Recent Tattoos

Here are some new tattoos that I did.





I'm happy with my tattooing. I know I still have a lot to learn but I think I'm improving. My lines are getting better everytime. I'm still struggling with color but I was able to pull off one colored tat which my client liked.

I've had problems with my machine but Ariel Cruz told me how to solve that problem. My problem was that my needle doesn't prick the skin consistently. This made my lines break. I thought I had clean lines but 4 of them came back due to broken lines.

The problem was that the screw that hits or vibrates on the spring is dirty. The spark made the spring and the screw black and all I had to do was clean it with sand paper. Once I did this, my machine ran smoothly.

Multo at Tatu

nagpreprepara ako sa pagtatatu kay ludwig sa garahe sa union city... nag aayos ng gamit.

inayos kong mabuti ang mga gamit dahil ayaw kong kaunting sanggi lang ay maglaglagan dahil maselan ang mga ito't hindi pwedeng madumihan.

may kumatok, (tik-tik sa pinto ng garahe) binuksan ko, si arnold. tropa namin na customer ko din. tatlong tatu na ang ginawa ko sa kanya. gusto lang mag hang-out habang tinatatuan ko si ludwig na tropa din nya.

matapos ang mga isang oras na bullshit ay umalis na din si arnold. naiwan kami ni ludwig. si ludwig ay nakahiga sa lamesa dahil sa binti ko gagawin si tatu. pangatlo na din itong tatu nya na ginawa ko.

gamit nya habang nakadapa sa lamesa ang computer ko habang nakikipag video chat sya sa chick nya sa pilipinas. ginagawa nya ito lagi para wag daw syang mainip.

maya-maya'y may kumatok nanaman sa pinto ng garahe. tik-tik ika. sino kaya ito kako, baka si arnold ulit at may nalimutan. binuksan ko si garahe... WALANG TAO. DENG! nagkatinginan kami ni ludwig.

tuloy ang kwento namin at hindi namin pinansin.

umupo na ako at isinusuksok ko na yung needle nang biglang may tumunog sa likod ko. para bang may sumanggi don sa lalagyan ko ng mga pangtatu. lingon agad ako sa likod, wala. baka kako luminsad lang ang lalagyan.

di eto na... ika ni ludwig habang nanlalaki ang mga mata... 'PARE, TINGNAN MO 'TO O (tinuturo yung computer), SABI NUNG KA-CHAT KO, MAY NAGLALARO DAW BATA SA LIKOD NATIN...!!!'

binasa ko ang chat box... nakalagay, 'uy sino yung batang naglalaro sa likod nyo, anak mo ba yan?'

NAAAAYYYY!!!

nanlaki ang mga mata namin ni ludwig.

pinabayaan ko na dahil mag-uumpisa na akong magtatu.

pag tingin ko sa balat ni ludwig, parang balat ng manok sa takot. tayong tayo ang mga balahibo.

haha. ako din takot.

inattach ko yung tatung ginawa ko nung gabing yon.

Two Exhibits in Manila

ASIMILASYON RADIKAL - post-punk aesthetics



Kwatro kantos (England Hidalgo, Mel Vera Cruz, Marcius Noceda and Carlo Ricafort) Andres Barrioquinto, Alfred Esquillo, Robert Langenegger, Romeo Lee and Santiago Bose have an ongoing exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

This show have been in the works for almost 2 years and I'm really happy that it's at the CCP now. I am honored to have my works hanged at the CCP. I have shown there back in 1986 after the EDSA revolution titled Piglas, Art at the Crossroads.

This show is different because there's only a few of us and I'm hanging my works with such great artists as Esquillo and Santi Bose.

I've been saying how Santi changed my direction in art. He's like a big brother to me regarding my art and now my works are side by side with his at the CCP. I cannot ask for more at the moment.

I just wish I could be there but I can't due to money problems and I'm new to my work so I cannot get too much time-off.

Thanks Lian Ladia for curating the show and making this happen.

Here's the link.

Click for photos here.


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Another on going exhibit that me and Kwatro Kantos have joined is this.

I'm stoked that they used both of my images for the postcards. The title for the image on the left is "Barok's Burden.'