May 22 2006
havent been here in a long while.
dividing time between work, travel and visiting myspace and inked nation etc....divierting all thoughts sections to the new blog space. link is above .
easier to streamline all sights to point to one thoughts section...keeping the old ones stored here for now...read them while there still here...
Toodles
Lisa
"its time to let you go...let you go ..."
Sunday January 22,2006
328 pm
after a rather insightful conversation with long time friend / tattooer Ms Mikki ...I feel compelled to post some thoughts.
For those of you new to tattooing, collectors, fans etc ...know and realize ...'The way' that is today was paved by few hands....the many that is 'the now' are casting a devious shadow on the light that once was. Arrogance will lead only to future demise ...It is the soul of the humble who's well dips into the deepest of the waters of life...admirmation and respect for others will gain you admiration and respect of others. as a collector know that sometimes you have to look beyond the cover to get the whole story ...some of us are but a short story and others read like novels with many chapters....Lately it seems we have a lot of "National Enquirer' newspaper types.
"RESPECT. find out what it means to me."
and what it should me to you.
Wednesday January 18 2006
9:08
Just back from the Star of Texas Art Revival ..
forging head on, steadily into into the new year , I have decided to be like the snake that I am and shed metaphorical skin...sluffing off the old look at www.qweenovpain.com.. like the pheonix emerging out of my own ashes into this ..yet another web presence..I'm still hard at work at it so give me time to provide...more organized galleries etc..
My skills at tattooing and even webdesign have grown over the last couple of years and I feel the need for change. I have finally allowed in a new influx of friends in the industry and they have stung me with creative venom...I see over 40,000 of you visited me so far scrolling through these pages ...my lifeblood...and for that, I am thankful.... 2006 will bring in the year of the fire Dog...we shall see what it has in store for this snake...I suppose my new years resolution (besides staying permanently off alcohol)will have to be to exersise more and paint...considering I have conquered the smoking thing...eliminated drinking and various other things that are horribly poisious to my cells...and am allowing my mind body and soul to be at one and feed off of the source it was intended to feed from..creation.
to boldy go where I have never gone before...
Check back. for I check in often...and do me a favor ...maybe purchase a print or two ..so I am encouraged to produce more art...
many Thanks...
Lisa Schmoldt
and here...for future reference is where I usually quote ToriAmos...or some other lyrical genius ...in the genre of song.. of which I tend share the same feelings.
"To this day songs create worlds for me to walk into or puddles---whatever it is , it's a space. ...and I'm allowed to walk and breathe in that space and have my own relationship with the song." excerpt from Tori Amos Piece by Piece a portrait of an artist her Thoughts .Her conversations.
Wednesday December 7th 2005
10:51 am
With the holidays rapidly approaching, I added an artprint gallery...I am in the process of re-building this entire site..I'm just not ready to let go of all this clutter..I suppose once we settle into the new shop location and I trim down and streamline nine years worth of brain clutter at Level 5, I'll feel the need to shed web skin...
so, for now, Happy Holiday shopping ...give those you love a Lisa print!!! especially if they have a tattoo from me!!!or not...everyone should love art..and my children are getting older and have large wish lists...so, this little bee will be starving come dec 26th ...just like the rest of us!!!
Arval out..
"I'm not in love ...so dont forget it...it's just a silly phase I'm going through.......So, if I call you don't make a fuss- don't tell your friends about the two of us...I'm not in love no no ...It's because " 10cc/ Tori Amos
Sunday November 22 2005
8:13
I am pleased to announce my Rca Lyra (aka IPOD) that I dropped in a toliet in St Louis has returned to life ...proof positive you can't flush everything down the toilet ...even if you try...am excited about Brain Froud's new venture ...a book about tattoos...will be interesting to see if any of my fae find their happy little way into those pages...getting back to Florida living always sux for me ...the new shop is STILL not ready ...it's closer, but no cigars yet ...we have enough neon over there to light up highway 41 in the dark...crazy. People getting confused as we have a location on each side of the highway ...eventually, everyone will figure it out...only tattoos at the new location everything else stays the same ...pretty simple...I want to make note here... again my hourly rate for custom tattoo work taking longer than one sitting will be increasing as of January 2006 to 150.00 per hour which is industry standard when I'm out there in the open road..so, if you have exisiting work you will stay at your current rate ...also, I am booked till almost January...so accepting new clintel will be a one on one decision after consultation...as I will have two tattoo conventions per month in 2006 to travel to..We have four other tattooers...and there just isnt enough time in the day, I have to keep my book open for those with exisiting large scale pieces...if you want something smaller consider one of Level 5's other tattooers...you can view their galleries at www.picturetrail.com/level5tattoo
Also, let me know now if you want to get in the books and start a new project ..
everyone have a happy Thanksgiving ...it will be my first without eating the poor bird...borderline Vegan I am .Happily Getting back into my old shape!! lost 12 lbs!
I give thanks to the fae and the tattoo gods for bestowing burgeoning abilities upon me .
Toodles..
Lisa
"raise a glass ...make a toast ...a toast in your honor..I hear you laugh and beg me not to dance ..."
Tuesday November15th 2005...
4:40
Just in from the Old School Tattoo Expo in St Louis...what a time...far to much for me to mention. The City Museum was an amazing backdrop for the type of artists/kids we are at heart...it was a nice mix of the old and the new...I got to hang with familiar faces, get to know some people I have only spent brief, unquality time with in the past .Had a chance to meet and hang out with newly inducted 'Hall of famer' Bev"Cindy Ray" Robinson and the gang from Australia...what a time ...not to mention great art and tattooing ...I LOVE it when my skill becomes creation rather than work..so, look out 2006 ...looks like even more travel plans in store for this gal...and you may even see me "down under"
news on that and more coming soon...need to get on with my all-encompassing life in Florida.
Lisa
"past the mission and I smell the roses....."
Wednesday October 26th 2005
12:22
...know, know to well know the chill....
wait, that's the wrong song...but it is 'hellovcold' here right now...for us Floridians ...another brush of a hurricane this time Wilma ...WTF??? a "W" storm in October ...someone is trying to tell me somethin...but along with it came the chill and its nice out ...I havent typed a word over here at qweenovpain in forever ...I realize that now...I've been addicted to my space ...why, I have no idea ...that's dying off for me now and reading has become my newly revized passion...bouncing back and forth between Eastern Religions, hindu gods and Buddist inspirations ...beacuse the artist in me needs an occasional piece of illustrated art to focus on... Since last post, I have been to Los Angeles again and back ...also took a stab at Milwaukee Wisconsin for some great humans and beautiful art...I actually placed 1st in tattoo of the day Friday and Sunday plus 1st place best cover-up, my first time out-of-state awards ...I was happy for the clientel...and I will post photos as soon as my pc gets fixed it is currently dead and being reincarnated..I'm using random computers for the time being ...Im thinking, fuck it, I should get a mac...some friends of mine are in toiling around in the concept of reality TV ...hmmmmm, we all know how I feel about that ..but I LOVE them dearly so this will be interesting if it does pan out ....daughter/tattoo apprentice turned 21 and I am ever so close to 40 on November 1st...and I was bummed about it but you know what ?...I had to survive those forty years, I had to work my ass off ,raise four children, progress in the art of tattooing, (over one forth of the time Ive been alive) and aquire the wsidom that only comes with age ...maybe thats why I am single ..with that much under this belt its' going to be hard to remove it for just anyone. Our new location after nine years of calling Level 5 home is almost ready and I have 40 more years to look forward to...
so I say
dream on.
dream unitl your dream comes true.
Hearts ,daggers and butterflies.
Lisa
Wednesday August 17th 2005
12:38 AM
Home and jet lagged from my return from Seattle Tattoo Convention...realizing I havent made any comments over here in awhile ...and that some of you do read this stuff and wonder what I've been up to ...I seem to get less emails when I keep this up...since last I logged .. I went to Oregon for the faerieworlds festival again, this time with my oldest daughter Holly...awesome time as usual this year ...will have photos over at www.picturetrail.com/arval ...asap stop by and find out more about it ..tis a great time....Then, it was onto the Philadelphia tattoo convention for great times ...great ink and more packing and unpacking ...I have been BUSY...then of course you return home tattoo a few clients and pack it in again this time for Washington one day after fitting in a Tori show over in West Palm ...a Much needed little infusion for this Bee...my current thoughts are of Seattle..the city herslf ..I fell in more that just love for her right away ...the land everything ..having someone bring you a fresh picked pear for breakfast yum....it's where I was meant to be and fate placed me temporarily somewhere else.. I have seen many places ...never have I felt so at ease and comfortable in my surroundings that I could live there. I heart Seattle... I will find a place to guest spot ...you guys were amazing and you love my artwork...I never thought my web would spin this far and wide ...but I'm out there..check the numbers in the inbox..there are days I wish I were a twin...I must find time to retreat and create and come out with artwork and prints for sale online and at shows...something to enjoy while waiting for your time in the chair...I have had a lot of requests for art at shows...so, I am commiting to memory and this log that stardate Nov 1 2005 when I turn 40...I will be at the ready for the old school tattoo expo in St louis !!! November 11th 2005 armed with artwork....thats my old stomping ground in my formative years ...but for now..."hold onto nothing as fast as you can"...cuz it's a ...pretty good year...
arval out need a faerie nap...straight until morning.
toodles.
Lisa
...thank you all for giving and receiving ...ink...hugs...mail...chocolate...and the occassional spoon.
for Wednesday July 6th 2005
Back in Florida...next trip Oregon for faerieworlds on June 23 and 24th .....not before my youngest son turns 12 on Friday....soon after that you'll see me in Philadelphai for Eddies convention there...travel is fun ...at the same time , settling back in sux ...I suppose I should A. live life always on the go or B. Stay home. because C. in and out of a big fat suitcase/time change jetlag adaptation
just sux.
okay so "sense that did not make..." says yoda.
Oregon and faerieworlds here I come!!!
Oh, Tori is coming back around for those who have asked.. I will only be able to catch the West Palm show on the 10th as I have to be in Seattle and working at noon on August 12..and I dont have that personal lear jet yet that will take me to Seattle after the show on the 11th... (hehehe) Hugs to Goolia
Toodles.
"if your my way let me love you....MRS Jesus."
Thursday July 23 2005
1:40 am
currently awake and online ..in Oakland California
visiting with my new friend Sybil...Ms Mikki's dog.
luv her...
