Sweet Surrender Art: tattoo blogger

Good afternoon my lovies! How is everyone doing? I just got back from taking the pup for a walk and sweating my butt off because the humidity is kickin high today, at least in my area. I live about 2 1/2 miles from the beach, so its not too bad, but it’s a bit muggy.

We picked up our new puppy, Mystique, last night and she was a lil out of it due to her surgery. She is such a lovie dovie dog, and she slept with us all night long. She was afraid of the stairs, so she has been avoiding them, but the kiddos trained her by bribing her with food.

I already have a funny story! So, you know I am a hairstylist and I have a few mannequin heads lying around, I threw one of the old ones on the floor and she went full frontal attack on it! It was actually quite hilarious. I managed to get a small video of it. I posted it on my new Vine Account, so if you wanna check it out, Find me I am user Sweet Surrender!

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I have a busy week! I am in search of a salon that is close to where I live, (at least in the same city) and also that suits me and my style and of course, my clients. I have a few interviews set up through out the week and next and I will more than likely be going back to my shaved side and bright colored hair, because I simply cannot stay away!

I have tons of tattoo designs to draw up for clients and I have been a bit behind. Oh yea, before I forget, I did a couple more tattoos, just did some filler, which I am not done, and did my first cover up. I am still practicing, so please bare with me!

I am slowly building myself up and my skills. Smile

Thanks for stopping by and see you in the next post!

I am about to sit down and start my workflow for today. One of the perks of working from home is that I can work when I want to. I had my friend Lah over and we discussed some future plans of opening up our own salon/studio, which I am excited about. Having my own studio is something I have wanted since I was young. In the meantime, I will be still doing my freelance designing.

I wanted to show you the finished drawing of the Ohm I drew for my sister, Nique:

One of Nique’s brothers is apprenticing in a tattoo shop in Colorado and he got to do her tattoo. I think it is his first one on someone else. Here is the first session:

I think that’s pretty awesome that he got the chance to do it and his tattoo mentor helped him through it.

Now, I am about to sit down and finalize a tshirt design for a client. I drew a rough sketch on paper, but I am going to try and work on it in photoshop or paint shop pro.

I have always wanted to design tshirts and clothing since I was young. I love tshirts. In fact, my everyday basic look would be a tshirt, a good well worn pair of jeans and some chucks, sometimes I put a flannel over it. I just feel comfortable. Here are some of my favorite looks. (these are old, I cant wait until my hair is long again)

I love graphic tees, especially Marilyn Monroe, which if you didn’t know, I am obsessed with her. I found these two tshirts in a local tshirt shop and I want to get them sooooo bad. Check out these pretty babies!