sakto gyud ka bai.....
ang kusog mubato kay ang tao nanginahanglan ug pansin.if nakaila lang sila sa ilang gibato,mas maau pa diay katkaton haron masinati nila ug tarong,and makab-ot pa nila sa nindot na pamaagi.
i dont consider my shop a fancy thing at all.. wa ko magtukod ug shop nga nindot para lang pud sa ako self....remmber, its all for you guys nga naay plano mag pa tattoo.....para nako lang ha, before pud siguro ang client pa tattoo,they always check pud gyud sa kahimtang sa lugar kay di baya ni basta2x ang tattoo kay naa pud baya cross-contamination mahitabo.dont get me wrong, yaw kog ingna if ikaw naay kwarta, sa v.sotto or ccmc ka mag pa admit whereas naa may chonghua/cebudoctors na ma afford nimo..its part of the procedure therefore maniid gyud ta sa mga gamit sa doctor/ospital haron hapsay ang operation....price would differ but "PEACE" of mind na nindot is not a question....
same ra na sa tattoo shops, ato gyud himashimason ug tarong before magpatattoo,if we think fancy ang equipments, why we artists always crave for a better tools?? di man pud cguro ma nindot ang quality if we use china inks/steadler or rotring inks, inconsistent machines, poor variable power supply....through my experience,makasabot lang nya pud mo sa akong gisulti
besides, di maabot ang usa ka client sa ako shop without checking out my work first...my clients are more on referrals/reccomendations. as what ive said wayback before, i dont have any signage/billboard sa ako shop,nor post pictures of my work through the entire wall sud sa shop except for my achievements/awards coz they were intended ibitay sa wall,and d fact wa ko sa city for better access and dali makit-an sa mga commuters/interested pa tattoo(dinha pa lang daan lupig nako ana kay medyo layo ko),yet i rarely accept walk-ins coz puros na appointments akoa....so asa man ang hambog dinha?? is that what u called self-cooking??
if we want the best quality and serve our clients with better result, we have to invest wisely....dili purke cge lang ta dawat kwarta nila nya suksuk lang sa bulsa....upgrade,upgrade,upgrade coz tattooing, specially the equipments never stop evolving...
therefore, better equipments + better craftmanship = better quality
so dont get me wrong guys,,its part of our job to serve our clients professionally and walks out with a smile...i cant achieved this far if i did not put PASSION throughout my work....quality is my utmost concern,i have my own style, i pushed hard,,, but every artist has its own limits,so watever unsa ako makaya, buhaton....paul booth cant be like carson hill when it comes to colored portrait, nor leo zulueta cant be like shige in jap style... same as dondon hontiveros cant be like micheal jordan..in short, i set my own style,and watever fits to my style,i polish it...
we always dream BIG...strike while the iron is hot....we borrow our talent from the ALMIGHTY, siya ra pud ang kusang-loob mubawi ani sa takdang panahon...
peace and have a blessed sunday istoryans..