Who I am... What I like to do...

I'm an artist. I'm not special necessarily.  I doubt anyone is.  I mean; think about it...
there are billions of people on the planet and billions who're already gone, passed away in the
far reaches of time. What could they think of us?  Were they special in their time?  

I'm an artist. There are differences in people.  Like many I embody, literally, many of those
differences.  However one may explain oneself, we are all part of; as well as apart from...
those around us, our culture, the world.  The difference of course makes the difference in how
one represents visually, kinesthetically, intellectually, emotionally, physically.  We are all
works of art continuously conditioned and subsequently conditioning our environment.  

I'm an artist. Primarily visual, but that bleeds, (literally, liberally), into many other
genres, other mediums, other modalities.  I'm a writer.  I'm an opinionated, critical...  and
yet: open-minded individual.  I'd better be if I want to learn anything.  

I'm an artist. Emotionally biased toward sensation and non-logical determinism.  I have this
knack, this trick, where I see the end near the beginning.  It infuriates those for whom
logical progression is necessary.  (It makes it easy to confuse some folks, but my process is
like that, a leap from start to finish...)

I'm an artist. Study, research, thought, analysis, and persistent redundancy are necessary for
my expression in any of the artistic realms.  A muse helps.  Dreams are even better, once the
work of focus has been exhausted and the body is allowed to relax.  Epiphany comes from a bit
of effort... at least for me effort of some sort is the prerequisite more likely to generate
illumination, an implicit intuition...

I'm an artist. I literally move to the beat of a different drummer. A funky drummer to be sure.
In my tattoo environment you'll be treated to Funk, Blues, Soul, R&B, Jazz, a bit of Country,
some show tunes, Swing, Hip-Hop and a smattering of Rap. I like drums, bass, saxophone,
trumpet, trombone, strings, guitar, keyboards and... did I mention... FUNK.    

I'm an artist... fated to be an artist.  I don't always love producing art.  At times the
production of art, for me, requires effort; sometimes struggle.  The exertion makes the result
that much sweeter.  Oh... happy accidents are very welcome; but a part of me finds it
exquisitely exhilarating  when I must needs strive to redesign, reconstruct, renovate my
technique and/or understanding of the explicit artistic endeavor.  The tattoo that is...

I'm an artist. Not all my work is fantastic, mind-bending, acid-flashback chiaroscuro induced
nightmares nor noir dreamscapes.  However, my desire is to achieve artistic breakthroughs
pushing a resultant beauty, drama and visually arresting work evoking distracted emotion
coupled with unexpected and seductively idiosyncratic symbolism...   in a nutshell...  

I'm an artist. Technique is paramount.  Without intent of persistent discipline or the ability
to replicate the rendering today... tomorrow, or more importantly; to improve the technique of
today tomorrow... one is lost as an artist.  That is to say; I must be capable of rendering, at
the very least, adequately in the medium currently being worked.  (Here: ink in skin.)  
However, that is not enough.  I must be more than adequate.  I must be in the top ten percent
with my skills.  That too is not enough.  I must consistently work to improve my skills and
develop better and/or improved technique.     

Previous Shops Tala has worked in
Tala Tattoo - simply the best, trust me.  San Francisco
Black and Blue Tattoo, Best of the Bay 2007, 2008 PierceInk   San Jose
Gotham   San Francisco
Leona's Tattoo   Gurneville on the Russian River

Tala is a commercial and fine arts photographer and a writer as well as a tattoo artist.  Tala
has worked with computers, is a master machinist, mechanic, programmer and metal worker.  Tala
is an astrologer, a clinical hypnotherapist and an educator.   Tala is a business consultant
and has advised numerous businesses how to successfully increase their profit.  Tala has also
been the subject of documentaries and has been interviewed by various media.