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The TearDrop Diaries


“Where ink meets pixels and stories spill across cardboard and code.”

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Old Scars. New Tools.


I spent 35 years behind a tattoo machine before trading ink for pixels. The Teardrop Diaries is where I share that journey — from tattoo flash to digital art, from road trips with my dog Hachiko to quiet mornings turning scars into stories

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  • Shorts for GIT402

    For my GIT402 class, I decided to base my three short-form videos on something that feels close to the bone: my shift from decades of tattooing to a brand-new world of digital art. The class is all about branding a product, and honestly, what better “product” to explore than my own creative evolution? Each video…

  • “SHIFT” Grilled Cheese & Coffee Bar

    There’s this awesome little spot in the Uptown neighborhood of Sacramento that’s quickly become one of my favorites — a gearhead-themed coffee and grilled cheese shop run by a guy named Mike. I actually met him while running my dog at the park, and it makes total sense that his place is as laid-back and…