I WAS BORN IN 1983 IN SAO PAULO- BRAZIL, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN ALL SORTS OF ART, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, GRAFFITI AND DRAWING. MY INTERESTS LEAD ME INTO TATTOOING, BY THE AGE OF 15 I STARTED TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE TATTOO INDUSTRY, DRAWING FLASH AND DOING MY RESEARCH ABOUT THE LIFE OF A TATTOOIST.WHEN I WAS 16 IN (2000) I BROUGHT MY FIRST TATTOO KIT, I STARTED TO PRACTICE ON PIG SKIN THEN ON MY MATES, UNTIL, 2 YEARS LATER I WAS INVITED TO WORK IN A PROFESSIONAL TATTOO SHOP CALLED PACIFIC TATTOOS. I LEARNT A LOT AND WORKED FOR OVER A YEAR EARNING 30% OF EVERYTHING I MADE, GREAT TIMES!!AFTER I GAINED A BIT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE TATTOO INDUSTRY I DECIDED TO RENT A PLACE AND STARTED OUT ON MY OWN. I CALLED THE SHOP ``ETERNITY TATTOO``. I RAN THIS FOR A YEAR THEN JOINED FORCES WITH A FRIEND THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE INDUSTRY. WE WORKED TOGETHER FOR 3 YEARS IN A SHOP CALLED ``511 TATTOO ART``. IT IS STILL OPEN TODAY AND ITS RUN BY DANILO HENNA.IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON AND EXPLORE NEW CULTURE AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF ART, WHICH BROUGHT ME TO NEW ZEALAND.
THE MAORI ART IS FAMOUS IN BRAZIL AND NO ONE DOES IT PROPERLY THERE BACK IN THE DAY. I CAME TO NEW ZEALAND TO LEARN. I HAVE MET MANY GREAT PEOPLE AND ARTISTS.RODRIGO NAZA GAVE ME A OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN TAURANGA AT HAMMER HEAD, FOR WHICH I AM VERY GRATEFUL. THROUGH NAZA I MET NADINE BRYANT MARRIOT AND EUAN SATHERLAY, THEY TREATED ME LIKE FAMILY AND INVITED ME TO WORK FOR SKINKS TATTOO IN HAMILTON.I LOVE HAMILTON SO MUCH THAT’S WHY I DECIDED TO STAY, I WORKED AT SKINKS FOR ALMOST 7 YEARS UNTIL THE 1ST OF AUGUST WHEN I DECIDED TO START UP MY OWN SHOP, SO I CAN SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FIANCÉ KATHY (MY RECEPTIONIST) AND MY NEW BORN BABY BOBBIE(THE ENTERTAINER).I HOPE THIS PLACE WILL BRING JOY FOR US AND A GREAT LIFE STYLE FOR THE FAMILY AS WE HOPE TO BE HERE FORYEARS TO COME MAKING GOOD ART AND MEETING GREAT PEOPLE.
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