Decks!

So I don't skateboard and I probably should not be doing this till i learn how to, but I don't have health insurance and they are awfully fun to paint!! They all have a theme and this series takes on traditional tattoo culture..they will be shown May 2nd... thats next Saturday up in Eastchester, they're $300 each. If you are interested in purchasing one send me an email at mrmetro7@yahoo.com . Either way you should go to the show!!

Japanese Sleeve

Heres a sleeve I started took reference from master Horiyoshi III for the bottom piece it is a Demon Hero ..the top is a one that i freestyled..a hanya...coolio love workin this style! heres some info about the hannya mask taken from wikkepedia..ill update with more info on the bottom demon..

Hannya (般若) is a popular Japanese nō theatre mask design, representing a jealous female demon. It possesses two sharp bull-like horns, glaring eyes, and a leering mouth split from ear to ear.
In the popular anime and manga One Piece, the character Hannyabal's face resembles the Hannya Mask. His name is also from the mask.
The character Hannya in the popular manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin wears and takes his name from this mask.
Yoshimitsu from the Tekken and Soul Calibur games wears a Hannya mask in battle for some of his costumes.
In the 4th episode of Shonan Junai Gumi anime, a tattoo of hannya appears back of the should of Nagisa when she turns into her other personality Yasha.
In the manga Y+M, Jubei wears a Hannya mask.
One of the antagonists, George Maxwell in the game Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within wears a Hannya mask
Some people also get tattoos with this style and there are books showing art focused on hannya masks.
They originate from a Japanese story of a beautiful woman, who became so jealous she grew horns.

Temple of the Foliated Cross

Wow so this was a bit of a challenge...my good friend Stephanie came all the way from Arizona to get some ink!! This woman is the ill Revolutionary..from holdin it down in Mexico with the Zapatistas to rockin out in the classroom with some school kids. She sent me an image of the maya, but we could not figure out where it came from...yall know me when it comes to this ..i need to research my work.. Finally after a long search we realized that it was a stone carving in the temple of the foliated cross in Palenque. It is highly decorated in native symbology and shows the ancestors heads growing from corn..This was only the first session ..shading must be added.

Brave Indians & Dead Cowboys

So my comrade Dedan comes back to the shop with the illest idea!! Stick Figures!! but these are not your ordinary child like doodles ...i took reference from designs of a shield cover of the Sioux. It depicts Natives in battle.. D had an idea to throw some dead bloody cowboys in the mix...amen ... Photos by Sara Hart

Te Amo

My homie Rachel gettin some sweet words for her son!! awwwww ...photos by Jendog Lonewolf

Franklin's Tattoo

My homie Franklin wanted to get Santa Katrina with some sick roses...a very fun tatu to work on .. photos by of Sara Hart

L.A. to Frisco Bay -Califas 2009

Went to visit a good friend of mine on the west side of things..it was dope!! I learned a lot and got to see some beautiful things..I was working hard tattooing some cool people..and I even got to paint with some kids at my friends school! (shes a hard workin teacher). Then I took a wild trip up north to san fran and stayed with another friend of mine who showed me some big trees!!