thanks for subscribing to my newsletter! this is the first one, so bear with me as i figure out how to do a newsletter. here’s a may recap, and some information for june and july

upcoming booking form

as a perk of subscribing to this newsletter, here is an early access link to my booking form for july. i’ll be closing this link, and opening my books to the public on june 10th, so make sure to fill out a form before then.

news flash its new flash

based on the timing of when i decided to do this newsletter and what would go in it, all of my currently available flash has already been posted. i’ll be reposting here so you can see! but i have a couple of new spreads that should all be ready to roll by the middle-end of the month.

reminder: i do not hold/reserve flash, and i do not repeat flash. these designs are first come first serve. please have a look at my policies here if you need a refresher on my flash policies

cool tats from may

here’s just a few tats i did last month that i really resonated with, would love to do more like these! graywash to add depth, lots of dimension and detail, and collections of items

monthly merch 4 sale

dropping this month

• reprint of my zine “heaven” will be available online after june 24th

• new zine “earth’s whisper” will be available online after june 24th

• two new surprise riso prints will be available online after june 24th

still available on the webstore

• “ascension” tote bags

• deep valley sticker pack 1

• “homunculus” zine

• “illumination” zine

• and much more ;p

check out my webshop and print store below

works in progress

here’s some stuff i’m working on :)

artifacts painting series

this is a series of 20 paintings of made up artifacts from a fictional civilization that never existed. the drawings are all done, and the color compositions are ready, so all that is left is to jump into the paintings. the paintings will be done with gouache on paper.

when the paintings are finished, i would like to compile them into a risograph zine documenting them, as well as a print. check out a sample of the drawings and color comps!

“the earth’s whisper” zine

i’m currently working on a new risograph zine containing my favorite iterations of the vine motif i have been working with over the last two years. some are flash designs and some are customs, but i’ll be adding color to each drawing as well as some poetry to accompany each drawing. here’s some layout stuff :)

new riso prints

this riso print is a collection of some sweet small guys that I like, with some nice soft colors! colors tbd but I will hopefully be printing them soon. I’m working on another

sketchbook scans

here are some scans of sketchbook spreads from last month

upcoming events / guest spots

this month, i’ll be tabling at the east village zine fair with my studio, shapeworld. i’ll have lots of merch, including new zines & prints, enamel pins, and tote bags. come by to say hi to me and my studio mates!

i will only be tattooing in new york in june

june guests at shapeworld

here is a list of all current the upcoming guest tattoo artists we have working at shapeworld in june! these dates are subject to change, and new artists are added frequently so be sure to follow @shapew0rld for up to date info. reach out to the artists directly to book :)

• @callmehandever june 1-8

• @yarn_p.oke june 1-8

• @happy_tatz june 9-11, 20-22

• @darkweb.dog june 9-12

• @shypup.p june 13-14

• @sad_tatter june 20-22

• @endless__adornments june 24-26

• @fil_the_void june 25-27

• @myundyinglove4u june 27-28

patrick recommends

new zelda

tears of the kingdom finally came out. i’m a #big time gamer so i spent a ton of time in it. i took 3 days off work to play when it came out, and have been burning through it. i had my doubts about nintendo using the same map as the previous game, but it’s been a pleasure and i keep finding surprises as i explore.

the met cloisters

we took a day to head out to the met cloisters together, which is one of my all time nyc recommendations. it’s at the tippy top of manhattan, and we usually take the a train to 190th st and get out and go through the park there, fort tyron, which is super beautiful and offers wicked views of the hudson and palisades. the cloisters is a really cool and unique museum, as it’s made up of 5 medieval european cloisters that were bought by rockefeller and brought to nyc and mashed together into a frankenstein museum to house his medieval art collection. it’s now in care of the met and the art collection there is super unique. definitely recommend taking an afternoon and going up. the flowers in the park are in bloom late may - june too :)

bunny in bed stuy

bunny is a really tasty turkish/german restaurant on nostrand ave in bed stuy. my girlfriend selected it and i paused my game (zelda) to be there. we started with a really nice curry bratwurst which came with ketchup which i generally avoid. super tasty though. it wasn’t sugary like american ketchup. we then split the chicken schnitzel and the lamb kofte kebab which were both extremely bomb. the lamb kofte kebab was especially good. portions were mid sized and it seemed like a great place to go splitsies.