This time in my life was a grand awakening for me. I found sobriety and was actually quite excited to give it a try. For the next ten years I took all of the classes that I could. I learned about computers, mechanical drafting, business, health and fitness, and most importantly I found my spiritual calling. I found Asatru (the way of the old gods and goddesses). 

Asatru for me was my groundwork to evolve myself into who I would later become. I dove into the books and learned all that I could. I learned about nature and the importance of the changing of the seasons and that it is a good thing to step out of the chaos of life just to appreciate the seasonal changes. I learned about personal sacrifice to achieve goals, and self growth. I met several like minded individuals, who were on a deeper path of evolution and wanted to make changes towards their own chaotic life and to pursue greater goals. I eventually started to teach it and gave my whole heart and soul to try to motivate people towards a greater goodness in life. No matter how much time I spent pursuing this greater goal I always found time to work on Art.

My art career started when I was young. I remember drawing all the different sports logos on the basement cinder blocks of my dads house. As a teenager I was drawing on poster board different images that I thought were cool. In country jail I drew every day and this is where I met a guy who drew a portrait of me accross the table. It fascinated me and for months I spent drawing myself in the mirror, drawing all the portraits of any photo that was sent to me, or just celebrities in magazines. 

When I finally made it to prison in 2004 I started ordering books on art. Perspective, light and shade, how to draw portraits etc. I spent countless hours in the quiet room drawing and learning. I signed up for art classes and learned different techniques. One art class in particular was an advanced portrait class by a man named Arthur Stellar. It was 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks. This was definately the most pivotal time in my art career. I learned so much out of that class that it actually ended up supporting myself in prison. I started drawing portraits for people for money so I could buy more art supplies, food, coffee hygiene etc. And the more people I drew the better I got. One day my friend asked me to try tattooing and I was intrigued.

I started started tattooing in 2005 and never looked back. I spent countless hours drawing pictures for people and tattooing them. I took on all different styles and tried my best to create a badass piece of artwork for them. I started tattooing portraits after being inspired by Kat Von D on LA ink. I already had the foundation for portraits and was a decent tattooist. I learned to refine my skills and just kept practicing. Even though tattooing wasn't allowed I found a outlet in it.