Mikki took Erika and I on adventure today ...well worth making note of... we went to a beautiful graveyard and up a moutain to a beautiful skyline of the city both day and nite...I should have expected nothing less from my one of my favorite gals of ink...the Mikster.
life can be good ...though sometimes passionetly lonely...all though, those two words seem weird when placed together ....next to one another...
One thing I noticed, is that the sky remains the same .....this is promising to me ...knowing ,that wherever I may roam .... I am promised to have a constant.....
I also make note that loneliness promotes pondering ..and wonderment ..I note that .animals are wonderful...food can be delicious...I still love wine ...even though I CAN recognize the fact that I DONT really need it in order to survive..full moons like tonite can create creative fever....And ...I will miss California.
A LOT.
Heart Bubbles
4 many
MY faeries like it here.
Arval out."we all live in a yellow submarine...."
Tuesday May 31st 2005
Our last 'day in may'...plans for California begin to take shape..airline decisions...after more travel in my life, I am starting to know what I like and dislike about airlines....which sorta has me puzzled...I used to just take whatever was cheapest...I could go on and on about the ins and outs of it ...however, I would ruin my entire post. I have had many delicious things flowing through me these days that continue to amaze as they manifest...my core base of clientel still makes me very happy...there are times I think they trust and have more faith in me than I feel I have in myself.....yesterday I had a much needed massage that left me feeling like a flattened poision filled pancake...I should be drinking lots of water exersiing and getting enough sleep...however, even at my age ...there seems to be better things to do with my time ...currently enjoying K a delicious(to me)hard cider ...I suppose it's like wine from apples....I've had enough grapes that right know an apple or two seems to keep the doctor away...
Look forward to my upcoming California adventure...Then shortly after another Faerieworlds Festival in Oregon ...followed by another trip to Philadelphia...and the grand prize of Seattle...I hope everything pans out to be as my heart wishes...bluejays and woodpecker seem to be the only visitors to my new garden addition at home ..so, I will have to plant more things as time allows to attact more butterflies...I suppose life is as it should be . Random thoughts, we all have them...funny how every life happens so differently.
"surrender ...but dont give yourself away.."
Arval out.
Saturday May 14th 2005
Received all of my Theivery Corporation CD's today ...Aaron of LA gave me The Richest Man in Babylon on my last visit to the west coast and I dont know why I waited this long to explore other recordings ...I have four more now ...and I didnt even pirate these...(but think about it fellas, without that first Pirated freebie burn I wouldnt even know who ya were)
...off to see Hitchhickers guide to the galaxy with daughter number 2...being grounded in my house means no fun with friends just boring stuff to do with mom...
at this point I'd love to quote thievery corp..I cannot at this time transcribe non lyrical rhythmic chord transistions streaming through my brain...
looking forward to LA June 12th ...
look me up at ArtandSoul again this year...
Arval out.
Monday May 2 2005
the only date tattooed on my leg! (special birthday
5-2-22)
I'm a weirdo when it comes to numerology...
speaking of numbers I see MANY people are popping by for a visit these days ...so, I have updated Galleries to try and add some new content ...the thought of completely re-vamping this website has crossed my mind ...and then of course LEFT...too much work for right now ...and with appointments and travel ...it will have to wait...since my last post ...I flew to Phili save a wonderful Tori Amos show..she still is and always will be THE most amazing performer EVER...South street Phili made for great shopping ...Mineralistic..by far my favorite little place...filled with wonderment..
Level 5 is opening a shop in Hollywood Florida at the Hard Rock..(I love the rooms there) so my east coast FLA clients will soon have a posh little place to receive ink...since I am skipping the south Florida Expo and going to Seattle this year ...(never been there and this does seem to be my year for getting out and seeing the rest of the US of A...)
still no passport...and no overseas travel ...although I did get an invite to China Tattoo Show..
hmmm...we shall see.
Arval out.
"China, all the way to New York...I can feel the distance ...getting close..."
Tuesday April 5th 2005
Back from the Tampa Tattoo Fest ...a busy weekend of work and lack of sleep...no lack of alcohol and NOISE...my booth of course is always in some strange spot this time poor Wes and I had to deal with the speakers and the stage...and the noise of 98 rock ...not very good for concentration and productivity ...I may not go back to that show ...I need a peaceful little corner where I can burn incense, candles , listen to my own shit and feel inspired by those around me in order to have a blissfilled productive weekend...anyhow, the tattoos made up for it and the company I kept ..spent a little more time with people I didnt really known that well...connections....anyhow, it sucked that I had to miss an opening show of Tori Amos' tour. I havent missed a florida show since I skipped an under the pink show in 1994 for whatever reason..I did have some fans of hers I recently saw on my NYC trip stop by the tattoo convention to say hello which was nice and 'SWbutterflies' showed up over sushi in Ybor
till next timeI'll have photos over in the photo trail soon...I didnt have time to take many ...mostly at the bar ..and of Bob Tyrell who was still working when I snuck back in for my camera..Bob's awesome,by the way, I dont know what rock Ive been hiding under all these years, but that was the first time I ever really hung out with him..I'll have to save him some skin..Great GUy...
"are you experienced?" Hendricks rocks.
..Sunday March 27th 2005
well, we spent the day having a nice Easter feast at the House of Prime ...the same place Gary and I enjoyed "kidless" friday night for great food followed by the entertainment of an Atlanta based band called Five Star Iris...a treat in this town of not much to do .....
We then spent the rest of our Easter Sunday at the Sarasota Fair..(where I swore I would not go) ...however, they had Holly scheduled to run the Level 5 info booth ...so I went to answer questions all day while the kids got to be together ...all four of them .....and have fun...it was the first year I boycotted the whole chocolate bunny egg hunt thing...the kids decided they had much more fun and it lasted way longer than chocolate ..
I sat and drew Ganesha with easter eggs in my daughters scetch book and before I knew it the day was almost over ..(i dont handle carnival rides very well so I opted out )
hope everyone else enjoyed their day with those close to them in the style suited for their belief system.
Arval out.
"I thought it was Easter time the way the light rose...rose that morning.." from Toast by Tori Amos from the new release Beekeeper got a tear from me today on the ride home from that fair.
Tuesday March 22 2005
tonight I'm having a Shannon moment , complete with tears...and it reminds me to
always remember ...
I know we all cant stay here forever
so I want to write my words
on the face of today
and then I'll paint it...
'Change' on
Shannon Hoon's gravestone
cuz when Life is hard...you have to change
and I can feel the winds of change begining to blow in my soul.
Monday March 21 2005
157 am ....yuk.
however, I've managed to find all of the deleted images on the memory chip of the digital camera with the use of a photo rescue program..
I'll never do that again..(delete them by mistake that is)
so, there is a DETROIT TATTOO CONVENTION gallery @
www.picturetrail.com/arval
...and I go it's sleepytime.
Saturday March 19th 2005
10:40 PM
even though I spent the day in black and grey darkness and then egypt...I feel compelled to let everyone know just how much I really love FAERIES... the etherical world of fae is sooo misunderstood...there is soooooooooooooooo much inside of me yet to be released ...they love me ...and I will do them justice soon.
my promise to the fae at this moment ...
the beauty of nature and their closeness to the elements and spirit, it's like, tiny angels in training ...
I'm on it.
kinda like a fly on shit ...but I'm on it ...
I'm planting the mustard seed.
and it WILL grow.
Arval out.
Saturday March 19th 2005...
I havent posted in here in sooo long that I almost dont know where to start...Went to NYC with Daughter and was able to see the Gates display in Central Park...the imagine circle on George Harrison's birthday ...and the infamous wether phenomenon known as SNOW it self showed up ...we got our few minutes with Tori Amos and attended a small venue inconversation with AnnPowers who wrote her latest book (Piece by Piece) which I havent had a chance at all to even read yet...saw Zam there an EXCELLENT tattooer who told me about and Alex Grey art exhibit we attended that with Pinky are beloved friend from nyc and that has left a lasting impact on me ...said our goodbyes to Cjay and were on our way ...three strange days in NYC...same thing for DETROIT TATTOO convention ...that was this past weekend...got to see old friends..the mama ...and make beautiful skin art on some amazing people...I wished the thing carried on and on ...the response to my work in the north was AMAZING and I have received all of your emails in regards to work in the future ...I am trying to fit in and add three new conventions to my travels ...PHILI...CINCINATI...and SEATTLE...so look in my travels section for that and I'll see you there...next stop is of course Tampa Tattoo Fest and my schedule is already filling tightly for that expo...oh...if you are looking for the many photos I took in Detroit ...my digital images got erased and I need to get a digital card reader and run this program to see if I cant get them back...
lots of info and no wandering musefilled thoughts...
First day of spring tommorrow...time to plant the seed ..metaphorically as well as literally and then we shall see what starts growing ...
spread the seed...and taste the sweet of spring
till I see you all again.
Lisa
Sunday February 13th 2005
I awake very late from much needed sleep...still groggy...remembering dreams...Brian Froud was in my dream ..he was siging things and we were all in costume someone asked who I was dressed up as and he mumbled Jessica Galbreth and that he wanted to listen to Ozzy ..isnt it weird when you can remember things ...most of the time I simply 4get...then, I awake to find What Dreams May Come on the tv ...my personal favorite ...and the website of another wonderful faerie artist Jessica Galbreth....and since Brian picked card 13 out of my tarot deck ..that ...he himself designed I suppose it's only fitting since today IS the 13th . Well, back to reality...daughter number 2 is now 14...
Happy Valentines Day to everyone tommorrow....
People are Strange...
Lisa
Monday January 17th 2005
...back from the 10th Annual Marked for Life Expo in Orlando Florida...another 'marvelous adventure' for sure....I have come to the conclusion, that I only allow certian people into the 'life and times of me' and the heart and soul of what I really am on the inside ..... the rest of you, sometimes, unfortunatley, get delt out a dish of tongue and cheek , perhaps even angry sounding Bullshit ...designed I suppose as some sort of front to weed out those who are really interested ...really...for some reason, at this point and time, I feel the need to express that.... because, I do have a habit of... out of context quotes ....that can sound very contrived, I am apologizing NOT...just acknowledging the select few who LOVE and accept me for who I am the BITCH and the Childlike brat...for within the whole of this black and white there lies the greyness of me ...I walk this planet with the soul intensity of the evolution of the everything ...it happens conciously and subconsiously ... and I will not kid myself into believing that I am more importtant and/or require any more attention than the soul in front of me ...living or not ...and on that note I have hopefully confused you even further...because a life of mystery is very' faerie spicy' and/or boring and unordinary ...depending on your viewpoint ...therefore, I will continue to live as anonymously as possible..('hint' I tend to be nervously rude and say bitchy things mostly misunderstood to those in the arena of news media)if anyone ever roasts me it isnt going to be pretty...I dont think I have ever said or done anything NICE on film or video!!!
arval out.. till my next random wacked out thought
..godspeed to ERNIE and may he always bless Sacred and it's beloved artistic angels..
