Mandy Garcia

Last week I had the opportunity to shoot with two super awesome photographers from Hawaii… Mark Kushimi, art director and photographer for Contrast Magazine (www.contrastmagazine.com), and Lewis Harrington, owner of Harrington Photography (www.lhphawaii.com).
Mark Kushimi— your boy Lucky Olelo will be featured in next months Contrast Magazine!  So we took a ride on a lazy Sunday [...]

So, I REALLY wanted to be in denial for my 24th birthday which took place on Saturday, May 15.  Took off work to hide in a hole and hope that I could go back to 16.  Haha.  Even took my birthdate off facebook and myspace in hopes that no one would remember.  BUT, it’s kinda [...]

I know I know, this has been the last update in FOREVER.  So I suck, yah yah.  Haha.  Just been swamped since we all got back.  Lucky, Jessico and I have been holding up the fort at SS for the past few weeks, while Peti and Aisea were in California… Peti returned last week, so [...]

…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 [...]

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