studious

turns out im moving to victoria for keeps. super stoked to return to the city on these terms, with my fiance, career, etc.. i feel like i left on such a shit note years ago. theres no doubt ill miss Courtenay and black rose lots, but this is one of those "opportunities" ive always heard about, you know the risky ones that if you dont do you regret for the rest of your life. its a huge trade off, and ill need to build a clientele in the new shop. reservations aside i know the gravity of this shop placement, and i couldnt be happier or more excited. looking for a place with my girl is going well, aside from being 3 hours away. i have every confidence things will not only work well, but end up being fucking awesome in no time at all. all this shit going on, and im tattooing my face off, being busy trying to square away large or in progress pieces, tattoo my regulars, and fit in lots of walk in's. beside that ive been trying to paint a lot, learn a lot i should say in watercolors. i wont say i think im getting too good a feel for them yet, but so fun a medium to use. im going through a big period of being very inspired by Swedish/eastern European tattoos/imagery. anyway, im off for now. ill post a link to the shop i will be moving to(im sure ive mentioned it before on here lately, the fucking sterling Government St. Tattoo of victoria)