222 [aka live love laugh] LLL
Thursday December 9th 2004 11:16 pm
gearing up for the holidays...tattooing...steady but slower ...which is better on the creative mindset and the joints ...less massage ....currently addicted to Vince Guaraldi ...I've had a little tattoo of him for a long time but his music wants to be a part of my life now ...and the Level 5 crew doesnt seem to mind it...I'm all..."how do you feel about jazz on the Rhodes by a long since deceased guy with a handlebar mustache that brought us a whole lotta love with some peanuts soundtracks??" Dr. Funk himself ..in the forefront of my current admirations...well worth a web visit and a remebering listen ..because after all..."youre a good man Charlie Brown"
and Tori will let out the beekeeper on 222-05 not quite sure what direction she is going with things these days but I will follow her on her path...
" you cant always get what you want ..but if you try sometimes...you'll find you get what you need..."
and I NEED another tattoo...and so I have it ...appointment...Nick Wagner Jacksonville inksmith and Rodgers coming soon...
"I need a fix cuz I'm going down..."or up as Jacksonville seems to be
arval out.
Thursday November 25th 2004
Happy Turkey Day...as I sit and wait for the 27 lb bird to cook..I ponder over this months happenings ...the Gold Coast Convention made for some good times and great tattoos... new and old connections ... found out my Holly shares the same birthday as Lyle Tuttle and he tattooed her as he had me...those photos will be up in a photo trail over in the Gallery soon...I connected with some new artists as well...and look forward to having my arm made one by Nick Wagner of Inksmith and Rodgers soon (ink without attitude)...The H2ocean Adreniline Expo in Hollywood was fun as well...watching Paul Booth and the Last Rites guys at art fusion on paper and in the flesh was very motivationally inspiring...I won the charity auction for one of the collaberative efforts and it is currently being framed safely...watched as one of the band members from Code Sunshine (long time RAINN benefit performers) went on to break the worlds record for getting the most piercing in one day ...dude sat and received like 700 plus rings NUTS I tell ya ...but hey he is now in the guiness book of worlds records for the most piercings in one sitting ...there was so much this month alone to give thanks for ..then once again we prepare for a new year ..Crazy..gone are the days of hurricane scares ... yet so many blue roofs remain as we all try to pick up the pieces that mother nature left unscathed..
I miss musing..I think the muse has run off to cheat on me for a very long while...hopefully, the time hath come for her return ...so thoughts can flow like rivers out of these cells and onto these keys spilling over into your eyes transposing into a river of thoughts all your own ..
as we all learn to swim.
Have a hppy...till next time
Liser out.
marshmella bays and happy days
perfect circles and purple haze
Monday November 1st 2004
Samhaim...the celtic new year ...all saints day ,day of the dead etc...they have so many names for today ...I simply call it my birthday ...yeah! well Im 39 one more year of being thirty-something...then it's the unwanted over-the-hill "F" word...(forty)I am quite honored actually to be born on such a 'meaning filled' day..
Turns out I will be tattooing at the Gold Coast tattoo expo so check out the website and email me if you'd like an appointment...it will be a change.. getting out on the road in November .
Wherever you may roam today think of someone long gone yet not forgotten today is the day for ALL SOULS..near and departed..
Happy Trails to you...
Lisa
"sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy..." (what a weird song to pop in)
"cant fight the spirits when they need you this life is more than just a read through " RHCP
...and that quote as well...Happy Birthday to Anthony of the red hot chili peppers...
Wednesday October 27th 2004
Well, I missed Brian Froud at his Atlanta Georgia appearance here in the states today ...but... I had a beautiful day of creation at the Level 5 studio... another mention, I had been trying to find my way into the Gold Coast Tattoo Expo in West Palm ...but it doesnt look like thats happening ...it would have been nice... I'm seeing many names on the line up I call friends ...artists and band members alike... would love to hang for a spell after all this hurricane madness...but ,once again, it looks as if my procrastination has proven to be costly....but hey ...I have enough worked lined up here at home ... am gearing up in my heart and mind for some necessary change... in our world.... as far as nov 2nd goes BY ALL MEANS ROCK THE VOTE ....nov 1st I will be 39 ...yuk! ..yes, its true ...and as a belated birthday present ,Id like to see some change going on in the political structure of our so-called united states of America ....
much love to everyone ...I miss all of you nation wide and i wish our distance wasnt so far ...
but .....I have to say in the words of "T ..."I can feel the distance getting CLOSE...." ...(I't s coming soon...wink wink ...this time' tour buddies' I have NEW house with a POOL!!!)
still hanging 'loosely' ...love is a mighty powerful thing ...
keep on keepin on...
till our paths croSS
LIVE LOVE LAUGH
222
ME TO U
LISA
"...and I can see something thats not very well something we wished for long ago .......but I met you ...and I'll meet you ...in a hotel..."
Thursday October 7th 2004
Birthday Day for my Holly ...that comes later.......Last night was comedy relief nite at the Celtic Ray (www.celticray.com) it was the owner Kevyn Doyle's birthday bartender Tess' b-day had just past ,Holly's today and Keyvn says "Lennon's the next " funny, I thought John was born on the 9th he says nope died on the ninth born on the eighth...well, I win ...born on the 8th passed on the 9th ...this I knew for sure but dont argue with a birthday celebrating british pub owner in the wee hours .....(I'm so glad that lil pub survived Charley) ..last nite I was a bit tired ... as I'm sure were the comedians ,it has to be hard for the stand up guys to handle a pretty much "regular crowd" with a few newbie stragglers...jokes are only funny the first few times you hear them....these are all very run on delerium type ramblings...must have another case of DDD (Death Delerium and Dream Chris and I's Neil Gaiman joke)
I started a native american medicine wheel backpiece..something I'm looking forward to ..the day flowed well so ,something else out there has an eye for this one as well...who else but me would tattoo each of the 36 stones in numerical order as they are on the wheel...is there any other way??..3 dimensional talking canvas...I would have never guessed this to be my life long medium..
realizing I should have used those days without a/c to do web updates...oh well..next hurricane..
Arval out.
"I will follow her on her path...Scarlets Walk through the violets"
p.s. Froud's having a goblin ball in Oregon..would be nice ..I was just there in July...how' bout Florida???what the faeries dont like Florida...
Wednesday October 6th 2004
Having trouble keeping on top of this thoughts thing...busy weekend...saw the downshifters and the Cramps at the State in Tampa ...ran into many friends...and then over to the Emerald to finally see the Psychodevilles play ...they have been long time friends of mine ...tommorrow is my 1st borns 20th birthday ...damn Im getting old...and a bit more rotund in case you hadnt already noticed ...gone are the days of me sharing clothes with my 13 year old...we still have piles of Charley mess EVERYWHERE as I'm sure most of Florida does...my schedule is picking up ...as is my pile of things I need to create ...which is a good thing...everything flooded back to me in flames on Saturday ...in overload..... so...... I have to process all of lifes lil messages this week and filter them out to all those who need to receive ...stay in tune and in touch ...
Toodles...Lisa
I'll leave you with a TS Elliot quote
"and what the dead had no speech for when living They can tell you being dead: the communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond language of the living..."
(...something that found it's way back to me through Kuan Yin in the style of the pinkster from NYC!!!!)
Tuesday September 21 2004
Just in from the 1st Annual Las Vegas Tattoo convention...an awesome well put together show ...filled with many industry friends...many thanks to Ms Mikki and the rest of her respectful plesant crew in Oakland for inviting me into their booth space to tattoo for the weekend...I have never been to Vegas so we can add that to my list of adventures!!..I completed several tattoos during the shows weekend stint in Vegas...highlights...being introduced to the skin art of http://rhernandeztattoos.com/ ..the depth texture attention to detail...WOW ....I havent been wowed in awhile ...seeing Ronita Yvarra (it had been a long time) chatting with the walking tribute to Brain Froud's fae ...that man had more Froud tattoos on his body than I have ever seen on one human!! tattooing an egyptian piece on a Vegas native ...visiting the Luxor...playing blackjack...having an AWESOME after convention dinner at the steakhouse in Circus Circus......forgetting my banner and having my guy hand deliver it in Vegas!!!!and the list of highlights goes on and on ...
oh yeah ...for got about the
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS !
...something about tattoo artist and strip clubs just go hand and hand.
Tuesday August 18th 2004
Never underestimate the power of Mother nature...I never thought it would effect us in the manner it did ...Hurricane Charley sliced through the heart of my hometown like a blade through marmalade...I stayed in my home with my children, I was semi-prepared...buying batteries, water, can goods, fill the car with gas etc...expecting power outages and the usual stuff...but when my power went out a 2:00pm in the afternoon Friday the 13th..the last I heard it was heading for Sanibel...it was SO sureal and calm I knew something was coming all we had was a light breeze and drizzle ...then it started....and I was just waiting for my windows to blow and the roof to go ...I couldnt believe I had stayed and was as unprepared as I was...you could see trees snapping...my fence uprooted ..the doors were breathing as were the windows..it was like twister with water...and in the aftermath realize we were soooo lucky ... and those who were not the devistation is unbelievable!!! We helped neighbors hammer down tarps in the rain right after the storm passed..rescued and housed six birds in my two bathrooms without feathers and laying freezing cold from my neighbors aviary...I had a large tarp in my garage I gave to a lady two blocks over who had a complete hole in her roof...(and I thought I was a few houses away) ...walking barefoot in the pouring rain in my pajamas...thats how delirious it makes you..driving back and forth from a town (venice) that has power into the devistated areas of Charlotte just pulls at your heart ...but you see the LONG lines of emergency help rolling in ...to set up new power lines etc...and the response is AMAZING...I saw a fella from Martin County Rescue getting supplies at the Venice Wal Mart and stopped to say thank you, I have faerie tattoos that live in Port ST Lucie in Martin County...my final words..DONATE the disaster relief fund link is on my intro page....SPECIFY CHARLOTTE COUNTY RELIEF FUND so it comes straight to us ...and yes people , its hot...we have no electric ..no cell phones etc. hell, no one in Port Charlotte can even read this ...but as everyone has stressed it will take a long time to get back to normal and it is putting an extra load on the boardering communities..have compassion...as I have said many times ...we all have one home planet earth ..and she is prone to disasters as this ..testing us..there is a lesson to be learned in everything in life good and bad...each person needs to find within themselves what change they will make in their day to day lives based on how this had effected them...and hopefully, that will be a compassionate change for the betterment of our society as a whole..if you can afford to give GIVE every little bit will help with the recovery..support FEMA and the red cross disater relief fund...
