]]>Until the Sun Comes Up...http://richiemerritt.com/blog/2011/10/28/until-the-sun-comes-up.htmlRichie Merritt2011-10-28T20:07:35Z2011-10-28T20:07:35ZIn my studio: If I'm not painting... Then I'm drawing. This is what I do late at night, and often into the early morning. I've always been a night owl.]]>At the Workbench...http://richiemerritt.com/blog/2011/10/28/at-the-workbench.htmlRichie Merritt2011-10-28T08:05:51Z2011-10-28T08:05:51ZEnjoying a pipe and a coffee at the workbench before a tattoo needle making session. (The fine briar pipe is an Ascorti, handcrafted in Italy. The tobacco is GL Pease 'Piccadilly'. The coffee is my all-time favorite blend, organic Bolivian whole bean from Trader Joe's.)]]>An American Traditionhttp://richiemerritt.com/blog/2011/10/17/an-american-tradition.htmlRichie Merritt2011-10-17T08:16:44Z2011-10-17T08:16:44ZPHOTO by PEACHY "Traditional tattooing doesn't mean staying stuck in the past, it means nurturing something that came way before you because you deeply hope it will continue after you. it's about being in the middle, not being at the end." -Dan Higgs]]>
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Laura and I went to the Ontario Reign hockey game last night and watched The Reign serve the Las Vegas Wranglers a 6-0 shut-out from the glass at center ice. Local 'AA' League Hockey at it's finest!]]>
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My new Trekell fine art brushes showed up today. Trekell is a local fine art paint brush maker here in Southern California, USA. If you want professional grade, handcrafted American quality tools for creating your paintings... these are it. These brushes are for my new works of oil paintings I'm working on. Avialable in early 2012. 
Tattoo Flash: Traditional 'Seeing Rose' in Watercolor. See it in Full Color Here.
...at the workbench making/soldering tattoo needles. Making your own tattoo needles is pretty-much considered a lost art for tattooers these days. It used to be that every tattooer made their own needles—that was before tattoo suppliers started exploding on to the market. It wasn't really that long ago, I know tattooers that made all of their own needles up until just a few years ago. I think every tattooer should at-least know how to make/assemble his or her own tattoo needles. It's pretty-much a standard part of a traditional apprenticeship, but those are getting rare too these days. Also, I'm trying to only purchase American Made tattoo supplies and equipment, so, all the needles, needle bars and solder I'm using here are made in the USA.
In my studio: If I'm not painting... Then I'm drawing. This is what I do late at night, and often into the early morning. I've always been a night owl.]]>
Enjoying a pipe and a coffee at the workbench before a tattoo needle making session.
PHOTO by PEACHY