Welcome back to our Rotary Tattoo Machine series. In this week’s episode, we sit down with our pal Ty Pallotta to discuss the V6 Sidewinder from Dan Kubin.
This week we welcome back our good friend Ty Pallotta to review the MusoToku Power supply.
I know it has been a few months since my last blog entry for Fireside. I just wanted to thank Jake for being patient
As of last semester, I took on an extra teaching gig at a local community college here in Memphis. For me, this is a bit
It is a thing we do. You probably do it as well, if you have followed our podcasts for any length of time. It’s simple.
It was the early 90’s, around my Jr. year of high school. The Japanese kid in my art class lived a few houses down, but
I went to an art reception last night for one of my former art school instructors from Memphis College of Art. He is absolutely one
It was a short conversation that one of my favorite Krav Maga teachers had with us when he gave us our workout for the day.
I was introduced to the artwork of Ed Hardy the first time I lived in Japan. Chris Trevino had a pretty good friendship with Hardy
Tattooing is a unique line of work. It is such a tight-knit, relationship-based community. If you travel, then you probably have a network of friends
I have a confession. I keep being pulled back to our recent interview with Teresa Sharpe because of the meme that Jake posted with a
So you want to land a tattoo apprenticeship? Why wouldn’t you? Tattooing can provide a great income, plenty of free time (If you schedule it)
I was all set. I totally had it in my head what I was going to contribute. I had listened to Jake’s episode 141 podcast
About two years ago, I was helping a friend with a yard sale. My friend Kirk is a fellow writer who specializes in steam punky
In Episode 136, Jake gave a bit of a rant that I wholeheartedly agree with. He mostly talked about the importance of growing your artistic
I usually have some time set aside each week to watch one of Jake’s podcasts, meditate and then write a complementary piece to go