Arval out..
"Om Pade Man Hum"
right now I give many thanks to Ganesha ...the fae and my grandfather (who passed away 12-13-03) for listening to me during my time of need...
"you can see in the dark...
we'll say as we are looking back...and then we'll understand..." quotes from Goldust by T and the muses.
..August 11th 2004
Back from Oregon after a most amazing adventure filled with...music..art...the Frouds, Amy Brown and many more faerie artists ...great vegan food..cute kids ...great costumes..culminating with the full moon and dancing ...who could ask for more??...it was everything I expected and more...now I have to come down from my faerie high and get to work...spread the love ...I have done many updates to this site ...a new Scrolling Gallery set up...a newly updated female tattoo artists links page ...various new backgrounds etc...I am going to work on getting a photo trail of my experioences with Erika and Pinky in LA and NYC...
so stay tune and in touch ...I have appointments and never got around to signing up for the funhouse expo this year ...SORRY guys ...but I have added VEGAS ...so you will se me there in September with Miss Mikki... with all that said ...peek around check things out ...leave your mark in the guestbook ...and I'm off to keep an eye on the newly forming hurricanes.....
Lisa
"we both know you could delfate a seven hurricane..." Tori
July 26, 2004
Well, I'm off again for yet another adventure ...this time it is to hang with the fae in the woods of Oregon...Brian Froud will be at the annual Faerieworlds Festival held near Portland ...and if anyone knows me ...it is the perfect place for me to get away and get inspired...I am soo excited and I don't even leave until Friday ...fear not I will be back on Tuesday ...hoping to be glowingly refreshed after 4 days of everything taller and greener and cooler than the damn tropics I live in ...
Those of you with appointments this week will have to deal with my pending excitement ...and those of you who have appointments upon my rturn will have to deal with me coming down off a faerie high!!
Arval out.
see all you proud froudians in Oregon!!!
"it's the faerie's revenge they say...gundrops and Saturdays..... did Eric call...by the way." Blackswan/
Tori Amos (she's in the studio new music in 2005 YEAH!!)
7-03-2004
9:05 pm
ink.ink.and more ink.
sore back and another year older for America's independance..(no comment) ...happy birthday to Raz ...and Julias baby is due ...
the trip to LA was wonderful...came home with some new things and new music ...did some wonderful tattoo work ...met some amazing new people and saw many I have seen for three years in a row ...I love LA ( at least the small part of LA that is "Erika's world" and while I never watch television, I now know all the theme songs to HGTV shows...( which actually proved to be very inspirational considering I have a new home) and visited the wonderful world of IKEA which we do not have in Florida ..
once again we have turn over at the shop and I have a new batch of co-workers...but in the words of Jim Carey "thats how the cookie crumbles" I have been there since the butt end of 1996 and seen it all..still alive...as Timothy Hoyer would quote "Alive Forever" I suppose...
am looking forward to my son turning 11...because I plan on doing fun 11 year old things ...yeah! ...and to the faerieworlds festival in Oregon end of July ...where I can meet other froudians ...listen to music and explore the woodlands that make up Oregon..right now I have to give up the reighns to this machine to my eldest son..who is of course 18..graduated and still at home ... :-) stay in tune and in touch and as much as my back hurts ...I LOVE what I do for all of you each and every day ...many thanks to my new friend at Sea World in Orlando ...
Arval out.
"nothing really matters...Love is all we need ...everything I give you all comes back to me ..." Madonna
5-30-2004
10:46 pm
busy as fuck!!! ...is all I have to say ...my goodness!!...since last post I have fully moved into a new house ...YEAH...came and went from 7th annual New York city tattoo convention...spent time with Pinky...she ROCKS....my ganesha luvin temple visiting dread headed HAG RAGgin lenora luvin somethinorother... ;) (John still loves you...remember mostly green apples and high tides forever)
I am now planning my guest artist trip to Los Angeles coming up on June 13 thru the 22nd...so, I will not be available for appointments in Florida ...I will however ,be in LA tattooing with the amazingly talented Erika Stanley "anotha tattooed sita"..visit www.artandsoul.net
dont worry I'm not leaving for good!!!...I already have appointments for my return...I NEED to get some new photos up...I look over all of this STUFF and no offense to the bearers of this beloved and beautiful ink...I just have an entire novel of beauty that is still out there sight unseen...well, you know who you are just stay undercover until your release date....you'll be a hit one day ...I havent forgot anyone...just adapting to my new surroundings and needing to build my office/art room...for the most part day to day tattooing has been all I have time for ...this web designing thing may have to become someone elses fancy as I seem to no longer have the time it takes to update this proper...bear with me ..
till we meet again...
arval out.
"one day ...maybe one day ...one day she'll be her own.."
5-09-2004 2:19 am
Happy Early Mothers Day...
just in from seeing the Psycho Devilles and The Downshifters at Melon's...Great show by the way ...both bands worth looking up and checking out ...ALOT of friends in the crowd great to see everyone and hang out ...taking a brief break from moving...dont worry ...NOT out of PC just out of my rental and into my own home...in between tattoo appointments and travel...just back from Jazzfest in New Orleans last weekend ...once again ...saw nothing of Jazzfest and just enjoyed a WEEN concert....Kick ass!!!...stayed with an awesome local formerly of FLA...(Thanks Seale...now I can say I actually know a librarian...well, almost.soon) ...NYC is my next stop...I am on the plane Thursday ...NO BOOTH...this time just guest artist at Sacred and sharing time and space with my favorite new female artist friend Tanya "pinky" Golberg...I have a piece I need to finish up on her and then see some of the city through her eyes...as many times as I have been to the Big Apple ...there is so much to see I havent ...I always end up in trouble somewhere on the lower east side in Manhatten...seeing mostly the inside of places most humans wouldnt enter....but I am looking forward to the Yaffa for some reason my favorite little spot for food...ecclectic odd and always open ...very much like me...can I just say how weird ...YET WONDERFUL...it is to run into so much of my art out having such a good time together with food, friends ,fun ,and music..it's like a moving art gallery ...(even if it can end up like a mosh pit every now and again.) How I ended up this ecclectic is beyond me ...but nevertheless here I am on Mothers Day on this thing ...getting ready to sleep...skipped the hooplah of the after-party to be responsible ...and drop a little hello out to you the public...
see you all here there and just about everywhere...
check ou the Psychodevilles and www.thedownshifters .com those guys kept things going till the bitter end and with NO breaks ...Thanks for the wonderful breather from lifes craziness...
Straight until morning...then in email you will find me !!!
Lisa
4-15-2004 1:12 am
well, needing to file a tax extension like the rest of America who cant get their shit together by the 15th ...me being one of those souls...missing paperwork etc. AARRGGHH....but the good news is New Orleans at the end of the month to see Ween and the rest of Jazz Fest ...same as last year only it was the Cramps and Tori ...honorable mention goes out to my Death, Dream , Delerium tattoo for his input into that venture..."I'm glad your on my side...STILL..."...busy with everything life has to dish out ..just a quick hello and I WILL have more photos over in the photo trail for the Tampa Expo...having issues ...with losing saved email photos and using a new scanner I bought ...never buy a toy you dont know how to play with ...and girls ...you KNOW what I mean ....personally I'm talking about a scanner but I'm sure you can relate ...I have so many wonderful tattoos that really want to be a part of this website...your time will come trust me ..if you dont see yourself on here ...rest assured ...your release date is coming soon...tis like a song yet to be sung...
Later ..as it is LATE...
Lisa
"he said that he thinks she needs more hands...." T
Sunday April 4,2004
Havent popped in here for awhile ...busy recovering from convention...top to tail work on very extraordinary clientel...and mishaps of electricity and airconditioning (or shall I say lack there of)etc...twas like tattooing in HELL with a demon...but nevertheless I am armed with some documentation as far a photos go and will get a picture trail up and going asap...Last night ...my only minutes of the Atomic Rockabilly Festival ...Walt did a GREAT job organizing and making his music festival happen ...it is always amazing for me to dive into the sub-culture that is rockabilly ...the cars the look ...the music ..like a complete incarnation of another time and place and like speaks to like and they all congregate together...not unlike EWF .... of all things to happen ...I find a new one at a rockabilly fest!!!....So...I am finally diving into and exploring A Perfect Circles new record ...thanks to the influential Michelle Gallo of Pleasure Points at the convention..midnight pizza in the hotel with really cheap wine are the unfolding memories of the convention past as I listen again to Thirteen Step. ...and looking forward to the Perfect Circle concert experience in Boca Raton May 21st. ...havent really wasted my money on blockbuster concert happenings designed to bring together the masses and make butt loads of cash ...thus ruining the musical experience for discriminating ears like mine...am loooking forward to Maynard prying open my third eye and being able to breathe in the air and absorb what he has to dish out "Ichingo-Ichie"
Arval out.
Tuesday..March 22 2004
Finally I stop in to Express my self ...briefly...fun-filled times of work and visitiors...visit to the Lennon art exhibit ...picked up a Lennon tattoo from the visiting Pinkster...she's the bomb...the land of Oz is no longer and I am hangin Loose...suppose it's kinda like hang ten Honey...feeling a bit like butter...so much happening ...Rebbecca Razbury of About you tattoo had her baby ...prematurley everything seems to be fine with the little Lily...Brandon flies in Thursday and then it is another weekend of convention...no time to think ...sleep or breathe but I thrive on the choas of life and I'm lovin it...stayin in touch on a celluar level with many here many there...I shall sign off now and continue to go with the flow...
resonating with everyones resonators...
