花道リリースパーティの写真が届いた！来れなかったらほんまに残念！めっちゃえぇ感じだった。サインされた画集の何冊はまだ残っているんで欲しい人は連絡してちょうだい！

ところで、８／２０のギャラリーは最高だった！ダウンタウンビルはわけわからん状態になって、めっちゃ楽しかった！次回、撮影万歳！！

Photos are back from the Hanamichi reception party! (at least the work-safe ones) Sorry if you missed it, we all had a blast! PS – anyone in search of signed additions, there are still a few left – let me know!

PS Again, the 8/20 Graf event was insane. The Downtown Building was taken over on all six floors (5 plus the roof!) with Artists, Booze, and BBQ. Pictures next time!

INTRODUCTION

この度、私の初の画集『花道』が発売される事になりました！

The hanamichi (literally translated, “the flower road”) is a term used in Japanese Kabuki theatre for the long wooden catwalk-like bridge used by the wild colorful actors to ascend to the main stage. Though distinct from center stage, the flower road runs directly through the audience and thus the actor is uniquely positioned for a dramatic entrance. It would be three long years before I finally ascended to the stage of the Japanese tattooing world. In that final year when my apprenticeship finally began in earnest, I produced the tattoo flash presented in this book. It is a mix of varying designs of eastern and western influence spanning several genres. Though portions are rough and raw, they are the humble result of my efforts in a time of learning, education, and growth.

This flash collection was my brief performance along the road of flowers.

ABOUT THE WORK

Most folks know that I’m an ex-pat from America and that I came to Japan 5 years ago to enter into a traditional Japanese tattoo apprenticeship at Chopstick Tattoo in Osaka. What a lot of people don’t know is that before my professional debut in 2007 I produced literally hundreds of hand colored tattoo flash designs as a sort of spartan training exercise.

This artwork has been collected into a beautiful hardcover volume titled, Hanamichi, and is my first foray into the world of publishing. This collection of tattoo flash chronicles the first leg of my journey through a traditional Japanese tattoo apprenticeship. In under 12 months I produced over 250 sheets of flash, covering a number of mediums, genres and styles. Several of these sheets have been reproduced here to inspire and stimulate creativity.

Text is both English and Japanese.

Hanamichi is available through Pulse Flash or amazon.com (but not through amazon.co.jp) and is published by Presto Art.

GET IT HERE!

An ex-pat from America, I came to Japan in 2002 and began a traditional Japanese tattoo apprenticeship beneath the Osaka neon at Chopstick Tattoo in Osaka in 2004. It was a long hard road with no-pay and no-play, but I finally made my professional debut at the start of 2007. I do all custom work and am always open for consultation. I speak both English and Japanese. (英語でも日本語でもOKやでぇ！)

I currently work at Chopstick Tattoo in Osaka. You can find samples of my artwork and tattoos there as well.

彫師、画家 – 大日本帝国、大阪、堀江
昭和５３年米国生まれた。ミネソタ大学日本語学科卒。２００２来日した。２００４来坂、彫渉氏に弟子入り。２００７年デビュー。

現在、チョップスティックタトゥーの堀江店で働いてます。カウンセリングは予約なしでもかまいません。オリジナルデザインは一押しです。タトゥーのサンプルはこちらです。絵はこちらです。

Tattoo Conventions and Events タトゥーコンベンション・イベント:
２０１０年１０月 King of Tattoo, Tokyo
２０１０年９月 Bakuto Osaka@Black Chamber
２０１０年７月 2010 Taiwan Tattoo Convention, Taipei
２０１０年６月 STRAIGHT LIFE@Black Chamber, Osaka
２０１０年５月 Hell City 9 (Killumbus, Ohio)
２００８年１１月 King of Tattoo, Tokyo
２００７年１１月 King of Tattoo, Tokyo

Solo Exhibitions ソロ展示:
２００９年３月 The Boards of Osaka@Elixir
２００８年６月 花道リリースパーティ@The Green Room
２００８年４月 Solo@Banco Art Cafe
２００７年１０月 My Japanese Education@Slices

Group Exhibitions コラボ展示:
２０１０年８月 Art Blitz Vol. 1@CASO, Osaka
２０１０年７月 Dark Visions in Print@Sacred Gallery, NY
２０１０年６月 Knuckle Energy Exhibition 2010
２０１０年４月 Tattooers Vol. 1
２００９年８月 Graphite@Elixir Osaka
２００８年２月 Dirty Show – 10th Anniversary International Erotic Art Exhibition
２００８年９月 Elixer Grand Opening
２００８年７月Scratch Art@Canvas LA
２００８年３月 Developing Ink@Absinthe
２００７年６月 Robot Invasion@Pale Horse Designs

TOP 5 お姉ちゃんキャラクター:

ドロンジョ
（ヤッターマン）

たかやのりこ
(トップをねらえ！）

ノノ – バスターマシン７号
（トップをねらえ２）

ネイ
（ファンタシースター２）

ミチコ
（ミチコとハッチン）

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