I’ve been drawing and painting and doing creative things as early as I can remember. Been making art my living since I was 15 when I graduated high school early and never looked back. How ever my mom never liked tattoos and was always upset when I came home with a new one… but after she realized I was just going to keep getting more she was a little more supportive, and by the time I started tattooing she was happy I found a career where I could prosper and make a living while being content creatively after spending years doing graphic design and being miserable doing corporate soulless artwork for companies who didn’t want to pay me what I was worth.
Honestly, tattooing wasn’t something I sought out or wanted to do until I got my apprenticeship. I was a graphic designer and painter before tattooing and an apprenticeship kinda fell into my lap at an unexpected time in my life, but it was the best decision I’ve ever made.
I’m a firm believer that bold will hold. I tattoo for longevity of a piece not for a 2×2 square photo on the internet. I believe following the rule of thirds (1/3 black, 1/3 skin tone, 1/3 color) along with bold single pass linework will keep your tattoo legible and clean for many years to come with little need for touch up or reworking the piece. With that said American traditional is always going to be my preferred style, but I also love illustrative and bright bold cartoony stuff.
I’ve played around with embroidered patchwork tattoos making the tattoo look like it’s embroidered directly in the skin and those are fun. And have a strong passion for 1930’s rubber hose animation (think old steamboat Willy black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon style stuff). Really anything the client is super passionate about is cool, as long as I can make their idea into something we are both proud of then I’m super into the project.
To set up a Consultation or Appointment with Jeremy, call Oddity on Bee request a consultation or call 941-923-2278
