points in the concept, that’s great, and also having a lot of freedom in the project is also
great, or even free reign. I respect and appreciate both of those scenarios equally, the
only time that there’s a disparity is when a client is trying to micro manage every detail
of every thing because I understand personally that they have preferences, but there
are certain things that just don’t work, and certain things that are just not possible, once
again it’s one of these vagaries. To answer your question, I respect both of those scenarios. I really actually love it when a client comes in with a solid concept and actually
has at least a few really good reference images that aren’t way out there and not even
similar, they really did their homework and they’ve got a couple of pieces that really let
me into their concept, let me into their head and into their motivation for getting it.
But now you have given me your ideas and I get it
Right, and let me do my thing with it.
It’s a collaboration.
I love that, that’s what I’m doing, I’m illustrating these things for people and I’d like it to
be as true to themselves as possible, you’re coming to me for my sensibilities and my
work, but it needs to be true to the client as well.
Speaking of collaborations, have you had any kind of collaborations with other
artists?
Have I? No I have not to date, yet, I would be absolutely open to.
I’m sure a lot of people would love to work with you.
I think it’s because, as much as I’m in a sort of public eye, I’m a pretty private person, so I
think people just assume that I exist in the shadows, so that just kind of hasn’t happened
yet, but I’m definitely down for collaboration.
I hope so. I think you kind of give that impression on your web site a little bit
Yeah, I kind of do exist in the shadows, in a certain respect, I do.
But I figured someone would reach out to you, Paul Booth or …
I almost collaborated on a tattoo between Paul Booth, Nikko Hurtado and myself, I believe it was in 2007. Paul had asked me to do the collaboration with them, and I was into
it, and I forget which event it was for, it was for one of the Last Rites kind of live events
that they do, not sure if it was on Halloween or not, but Nikko’s plane was delayed and
he wasn’t going to make the event, so Paul called off the collaboration, but that was the
one time I was set up to do it. I haven’t done any to date but I’m definitely into it, I’m more
than happy to work on a collaborative piece. I think there would definitely need to be that
aesthetic synergy, a black and gray artist that does realistic work, that kind of thing.
With the other mediums that you’ve worked with, besides tattooing and blood, is
there anything else you would like to get back to, or just mess around with more
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