Mandy Garcia

Man, I am sooooo utterly blessed to have crossed paths with the people that I have through tattooing.  ESPECIALLY our brothers at Humble Beginnings, and the rest of the San Jose family.  Not only, as I have mentioned over and over again, does the SJ fam push us, inspire us… but never cease to keep [...]

…where it was filmed…
…our taste of Japan for you…
photocreds to Lucky Oleloface (www.hisuerte.com)

I love Nor Cal… nuff said.
Humble Beginnings Tattoo Familia… Love you for life!
James Garcia, shout outs to JRG photography for hooking it up, you rule at everything.
Leila, you’re a sweetheart, I love my hair!  Laxman, thank you for donating you neck to be tortured for the shoot!  Thank you both for the hospitality.
And of course, [...]

A week after our Thailand/Vietnam adventure, we made an impromptu trip out to Los Angeles… seriously, we bought our tickets the night before our departure… After much deliberation and whatever with the Musink collaborater (this is a story in itself) we packed up the whole shop and headed out there for the Musink tattoo and [...]

The last leg of our trip was Vietnam… We flew into Saigon, where we were met up by former Soul Signature tattoo artist/my dear Vietnamese brutha from anotha mutha, Tin.  We then drove two hours to his hometown, My Tho, where the insanity ensued.  He and his friends reaaaaally went out of their ways to [...]

Lucky and I could totally see ourselves here for awhile.  The little town life, the friendly locals, taking our carabao (water buffalo) for a afternoon walk, thirty cent meals, amazing artwork, beautiful sunsets… I could go on and on.  My heart is still here, even though a month has passed.
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I am seriously soooo spoiled rotten.  This little island to the south of Bangkok truly is a gem.  I got there and was like, “This is what people expect when they come to Hawaii… but this is the slice of paradise that Hawaii has lost.”
FYI… SANDALWOOD VILLAS IS THE BOMBEST PLACE EVER IN THE HISTORY [...]

I know that I keep pushing back and pushing back and pushing back the whole updating thing.  Things have been real hectic, up in the air and, well, crazy…  But… soon my friends, very soon… when I return to Hawaii, I will be getting my shit together.
After being exposed to so much tattooing awesomeness, artwork [...]

Thailand… I miss you so much.
**photo credits** my lucky olelo… www.hisuerte.com

We were truly given an amazing opportunity to hang out with some of the most amazing, respected artists in the world… Such nice guys.  You know how you get star struck and can’t possibly believe that these guys are even talking to you… they were just normal guys, wanting to hang out, see some stuff, [...]