So, I've had a tattoo since 1993 and photos of my original tattoo and my cover can be seen in the gallery. Ever since that first experience, my fascination with tattoos and the stories behind them has grown steadily. This fascination intensified with the experience I had designing and then obtaining my second tattoo in late December of 1999. Since I got my new tattoo I have enjoyed showing it to people and sharing the story behind it. Nothing catches my attention like a tattoo and I love to hear people describe their art and tell me their stories.
(spark)
The spark of creation that lead me to buy a domain name and build this website happened in early January 2002. I was at the gym on a Tuesday night doing some cardio on an elliptical training machine and bored out of my mind as usual. I wasn't in a position to watch TV or I wasn't interested in what was on. Instead of concentrating on what I was doing, I was looking around at the rest of the gym, people watching. Almost directly in front of me were two tattooed men doing some circuit training. One guy apparently had one entire leg covered and the other was just as extensively tattooed. As the minutes passed I could see what appeared to be a family resemblance between these two guys. Maybe they're related, maybe they're brothers. I started to put it together as I chugged along, " . . . Brothers with tattoos . . . Brothers with ink . . . Ink brothers . . . InkBrothers."
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Revised 10-15-03
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I will review your work and have a few of my buddies look at it as well.
If your work is accepted, I'll let you know that you won the contest.
Anyone may enter the contest as many times as they like but an artist may win the contest only one month a year.
At least a week before your month starts, you need to have sent me at least 10 images of your work to appear in your artist of the month gallery. You can also include as much information about yourself as you like, a photo of yourself, a link to your website, etc. You should especially include information on how to contact you and where your shop is. I'll then put together a bio and a gallery for your work and make it available on the site.
A link to your gallery will appear on my "features" page for the entire month. After the month has ended, your gallery and bio will remain on the site for as long as you like.
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