Later.
Loosley yours. Lisa
Wednesday March 3,2004
I have dove back into an old addiction of mine...Janes Addiction!!!!...Their music is back in my rotation...and I cant believe I ever shelved it in the first place ...(actually most of it was stolen ) I had to buy it back...have had many references to the praying mantis (of all things)as well...so that has been interestinly cool...Manny (the mantis) from Bugs life has been hanging out as a bookmark in my book Dancing the Dream (I just noticed tonight.) another cosmic loop...for this twenty four carat fruit loop...(as Cjay and Tom would say ...YES but what does it all mean ...really...????)
learn the power of stillness and going within from the mantis..(read Animal Speak by Ted Andrews great book..as well as Animal Wise and Animal Majic )I havent seen a real one since 10-9-2001. but front page of the newpaper was good enough for me!!! (yes, there was a praying Mantis on the cover of Our Town)...we have such headline news here...and the hawk was back calling out through my open window.. as I was.....
"Standing in the shower thinking..."
As Always. Lisa
Monday March 1st 2004
well 9658 hits and Im sure where my spark is ...here.here.here. I had a visit from one of my totems the hawk today and generally that means a message...and sure enough a very nice Thank you letter from Kelly and Tori in regards to the Rock for RAINN 3 ...still amazes me that women takes the time to hand sign those Thank you letters ...and I am so glad to support RAINN...funny I just tattooed one of those free tattoos won that night just the other day and the last tattoo I did was on the gal whos husband played at the first ever Rock for RAINN...ahh synchronisity...
and I leave you with this borrowed poetic thought...
Dancing the Dream
Where are the dances of Oneness,
That I knew before my birth?
Did I surrender my wholeness
In order to walk this Earth?
Did I choose forgetting
In order to make life real?
Did I inhabit a human body
So I could learn how to feel?
Am I here to dance the dream
In my sacred human form.
To celebrate my uniquness
And ask no other to conform.
Dancing through life's lessons,
I will learn to move with grace,
While dreaming of remembering
The potential of the human race.
-Jamie Sams
A very excellent book ...that came up in conversation this week ..Dancing the Dream ...a great read .
In our hand ...an old old thread... trail of Blood and Amens... Greed is the gift for the sons of sons ..hear this prayer of the wampum..this is the tie that will bind us.
Tori Amos
Enjoy the impending ides of March ...till I see you all next Arval out.
Wednesday..February 25 2004 1225 am
In the wee hours of early morning on 225 ...I will start off with these thoughts...George Harrison born today ...my 2nd most beloved ..Beatle..who penned 22 of the most beautiful tunes of the fab four and went on to a full solo career and a beautiful short-lived stay with the traveling wilburys..always and forever his music will course through my veins...today also marks the birthday of Renoir ...the grand impressionist painter of a by gone era of art of a different kind...also, the birthday of my beloved grandmother who now lives alone after the passing of my grandfather so I must make it a point throught this which I will awake to be a busy day....225 will be most notorious for the passing of our beloved friend and also my client Aaron Nunez..who will never leave my heart /art/ soul and mind...
"still my guitar gently weeps..."
until the end . Lisa
Friday Febrary 20th..2004
9444 hits as of today...444 completion of a cycle. We head into the new moon...and this marks one year to the day I was "down to my last cigarette" in Boca Raton Florida...under a starry filled sky...listening to the musing of my favorite musician..and so it came to pass with the opening notes of Spark at bay ...I got that last cigarette out of the way...and quit cold turkey...never going back....but also on this night many lost their lives in another concert experience...as the opening notes of Desert Moon began to play.. something went horribly wrong with the pirotecnics and many lost their lives at "The Station" in Rhode Island at the Great White concert..I write this in memory of Skott Greene ..he tattooed the lead singer from Great White that day ...little did he know it would be one of the last tattoos he would ever make...That was the deciding moment for me ...kill myself slowly smoking everyday ...or stop and enjoy the life I have as these people did not have the luxury of that choice....my heart will be with the angels of Rhode Island today www.angelsofrhodeisland.com
"out past the fountain I left by the station ...I start the day in the usual way..."
somewhere over the rainbow
Arval out.
Wed Feb 11 2004
I shall cap off my morning coffee with this note...I only put my feet in to test the degree of the forumz waters these days and as always the still waters are running deep which pleases me so..and will continue to baffle others plenty...Shade's quote of the visionary is the best thought of the day anyone could ever have so I will quote here for all.."her art gives her eyes new windows into the world and herslf while simulatneously giving our eyes new windows as well.." reminded me of a poem I wrote of long ago..that started out ...I've got pictures like windows inside of me that surface for all around to see...ahh the rambling musing days of lore when I could only get things out on paper in word form...now a bit more surrealistic like Dali only with an absolute dash of realism.
13000 and holding.... in the purring of her engines.
I think I need a blog somehwere..this thought thing is habit forming.
Today marks the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison and without his "autographic engraving pen" invention that Samuel O'Riley tweeked out we would not have electric tattooing in America... Bravo Edison Arval out.
Stardate Tuesday February 10th 2004
This is the day I received my Blue girl from Cjay many years ago..today is a cat day...and I think of all things Betty. please visit www.stitchesforbitches.com and help the fight against breast cancer get some cool gear and feel good about yourself...my daughter will be 13 soon in a few more days..I have a sorta valentine but not sure about these silly American commercialized Hollidaze...am thinking of buying a house...so looks like the ole PC is going to be stuck with little ole me for awhile....am feeling lost somewhere ..where the orchids grow...in place where somethings only 'he ' knows..... Carpe Diem!!!
Live, Laugh, and Love.. Life is to short
and just remember that death is not the end
Ladybugs for life, Lisa
Friday Febuary 6th 2004
Tonight, yet another full moon ...I always have a tendency to notice her when she is one day away ...everyone will say, "check out the full moon" ....and I have this uncanny ability to note...nope...one more day ...still a tiny sliver missing...I have been doing a lot of computer work and web updates scattered about this site hopefully some of you will notice...getting ready for more visiting artists and convention times...getting more ink as well...Wayne tattooed my left wrist a enlarged/elaborated upon color version of what Janis Joplin wore...for music....very much still, "in the blood" ,prior to that and after visiting Dali museum I had Wayne and Cjay tattoo bees from the painting "moment of explosion" on each collar bone at the same time...Pain can end up being such a beautiful thing...healing sucks...and isnt that ironic???.... it seems everything in life is a such the healing process always takes longer than the initial sting of things...suffice to say my current totems of intrest are the hawk...the bee..and the ladybug/beetle...mythology...what a wonderful little "ology"
Enjoy life everyone... stay sane ...keep smilin and pay attention life is always talking to you...and remember.
"for every action there is an equal and opposite REaction..."
"Ripples comes and ripples go...ripple back to me..."T.Amos
Arval out.
does anyone ever even read this ???...who knows ?...no one ever signs the damn message board to say hello...
Monday February 2 2004
Well...the superbowl provided to be yet another year of interesting fun...I didnt even know who was playing until that morning as someone who spoke icelandic was getting a Patriots tattoo and Sigur Ros was playing (finally I get some English translation of this stuff) he shared the same birthday as the recent passing of my grandfather to me a sign from heaven and I am certain the patriots will win...and they did...so bravo...I won 30 dollars...and this whole thing with Janet Jackson I missed but surely Justin had to outdo the Britany / Madonna thing of days gone by and this makes me smile when we try to "break on through to the otherside" where we can express ourself and not have to worry about being "Programmed" which is exactley what that damn brain sucking tv box does..I have been quite the prude all these years but latley I have loosened up a bit ...we are all humans and we are not born wearing clothing and the human body should not be viewed as such a horrific thing...I suppose since I create permanent beauty under the skin of many each day I am beginning to seeing things this way..just as when Jim sang "Girl we couldnt get much higher" on Ed Sullivan and when Kurt himself busted out with "Rape me...." when he was to sing teen spirit ...these are the leaders of self expression not the followers...sadly enough these are the people we loose at a very precious young age.
"America who discovered your ass..." from Home on the Range Cherokee Version by Tori Amos
"when you live in the past you refuse to see..."
Express the music in your soul. Lisa
Sunday, February 1 2004
It has been offically one year I have had this particular site up and running...I know right now a lot of the links etc are not working ...my host did some "maintaince" the other day and everything is a mess...after the Tampa Convention when I have Brandon Bond working for me ...finish my sleeve off and take time to heal... I will make it a point to give this site and overhaul...change and add photos etc...until then enjoy the Superbowl...I do not keep up with that but I had a strange coincidence the other day and am feeling the patriots so may the spirit be with them that is also with me .
"threads that are golden dont break easily..."
Li
Monday January 26 2003
This morning...I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter ...and a night in New Orleans sometime ago in 1998 when someone out there was thinking of me and I was ..."oblivious despite herself"....oh but never dubious and always and forever thankful...and I feel this finally now....
In Memory of
Beryl Dean Boyer
6-22-1919 thru 12-13-2003
here on this plane
now ...in... "Strawberry Fields Forever "
and VIVA DALI...my first visit to St. Pete and his collection there...I have so much in store for many a canvas when the time for musing allows...
Li
Wednesday January, 14, 2003
Gearing up and packing this circus up for yet another road show...this time in Orlando ,closer to home...am looking forward to this one ...I have attended Deana's show every year since it's conception 9 years ago..all ladies tattooing...all weekend ...if you aren't doing anything it is worth checking out...kinda like a working vacation...
I'll be back for appointments starting Tuesday,January 20th...see you all soon...
"oddly /even"
Lisa
Friday January 2nd, 2004
Realizing I havent posted a lot over here in a while I pop in to wish everyone a happy new year ...well, according to the American calendars of the 20th century
...we shall soon welcome in the Chinese year of the monkey...
Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday ..it was a weird one for me ...all new this year I opted for blue and silver decor to fit my holiday mood...Blue and draggin...we lost my grandfather on Dec 13th...so now I must carry on a relationship with his spirit.
am Still toodling around in the twisted land of Oz.
I am really tackling some very large projects these days ...backs and arms ...sitting after sitting ...I am very booked and buzzing not to mention excited about a lot of my in progress "stuff" out there ...so, I hope soon to update my portfolio to reflect what has been going on with me and my art...
look at it this way if you dont hear from me I must be busy...
