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New Beginnings.. and upcoming events.

I have been a bit distracted the past few months. With the holidays, family time as well as entering a new year, I have switched shops as well as embarked for another trip for the net 3 weeks.

First things first.

I now work at Polished Tattooing

with my Weds at Analog Tattoo

Polished Tattooing is a brand new establishment owned by Jeremy Reser whom I have had the pleasure of working with for almost 4 years now. The idea behind the shop, is to have a smaller collective of artists with intent of pushing the envelope, while moving forward together as a group under the influence of one another's inspiration. With that we are attempting to retain the old shop feel of a parlour, or what we imagined our forefathers being emerged in back in their time. With trying to produce our best work yet, still capturing what a tattoo is, and where it comes from.

Polished Tattooing

840 Willow St suite 500

San Jose CA 95125

408 271-9990

(at the intersection of Willow/Bird Ave)

featured artists

Jeremy Reser

Blake Brand

Christo Vales

Nate Abbott

Ali Walters

(with a solid base of guests tattooers)

Also a big thanks to the support of our fellow local tattooers/friends alike

(too many names to list at the moment, but you all know who you are, and with that we will continue to help in return)

Also on a small side note.

I will be tattooing at the Philadelphia tattoo convention the weekend of Feb 10-12th

along with Monday the 13th at Philadelphia Eddies Chinatown Tattoo.

Convention Information

http://villainarts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=91

I will be on the road tattooing and back home on Feb 22nd. I am currently booking into late April if anyone is trying to jump into the schedule, or in event I have forgotten to book anyone appointments.

As I mentioned, the past few months have been a whirlwind and its been a fun and equal challenge making this all possible.

I will talk to you all soon, via e-mail, or phone until I return!

Thanks to all my friends/family and unforgettable clientle!!

New changes for the New Year...

As of the new year I will be making a move into a new shop.

The transition will most likely happen gradually over the first week or two following the 1st of the New Year 2012.

After a nice road taking me to some great places and working along side even greater people.

A big thanks goes now to Orly and Toby for all their kind words, and conscience efforts in making Humble Beginnings a great place for me to have worked for the past 3.5years.

Polished Tattoo Parlour opening in Willow Glen of San Jose,

will be a new place to find my footing working with a smaller group of individuals to focus more on the a shop collective/team aspects while moving forward in the art of tattooing. Taking what we currently do now to a new level for ourselves, bigger projects, networking, etc while retaining the values and ethics of tattooing close at hand.

Each day goes by, and I do not forget where I have came from, or who I have worked with.

Be big or small, Thanks to everyone who as had an inspiring contribution over the course of my time in this trade.

I will post all the details come the first of the year, with a shop phone number, address, etc.

This is just a brief post of what will be happening in the next month.

Thanks

Happy New Year

polishedtattooing.com

Willow St @ Bird Ave, San Jose CA

(across from Wallgreens)

If you need to reach me, please do so by calling Humble Beginnings 408 288.6814

or by e-mailing me Blakebrandtattoos@hotmail.com

Its just a change in shop, I will be near by, and easy to find.

I will continue to post, e-mail and make calls to let people know of all details to come

Blakebrandtattoos.com

Blakebrandtattoo.com

Blakebrandtattoos@hotmail.com

Staying busy at home, utilizing a lot of my free time to paint. The 4 sheet set is going to be a collaboration set with 2 other artists for a themed flash set for the Feb Philly convention. Above is the sneak peak of my contribution. The other photos are random, the other single painting was a gift for another tattoo shop, and the sketch being a failed painting I started which I will tackle again and post in due time. Do time? 12345678910

A few tattoos. Forgive me for I am really bad at taking photos, or at least liking the ones that I take. Not to mention I have failed to get a charger for my battery on one of my better cameras.

Here are a few tattoos anyways; a partially in the works cowgirl/rocket ship tattoo, booze bottle, the Sierras , a lion with a ribbon, and some bamboo/name on one of the Gubatan clansman.