Hi darlins! This year (2008) marks my 24th year of tattooing. My first tattoo was a dragon on my husband Ronnies' thigh. It took 5 1/2 hours to outline and shade...... then 6 hours to color. That was 1982 in Aurora, Colorado. That same tatoo would take me 2 1/2-3 hours start to finish today. I have now beentattooing full time since 1984. So long ago.

I still love tattooing but, some of the public can be tedious and challenging.

I really enjoy renovations and cover ups. It is very rewarding to "fix" a problem for someone.

I have a new answer to the question of the toughest tattoo I've ever done.....It was todays (February 8, 2008) upside down portrait of Johnny Depp.....Don't need to do that anymore!

I have thousands of stories for that book I'll write someday and I'll be glad to share some of them. This however, is not a biography.....It is an update.

We've been here in Fairfield, California since May 1998. We opened for business on June 5,1998. I have no clue how much longer I will be working BUT, I still love it so why not? I can still see and I'm still a good tattoo artist.

One final footnote, I'm still a "tough old bird" but, I don't carry a gun anymore because I put my trust in the Lord God.

Much love and many blessings, Lin

Holla!! I’m Beau and I’ve been tattooing since 2006. The first week of my apprenticeship my mentor threw a machine in my hand and said “now tattoo.” From that point on, I new I wanted to be an artist. I truly love my job and I love the trade. It’s a beautiful skill and anyone fortunate enough to learn it is lucky. Before I began tattooing I earned my Bachelors degree from New Mexico State University in Communication Studies. I plan to go back to school to finish my second degree in Painting.

Right after graduating I apprenticed and worked for Beneath the Skin tattoo shop in New Mexico with some of the coolest SOB’s you’ll ever come across for 1 ½ years. I now work with Alpha Omega tattoo shop and I’m very happy.

I learned a lot of my art style from growing up in the Bay Area. The urban art style, graffiti, cartoon characters, art classes, and the influence of my friends greatly inspired my style. As far as tattooing goes I love doing portraits, lettering, pin ups, and any great idea. I work in graphite, prisma-color pencil, acrylics, spray can, paint-pen, and charcoal.