BREATHE
for now this is what I will focus on ...
..the female convention is coming up...I always get an influx of inspiration from being in the company of some of the best female artists on the planet...I get out of PC for a spell..then head over to Cassadaga get refreshed and return ready for 2004...
...not very insightful these thoughts ...nevertheless they are what I have right now...as my son watches Godzilla in the background as the clock is five minutes away from yet another day in the life of this madness....
..."Words dry and riderless,
The indefatigable hoof-taps.
While From the bottom of the pool, fixed stars
Govern a life."...excerpt from Sylvia Plath's "Words"
looking forward to seeing Paltrow render her life on screen... I hope this is a good one.
Arval out.
Monday December 8th 2003
11:05pm
full moon..
todays thought...
"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is.... infinite." William Blake..
.....today ...a strange day indeed...marks the begining of the life of Jim Morrison and the end of John Lennon's...
I attended my youngest sons first chorus performance at school...and spent my two days off in the world of Oz.
wondering where that adventure will lead...
Hopefully everyone is gearing up for a holiday spent as to each his own would have so.
Do Enjoy.
".....walk, through the violets....."
Friday November 28th 2003
noonish
over tea since I am fresh out of java..
totally hung over from a turkey coma.
and todays thought is this ...
"I had to steal it......"
"Somewhere someone is thinking of you. Someone is calling you an angel. This person is using celestial colors to paint your image. Someone is making you into an image so beautiful it can only live in the mind. Someone is thinking of the way your breath escapes your lips when you are touched. How your eyes close and your jaw tightens with concentration as you give pleasure at home. These thoughts are saving a life somewhere right now. In some airless apartment on a dark , urine stained, whore lined street someone is calling out to you silently and you are answering without even being there. So crystalline. So pure. Such life saving power when you smile. You will never know how you may have cauterized my wounds. So sad that we will never touch. How it hurts me to know that I will never be able to give you everything that I have..."
Solipsosit, Henry Rollins...
Tuesday November 25th 2003
Thomas Johnny Elvis Chisholm was born yesterday to Bonnie and Tom both of Level 5 Tattoo...he is the latest edition to an already burgeoning tree of life...Congrats!!and congrats going out to Victor (owner of Level 5 ) his wife Michelle also had a little boy ...same day!!!
I had a weekend of total chaos...my grandfather was unexpectedly in the hospital..no one thought he would make it and every family member I can think of flew in, drove in and converged...but he seems to be stable now ...so bless the power of the energy of the family tree....
ROCK FOR RAINN 3 was this past friday...Thank you so much for attending , while we only managed to raise a total of $1728.54 (donation requested only 5.00 this year verses the usual 10.00) just having so many people turn out and invade Coyotes to actually sit down and listen to the live original music from our wonderfully talented local musicians donating talent and time to support RAINN was moving for me.
We had Ekotren,1925, Carnival of Soul, 10 Times Over , Pushmower and Pariah this year in the line-up...The Tattoo Giveaway went a bit crazy and off the cuff this year ...The 99X DJ did the drawing of tickets and announcing during each band break towards the end of the evening. ...once again, I donated 5 hours of tattoo time to lucky winners...Bonny donated a piercing and Liz also gave tattoo time....but I must say the personal heart tuggin highlight for me was hearing Sigur Ros in between bands randomly on the overhead music...this music currently touches a place in my soul I can not describe right now ...and having friends and family there and working to help those who help others everyday with a hotline like RAINN ..the moment felt as warm as Iceland is cold...
Thanks again Port Charlotte ...wherever I may roam...this is where I lay my head as home...
Rock for RAINN 4 will be even better now that I know what works and what doesnt etc etc...so remember...The Rape Abuse Incest National Netowrk is necessary...1-800-656-HOPE helps thousands each year ...It is a necessary cause ...what consensual adults do in the privacy of their own consensual enviornment is one thing ...but non-consensual ANYTHING is abuse...and it damages the soul of the human involved..RAINN helps...in it's small way as the link to the spark of the journey toward healing..
As above ...so below.
Arval out.
Wednesday November 5, 2003
Back from the NOLA trip ...what was that.....third one in the past few months????...but hey, I LIKE it there...I'm starting to feel a bit like a regular...had an awesome time hanging with Walt and his friends...got another scab on ...:-) (we all know what thats slang for) ...met Alan from Holland great guy...he was the 35th person to add to my ongoing collection of tattoos ...my birthday candle for turning 38 in the Big Easy...its kinda like how many licks does it take to get to the center of a ....DOH!!! we shall see how many artists it will take to complete the 'ole body suit...I feel like I should have been at 38 artists on the 38th birthday ...however, I was a little off again...what else is new...spent Halloween as Elvira and she likes to drink ...so oops ...fell off the wagon only to get right back on it...as they say "when in Rome.."
I really hope to eventually to bring all these wondeful artists to Florida so you can all collect work from them...stay tuned to www.level5tattoo.com for the updates on visiting artists...as soon as I have pictures back from the trip I'll have another trail going on ...I didnt spend much time at the convention...but I briefly saw all those I know and love for a few minutes...as usual Gill can be found throwing c-low with Bill Tinney and whatever crowd begins to abound...Tattoo artists are a predictible bunch ...as usual Judy Parker was the last person tattooing ...I swear she goes until she gets kicked out...and then she still isnt finished...(I know I have a tattoo from her....)
Now we all know there is soooo much more to this story than I am letting on ...haha "i"ll never tell"
More Later...I have to stop for the night...
"there she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bells ...and I was thinking to myself..."
What the fuck am I thinking of this for !!!!
"CRAMP STOMP!!!!!!!!"
Tuesday October 27, 2003
I updated my picture trail to include a few photos from the inkslingers...http://www.picturetrail.com/arval
...as advanced as I am with technology you would think I have a digital camera ,ah NO.... I still do things the old fashioned way...I am thinking a lot about the people of California and it's once beautiful landscape...all of this over arson????...sensless..
everytime I stress and think I have a shitty life and some drama..something happens and I realize I should be thankful for what I HAVE in this life..
Two more days of appointments before I fly in to the Big Easy...for The Voodoo Tattoo Connvention...Halloween and my 38th birthday!!! I am going to try to take more photos ...(still havent repaired the lens for my good camera) and keep more active thoughts...this will be my first sober trip to the Big Easy...my thoughts are with the firefighters and the victims in California.
Thursday October 23 2003
well, speak to soon and the universe stirs up drama...
given the front page news article and the afterglow of a media circus that followed...I suppose here is where I have the ability to redeem myself to those who care...
Yes, there is an issue with the counties interpretation of a state guideline..yes, Level 5 does have a doctor who signs for our studio ...Dr. Steven Tucci..Apocalypse changed names years ago and is completly irrelevant to the issue..the issue at hand is do we have the doctors sign once every year...well, what will that really do??...I do not think they should be held accountable for the studios practices that should be up to the health departments...they regulate piercing...which by the way is a great indicator that the studio you are going to is inspected ...IF they offer piercing...if they do not then NO they do not get frequented by any sort of health official with the exception of an ocassional follow up to see if the biohazardous waste is disposed of properly...as I was trying to convey to Miss Osher...I HAVE to follow the proffessional guidelines set forth by our industry...for my saftey and that of the client in front of me ...I AM knowledgeable about sterilization and cross contamination and DO practice it with each and every tattoo however, "there is no one here watching my back 24 hours a day seven days a week" (as I was verbally quoted out of context on NBC2 saying)... ...just because I follow procedure does not mean everyone in this industry does...do the research..I have tons of information and web links ,all over this site on what to look out for...we have well respected tattoo artists in this industry and on the flip side , making it impossible to have a professional studio open to the public , outlaws sanitary professional tattooing and puts it back underground which is not in any way shape or form the route that we want to go here...I am trying to simply state, yes, there needs to be more regulation county wide. Dont scare off the doctors ...I dont not feel they should not be held accountable for the actions of a tattooist or a studio...also on a side note... I would not want a doctor giving me a tattoo... there is a lot more to the craft than simply knowledge of sterlity..."You can regulate sterilty but you can never regulate ability" and from all the bad tattoos I have covered up I know this to be true and no offense Dr. Tucci but I would not sit down and let you tattoo me...but you can watch over my shoulder and see me give a beautiful piece of safe art anyday...
and in the my best Howard Stern voice this pit bull with a pussycat heart now signs off...
Monday, October 20th 2003
Seven whole days since the last post and not a whole hellovalot of happenings...thats Port Charlotte for ya...work is good...thank some lucky star for the career I have , love my job...ventured out to Bradenton to see the boys from Code Sunshine from the sidelines Saturday at Rockafellas...proud of those boys they make good solid "radio-friendly" music and can work a crowd of drunks like nobody's business ...last night Pushmower/1925 again over at Coyotes (yes,They have live rock music on sunday nights people)...am counting down the final days of the age of 37 and looking forawrd to the voodoo tattoo convention in The Big Easy ... New Orleans here I come again... for the thrid time this year.....this time in search of a new 'adventure'...
Sunday October 12th, 2003
Friday night we all went to see Genitortures in concert...it is always weird to see my tattoos up on different stages doing weird things on public display...but I guess if eating fire is your thing ...what can I say...except sure I'll come watch :-)
I think I'm going to head to NOLA again this time for the voodoo tattoo convention and a good dose of birthday ink for me...this ole bird isnt getting any younger ...may as well have a good time while the getting is still good!!! besides watching drunks in my newfound sobriety has proved to be a fun experience......what do they say??? ..if you cant beat 'em join em...how bout if you cant join 'em watch 'em...
....people watching is a strange passtime...
Sunday, October 5th 2003
12:45 pm
Went to West Palm for a Radiohead concert courtesy of my friend Greg from the band 'Pushmower'...got to love spontaneous happenings!!! So, I finished tattooing "Dark Despair 2" she got a beautiful new chest piece..and "indie" called from the other coast during the process..silly frouds ,synchronisity is for the Police!!!
