met at the summit. Things like that are required now, they are essential now, no more aimless shopping in a mall, or starring at a TV, or wondering what it would be like to do that as I watched it on the TV. Getting outside daily to walk, chat, interact, sight see, and more is required now. What has happened to us in these cities of prosperity? I think we become recluses because we let ourselves get into a rut. Well we do. I remember running in woods, looking for frogs, climbing trees and rocks all day when I was young. Now I do it again, with a greater appreciation for all nature has to offer. The elements, rain, sun, rocks, heat, etc. go unnoticed too much. I love to......(a customer enters) - I was just stopping to speak with a customer, an ex advertising guy like myself, about art, advertising and creativity - but now I am back. Since I am in touch with the public as a tattoo artist I get to meet many diverse people and I am learning to just "goof" off. Hold that thought, back later. |
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