I’ve been tattooing for over 25 years. I’m experienced, reliable, and multi faceted. I stay quite busy with all sizes & types of custom work and extended projects. My preferred style is anything bright, colorful, and detailed but I also love to tattoo delicate black & grey! I will always do my best to ensure that every tattoo is a unique experience in order to tempt you into coming back for more!
I have a BFA in Sculpture & Design from S.U.N.Y. Purchase but I never dreamed I’d end up using my Fine Arts degree in the tattoo industry. I apprenticed shortly after graduating in 1991. While I’m originally from New York, my apprenticeship was done in Florida and the first half of my career was spent working at a busy street shop in northern New Jersey.
Powerhouse Tattoo (Montclair , N.J.) was very small and very popular~ we cranked out panthers, roses, and names all day and into the night. Working for Diane Farris at Powerhouse taught me an invaluable lesson: how to be strong and self-reliant in an extremely fast paced and cramped environment.
Diane had apprenticed under the famous tattooer, Spider Webb, and through her, I was able to mingle with many of the established figures of the East & West Coast historical tattoo scenes like: Mike Perfetto, Stanley and Walter Moskowitz , Coney Island Freddie, Tony Polito, Philadelphia Eddie, Mike Wilson, Dave Gibson, Tony Edwards, Freddy Negrette, Mark Mahoney, and the list goes on. Old school ethics ran strong in that crowd and I still live by them today.
Fun fact: Powerhouse Tattoo is now owned by Krooked Ken of Maryland and Eddie Peralta of Puerto Rico. They’ve turned it into a retro style traditional tattoo shop!
I moved to Maryland in 2001 and began working for Vincent Myers at Little Vinnie’s Tattoos in Finksburg. While there, I got to work alongside Aaron Cain, Uncle Pauly, Eric Gregory, Dave Waugh, Brady Duncan, and “the other” Dave Wah.
It was there that I developed the loyal clientele base that I cherish so much today. After 11 years tattooing at Little Vinnies, I moved on to work for Trey at Baltimore Street Tattoo in Westminster for a few years. When that shop closed in 2017, I moved on to the next chapter in my tattoo career, my own shop!
I am currently working by appointment (and will take walk ins when possible) here at my new shop: Westminster Tattoo Company, in Westminster Maryland. Please see my FAQ page for answers to Frequently Asked Questions.