I need to get a new camera lens...I havent taken any photos in soo long...
so, Marsha and I disapeared to Radiohead...and come home to find a note in my inbox from someone inquiring in Ohio about yet another Dark Despair tattoo...because they have seen my work on the world of Froud...GET OUT!!! ?? I am featured on the world of Froud!!! ...drops down to the ground my feet are walking and kiss it..(Thanks Faff) That is so yummy to me..I feel like I just received and Emmy award...but do they give those in the world of Froud...I think they would be called "Penelopes"and would be carved by the master maker of the finest rowan wood...but then oak men would protest at such glamour ...as the rowan is to be used for Nelys wands..so I will simply hold this as an honorable mention in my Froudian heart...and I would like to thank Arval...and Mickle ..and Geeoooo oh and Lochan...oh and I cant forget Himself or That Knome!!!!
for those of you who do not know and love the faeries...and have no clue what I am rambling about sorry. get with the program!!! ;-)
www.worldoffroud.com
Arval out.
September 26th,2003
Spending the morning rediscovering the beauty of Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily...and absorbing my newfound connections to the peacock and the hindu goddess Sarasvati as well as all the other legendary symbolism that goes along with such a majestic bird...having trouble getting into the Runes of Elfland...seems to be a bliss 'of another kind' that will have to wait as I travel off into other dimensions. ..a mind is a terrible thing to taste sometimes...purging out irrelevant thoughts and moving on into a new realm of the psyche will be on the menu for now...no more distractions "by what my eyes have seen..."
September 24th 2003
10:48 am (added an evening thought below)
home at last...
cant tell if thats bitter or sweet...
Hollywood should be called Hollyweird...
Strange place ...even stranger people.so, I suppose I should fit right in... when will I learn ...there is no mold for me in life...always wearing the collar and no one holding the leash...such is the life of an artist.
If I could change anything about Florida it would be the weather and I would live here forever...big beautiful horizons of color and shape..ever changing like my mood..yet HOT as a motherfucker in Summer...so I am just now destined to be a air conditioned gypsy...back to the old grind that is my day to day life ...waiting for the next flower and the petals that go along with it... I'll pick it and it will live for awhile in my waters and then die off like everything else...and be but a beautiful memory
ahhh...traveling ...experiences that add to the fiber of my tapestry.....when will I feel the earth move and it be more than just a sneeze...where is my butter??my flu.
9:41 pm
I realize I had quite a strange morning and didnt even mention anything about my travels...Inkslingers Ball...busy show...great artists...sorta like a carnival/circus thing sometimes ...same performers different "tent"...and what a tent it was ...the infamous Hollywood Palladium ..where I just saw Nick Cave...I meandered around and connected with those artists I know and love ...however, not having a booth at the convention is always weird...so, realizing I have received so much ink on my right side ...(the giving side of the body) I opted to receive this time and on the left rib cage...a peacock feather (one of soon to be many) on my rib cage ...by Walt Clark of Tabu tattoo...I met him in NOLA at the bar before the Cramps concert this year...the syncronisity and symbolism of this piece still resonate with me now as I type this...I also realize now more than ever the borderline in artists between genius and insanity...and by who's standards do we base such comarison...Freud??? anyhow....I took my brand new ripe tattoo to my first punk rock show ever ...The Exploited/Adicts with Discharge opening...(who we missed ) old British punk rock ...great guys !!cute accents...much fun...even stayed sober....as much as I say I HATE punk rock ...and well, this was my first ever show...I had a good time...(perhaps it was the company I was with ;-) mortis and fly and my pal Amy...) I finished this Ganesha sleeve I started in June and the gal got a nice "OM" symbol on her wrist ...a great way to end a weekend of tattoo related 'stuff" with a cool piece...my daughters first tattoo was inked on me and was an "OM" symbol this was her first time in LA...look out for her in the future ...hopefully this will be a like mother like daughter thing as far as tattooing goes...I mean she is getting a silver platter at the front door compared to how I started...
okay, way to many thoughts for this day...but mind has been racing all day at work..and I am finally letting it all out...
OH and my RUNE book by Brain Froud was on the counter as soon as I got home from LA ...how perfect...I leave you now to toodle off into elfland.
...till next thoughts...
" ...two can play I said two can play......" Alamo TA
September9th 2003
12:55am
well, tour is over.. travel is over...and my drinking is still over....so I buzz over to see what is goin on in the world of Froud..and much to my complete JOY...I see that Brian is now part of a soon to be released book on but what??....RUNES...jumps for joy..as only this froud luvin faerie gal can do...and actually I am overwhelmed by emotion ...one of my latest tattoos ...two runes tattooed by Erika Stanley while in LA just this past June...now , I can look forward to exploring my world of runes through his artistic expression as well...so visit www.worldoffroud.com (saves room on right arm RIGHTt now...knowing something will compliment my fertility and joy runic tattoo...many thanks to the fifth element moonlight for giving us Brian....well, and Wendy and Toby to... RARRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 3 2003
12:30am
Well, I am back from my Atlanta experience...I didnt really have a game plan ,shit just happens with me...so, here I am, sitting with half my forearm tattooed ,when all I was going to do was check out a Tori show at Chastain...but hey ...no complaints ...I finally connected with someone and am on the way to finishing my forearms...artist Brandon Bond...check out his site...www.brandonbond.com looks like I will have to be making the long haul up to Georgia a few more times before all is said and done...finally getting something egyptian after all these years ... right out there in your face...so, eyes of Ra...right, the sungod complete with horus as falcon and fire, I have chosen to do the left eye with Anubis and water ..(on my left inner forearm...)keeping with my ever so popular yin/yang good and evil theme...since I am such a Nice/Bitch....well, enough about the tattoo...see what happens when I pop in and share thoughts too random and soon after their happening...7 hours under the needle sober sucks ,by the way, and for those of you who have sat that long with me I now have new found respect for you...
till next time...happy inking..and all those other human things..Lisa is trying to lay off drinking so you wont see her at the pubs anymore...(as Pub owners jump for joy) so stop by and say hi to me at work...
Toodles.
Saturday August 23, 2003
I havent popped in here and documented any of my mentalness in quite a spell...so, maybe now is the time...and I do this so randomly and off the top of my head...I have to allow everything to sorta sink in and see just what stands out for me as far a memories I suppose... New Orleans was fun...HOT...yet fun ...the clientel was great ...several first-timers ...and a couple of pass-er-outers but that goes with the territory...tattooed an author in town for a book signing and a musician in town for the festival...and someone in memory of their father and I ended up in the odd fellas graveyard at their wedding..stranger things have happened....much luck and love to those newlyweds ...the crew at Electric Ladyland are fabulous and Annette was a most admirable hostess...I would return there whenever asked again...THEN onto the Funhouse tattoo convention in Coral Springs ...while I have attended this off and on throught the years ...this is the first time I have worked the show...it is always great to see people I know and love in the industry...and the fact that it is for the Joe Dimaggio charity works for me!!!the people from Pleasure points are exceptionally fun to hang out with ...I did my usual work.. drink ...cause trouble ...show random body parts...then lack sleep and arise to "do it again" ...and back to Level 5 ..where . finally, a bit of a slow spell as far as appointments go...summertime in Port Charlotte...
we shall see what travels will bring to me next ...next stop ...looks to be LA in Sept. Hopefully, life is treating everyone well and things are flowing in a forward motion...I will catch a final trinity of Scarlet shows which will have to tie me over for awhile as far as my live music fix...but hey ...a little time in the mountains of Georgia will do me some good...I have issues on the plate these days to iron out...nothing like a good road trip to evaluate where I am heading in this life.
Toodles!!!and happy inking and what not.....where ever youre getting it.
Wednesday July 16th 2003
Today I will only take a moment of silence to honor the memory of a great tattooer and new found friend Frankie who tattooed at Art and soul in Los Angeles California...Frankie took his own life and has deeply saddened those close to my heart...to view his memorial page visit www.artandsoul.net
Goodbye Frankie...enjoy life in the world of spirit. You will forever be in the thoughts of those who loved you.
Monday, June 30th 2003
My thoughts at this point after all that my eyes and ears have absorbed since June 9th have reached novel proportions...however, for the sake of this site I will have to trim them up to column size...Erika Stanley and the rest of the Art & Soul crew totally rock...the place looks fabulous and the remodel of the interior adds to the shops flavor...the clientel I had while "out in LA" were ve mentally stimulating and their thought processes were very reflective of their ongoing spiritual path....my dualistic nature needs that 'feeding of the soul' ...as much as my appetite for fun is fed by food ...wine and good people....
I got a chance to witness a god of music while in LA Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for the first time...in my opinion his recordings do not reflect his tremendous ability to stir up energy levels into volcanic proportions...as much as I adore Tori those two are like ying meets yang in my mind ...he soared to number two on the list of best concert experiences I have ever had....I've seen a lot of great shows but this one had etheric energy...oozing from its pores
... then having a chance to meet a whirlwind of a person and explore some of the wonderful places I didnt even know existed in Cali outside of the "hollywood" scene...Cali, her landscape is beautiful..rock formations fabulous beaches breezy and Salmon orgasmic...if only all food could be that good...and if only I didnt have to leave...but thats what a working vacation is huh...a little time away to decompress and refuel the soul ...to fire up for the reality of day to day routine...where the faeries brightly shining stars turn back to mere dust ...like Cinderella carriage turned into a pumpkin...Next Stop New Orleans for an extended stay at Electric Ladyland ...this time actually tattooing ...we shall see what is in store in the tiny town of voodoo and madness this time around...
More thoughts later...
I think the thought of the day is everyone plan a vacaction...with NATURE...get out in the elements reconnect your disconnected self...BREATHE and enjoy this life to its greatest potential...
Monday June 9th 2003
realizing I haven't said anything in this section for about a month....New York City was crazy busy and I ended up with a sinus infection I had to heal up and a bunch of work waiting for me upon my return...I have seen some live music here and there from Fort Myers to Tampa ...Erich and I are still working on Rock for Rainn stuff...we have the compilation CD in the works as well as the new website and future date of the next benefit...had to grab a few tickets for the upcoming third leg of Tori Amos concerts...and am getting ready for my trip to Los Angeles...I added a picture trail photo link on a few of these pages for some photos tours I will try to add to and keep up on...http://www.picturetrail.com/arval I attended a mini class reunion on Sat nite seems it's been 20 years...and I spent today with a friend I havent seen in years and years...simply because her husband was the dj...life is strange...and I was back at the first beach I ever set foot on when I moved to Florida so many years ago...fear not I used SPF 45!!!! more thoughts later..
