Education, Awards, & Convention Schedule

Resume: Education, Awards, & Convention Schedule

I have a constant need for education and am curious by nature. Below you'll find an exhaustive list of seminars taken (digital & in person), and other standard courses taken since becoming licensed, it is not all, but most. I also am a frequent reader, podcast listener, & vlog subscriber. The following is as much a resume to me as it is a way for you to become familiar with just a part of what I do to create the best tattoo I can give and continue to be as knowledgeable as I can be in this profession.

 Awards

2019 September: Best Animation/Cartoon Tattoos 
Sponsored by World Famous Tattoo Ink for Tattoo Awards Online
People's Choice 2nd Place

2020 Best BioMechanical Tattoo
Sponsored by Sanibalm for Tattoo Awards Online
People's Choice 5th Place

 Formal Education

The Art Institute of Portland- 4 years- Studied Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design

Hot Rod Betties Tattoo School 2014/2015


Licensure:

Oregon Licensed Tattoo Artist 2015-present

Oregon Registered Business & Body Art Facility License- 2017-present


2022/23 Courses/Seminars Taken

Continuing Reinventing The Tattoo Subscriber (year round classes, book, exercises, drawing groups etc.)


Tattoo Business Mastery- Next Level 2021-June 2023 Matt Clemmer, James Wightman


Everything I Know- Joshua Carlton


Aaron Blaise- All sorts of courses in illustration, drawing, digital tools


Evergreen Educational 2022- Daniel Rocha, Mark Wade, Autumn Hudson, Ty McEwen


Evergreen Educational 2023- Lady B., Daniel Brevik, Cassady Bell, Edgar Marquez


Robbie Ripoll- Rad Academy 90 min seminar


Painting Courses from Andrew Tischler

Skinny on Skin: OHSU Melanoma Course

Nicollette (Back 40 Tattoo)- Coverup Seminar Oct 2023

Additional Education

Nikko Hurtado Patreon Seminars (1 & 2)

InkSpired- Reese HillburnNew Paragraph

Virtual Art Summit 2021

3D Tattoos- Mike Devries

Caricature 101- Nick Mitchell

Painting a Skull- Christian Perez

Mixed Media Art for Tattoo Design- Thea Duskin

Techniques of Traditional (Tattoo Flash) Watercolor- Hunter Spanks

Outer Space Tattoos- Haley Adams

The Calm Within the Chaos- Jesse Smith


DVD/Digital Download:

Pink Rose: Phil Garcia

In the Studio w/ Joshua Carlton vol. 1 & 2

Guy Aitchison: Coverup A Fresh Look 

& Coverup The Next Level

Tattooing Color Portraits-- Nikko Hurtado

Carl Grace: Tutorials from the Dark Side vol 1, 2, & 3

Get Real- Mike Devries

Get Digital: Photoshop Techniques for Tattoo Artists

Shoot It Right- Mario Rosena

The Whole Enchilada vol 1 & 2- Brandon Bond

Gray Opaque Tattooing- Joshua Carlton

Oil Painting (2 Seminars) Joshua Carlton

Tattoo Machine Maint. & Troubleshooting- 2016- GB Irons
My Approach to Tattooing- 2016 Jerad Preslar
Color Tattoo Seminar- 2017- Patrick Flynn
Flesh Tones Demystified- 2017- David Gluck
Tattooing the Impossible- 2017- James Kern
Tattooing the Impossible 2- 2018- James Kern
Advanced Color For Tattooists- 2018- James Kern
Studio Management Seminar- 2018- Melissa Ferranto

Evergreen Tattoo Educational- 2018- Seminars from
Nikko Hurtado, Remember Orellana, Mark Wosgerau, Ruben Langsted

Evergreen Tattoo Educational- 2019- Seminars from
Poch, Robby Latos, Jesse Smith, Kyle Cotterman

Virtual Tattoo Gathering May 2020- 
Nick Baxter Oil Painting Seminar
Kris Lachance "Reopening w/Covid-19 Guidelines/Tips"
Other Artist Interviews & Channels to view from Fireside Tattoo, Eternal Ink, Cheyenne, Rockford Tattoo History Museum etc.

Reinventing the Tattoo Subscription- weekly classes w/Guy Aitchison, interviews, art seminars/paint jams, tutorials, critiques, etc.
Virtual Tattoo Gathering June 2020-
Corey Ferguson seminar "Geometric Designs"
Matt Hurtado Seminar "Intro. to Oil Painting"
Dark Skin Body Art Panel
Christina Ramos Seminar "Still Life in Oil"
Additional content/interviews from Jesse Smith, Nikko Hurtado, Fireside Tattoo, Cheyenne

Virtual Tattoo Gathering August 2020- 
Andre Malcolm Seminar "Large Scale Japanese Tattoos"
Guy Aitchison Workshop "Sleeve Design"
Panel: "Thriving as an Independent Artist in 2020"
Rain Delmar Seminar "Surreal Portrait" Oil Painting
Lady Sara "Innovation is Hidden in the Past"
Frank Lanatra "Next Level Character Design"
Other content: Biomech Paint Jam, Lightning Critiques, Product Demonstrations, & artist interviews.

Other Online Courses 2020: 
Social Media Marketing
Blogging & Content Marketing
Viral Marketing
Digital Marketing
Virtual Art Summit 2020
Time Management
Shelley Dax Interviews
Painting with Felix K
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