Stay sane
May 10th 2003
Wow nine short days and so many happenings!!!...The Florida shows for The Cramps were amazing ...after all these years those guys and poison Ivy :-) still put on a great show....had a chance to say hello to many people I am familiar with in the tattoo industry (the Incrcdible Ink crew in Orlando and a great hug from Tom Depriest..)we then grabbed some food on the way home in Ybor City and my waitress (temporarily pictured to the right )was ironically on the same flight I took to New Orleans a few days back ... guess we both decided life is the pits!!! ...(small world)I also checked out the Liar's Club and my friends with the band KY Deity,seen many people from the Tampa Bay Tattoo convention that night with double Happy Birthday's going out to the gals at Pleasure Points in Spring Hill......watched many strange happenings ie fetish shows and suspensions...(realizing I have many friends from just about every walk in this life) ...tattooing has been VERY busy...Brian Froud's dark despair faerie has shown her face twice...she seems to have a thing for me ...this makes for five souls who now carry the energy of her message...I feel I should be writing the "Diary of Dark Despair"...then, found out randomly at 2am online Chantal Kreviazuk was opening for someone who I never heard of in Ybor on Tues night...I popped in for that and left...after all, I am a mommie and laundry does tend to pile up!! and all of this causes me to loose my "beauty rest"...my oldest daughter graduated her nursing academy this Friday...so proud of her!!! she graduates High School on the 23rd ...and I stopped by to visit my RAINN friends Cold Static at the State Theater where we just saw the Cramps on the 2nd ...almost too much for any one human to do in nine days ...but it fills my days and nights up and I dont have time to even think about ever being Lonely Lonely...Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there...I am putting off ALL happenings until the New York convention...need to slow down and breathe in for a bit...
Stay in tune and in touch and appreciate communicate and validate those in your life to day ...for we have all learned they many not be with you tommorrow...
May 1st 2003
Home after three strange days of New Orleans...fun fun fun...I arrived to visit someone who actually ended up moving back to Florida the Friday before I left...all was not lost...I thought I saw the bass player for the Cramps at gargoyles and found out The Cramps had two nights of shows in NOLA surprise surprise....so I hung out at the Shim Sham and met some cool tattooed people (including walt from freaky tiki)and other interesting ladies who's names have escaped my brain cells and I managed to get into the sold out show...I have never seen this band live and I look forward to the Florida show I have tickets for tommorrow... not enjoying the bruise I have on my leg from getting smashed into the front row or the beer scented backpack full of clothes I ended up with ...but hey..the lipstick on my cheek made up for it...what a great bunch of leather and fishnet gals they have in Nola....next day we shift into to Tori land which was quite surreal after the evening before...nevertheless I can hang with just about anyone...and I love EWF...great bunch of people...and so many of them were there that I have seen at all of the shows throught the years...31 shows 6 different states since 1996...I love the music of Tori Amos...I decided to battle the human herd to get a chance to say goodbye to Mrs Hawley aka Tori Amos...I am trimming this experience down to the bare minimum here but the show was amazing...very emotional and then...we had surprise fun at the matador ...a total jam session with the drummer and bassist with added other random people...wow what a lil happening ...however my "I will never drink again as long a I live" statement went out the window in New Orleans...I was more inibrieated at the matador stint ..than even the Cramps show....ouch ...familiar headache in the morning!!!! Annette over at Electric Ladyland is amazing ...we stored our bags there and enjoyed a bit more of the city....I totally BREATHED in New Orleans...(her energy ,not the horseshit and booze stench)bought nothing took no photos and just experienced her...I will be back...this was our first real date...the 98 show was just a drive by.. in and out.... I will be back to tattoo at Electric Ladyland sometime in July...so check the travels section...next stop I am energized and ready to have a blast tattooing in NYC!!!! and
DONT FORGET this years RAINN benefit is coming up soon...and we have kick ASS live local music all the money is for a good cause...nothing beats experiencing MUSIC live...fuck the radio and what they feed you and what's on TV...GET OUT ...have fun ...LIVE life...it makes the every day routine that we have to do to sustain us in this material existance all the more bearable...and allows Miss Lisa to be a happy Mommy!!!!
Stay in tune and in touch with the energy that is life...because energy never dies it just changes form...
April 22, 2003
Today is Earth Day ...I haven't posted any thoughts in here for awhile...the convention is long gone and in the back of my brain now...www.tattoofest.com....was held in Tampa a few weekends back...booze ..dice...ink and the boys...we were definatley not in Orlando toto...since then we have had Easter and a taste of live rock and roll here and there...a few movies ...including dreamcatcher...(alien demons spawned from the ass ??? Mr. King ...come on...) I finally have a new ride and am a freebird...as with everything in life ...change is always right around the corner...have only had one glass of merlot since the convention...being that weekend warrior is getting old...next stop New Orleans...for a few days and then tattoos in NYC...doubtful anyone even reads this but hey, the few who do might try siging the messageboard/guestbook....till next time :)
I love the wonderful world of froud....I'm glad their on my side...still.
March 16th, 2003 ...
Back in Florida after a multiple destination trip to New York, Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan...3 more Scarlets Walk shows in two different states to add to my list of obsessive things I do because I love the music of Tori Amos..New York was cold...raining when I first arrived then switching over to snow...two great shows at Radio City Music hall...visiting with friends in the city ..checking out my friend Elyse's venture (www.bettyrules.com )then dinner at the Yaffa Cafe and spending far to much last minute time in the subway...missing my morning flight to Detroit for the tattoo convention ...but the stand by went off without a hitch...in Detriot back in my element of ink...a lot of new faces but still the same ole familiars ...mom talked Judy Parker into tattooing me FINALLY...and well, I was already tipsy...not a good idea...we will have to finish at another time...but in the prophetic words of Guy Aitchison..."every convention needs a drunk girl for entertainment purposes..." wondering now why it is always me!!!....then onto Grand Rapids and two of the coldest days in 103 years of Michigan history ...so I never left the house!!!!one last Tori show from the front row in Grand Rapids (not lucky just donated once again to a wonderful cause...RAINN...www.rainn.org) Tori gave an excellent performance with many GIRL oriented songs and I couldn't help but think about the fact that minutes prior to her performances they found that girl in Utah..I'm glad to be back in the warmth of Florida ..with the dragonflies...butterflies and even the lizards and the ants...something about winter ...while it is white and beautiful...it is a cold and depressing blanket of white to stare at until nature decides to thaw itself out and "taste the sweet of spring..."
...February 15 2003....
Happy Heart Day to everyone!!! hope all is well with you and yours...have been quite busy...with the female expo this past January...where Zoe Thorne and I received a trophy for Best Booth at the Expo and I also placed 2nd for my Lady Death thigh piece on Sean...visiting guest artists over at Level 5 and lots of tattooing going on...hope you like the new website...I have no idea what is going on with the domain name www.qweenovpain.com...it's still mine just got lost in the shuffle....
Stay in tune and in touch !!
Toodles.
1-5-2003 Happy New Year!!!...Welcoming in the new year with a new look over at Level 5 and many visiting guest artists this month...we now have booths for four working artists.....currently welcoming in Zoe from Berlin Germany visit her site at www.zoe-s-heart.com and pop by and get a tattoo while she is in town...we will be at the female tattoo expo on the 16th..(visit my travels section for more info.) and then we welcome in Erica Stanley of www.artandsoul.net ..CJ will also be returning for his guest spot this week until February...
Hopefully everyone had a safe and fun Holiday season...Let's make 2003 the best it can be...
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12-01-2002 Back in Florida from my Ohio trip....Scarlet shows ...a few tattoos at Thrill Vulture.....a quick look at snow and Ohio and then a brief stop off in Tennessee to visit some pals....glad to be home....where it isn't so damn cold you can see yourself breathing....one stop left.. Denver....realizing I haven't said much about Scarlet...she is really in top form and anyone who gets a chance to attend a show...do so..you wont be dissappointed...this is a meet and greet photo from the Tampa show that started it all...by far one of the best concerts I have ever seen....Music is the life giving rhythum that makes my blood flow properly and my ears happy....
"She's a girl out working her trade"
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11-19-2002 Busy busy busy....like the bee...that is where you will find me...traveling around and still trying to fit in work here and there...long time no thoughts....my scanner has been on the fritz so, I have put off posting until now....however, last night Ms.'humble bee' IM'd me to let me know people DO read this stuff...So, we did tampa, melbourne Atlanta and then a surprise visit to the big Apple for Scarlets Sessions DVD taping ...for me a nice view of Johnny the bassmans ass but hey "I was here"...and I got to see Zam (great tattooer from NYC and pop by Dare Devil to say hello to CJ )while in NYC, am leaving for my Ohio trip in two days ....and then on to Denver ...so, if all goes well, by Decemebr 5th no one will ever have to ask me "When are you going to get that finished.." 5 years later my right half sleeve will have full color...by the original 'hotel room after our conevntion work' artist
http://thidemann.com/ I think it's fair to say we've both come a long way since that day....the Holidays are coming ...wish you all well.....stay 'in tune' and in touch with each other...life is to short...traveling in a van and crashing on floors IS the posh way of life for this gal....Keeping it REAL in a material world....toodles.
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10-13-2002 We now have a new Level 5 Tattoo open in Sarasota, Florida and are working on web-site developement for both locations www.level5tattoo.com will be the url so, book mark and get ready...I will be accepting appointments for either location....and get ready for our future guest artists that are scheduled to pop by...CJ from NYC, Zoe Thorne of Germany and Ericka Stanley of LA California....Stay tuned...and keep thinking ink!!!
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9-29-2002 as some of you may have noticed ...I've been playing around with a new look for these pages...with the help of some wonderful photos by friend/photographer Jeffrey Langlois....visit his site at http://jlanglois_photo.tripod.com .....and Tonight at Club Neptunes in Fort Myers Sophie B Hawkins, Live ....Yeah!!!
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9-11-2002 Today is rained ALL day as if tears from above... still the same painful wound we all share.... I commemorated to skin one mans loss of 37 friends and commrades in last years trade center collapse...all members of the Port Authority and Police Department...brave souls who lost their lives saving the lives of others...Always Honored and Never Forgotten..
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9-9-2002....My daughter Holly had a photograph selected for use in a special Day after Day calendar to benefit RAINN...please visit the link above and order your calendar today ....also, I added a link to the *new* unreleased Tori Amos song A SORTA FAIRYTALE ...you can hear it in it's full version by visiting my links page...It's at the bottom....the full album version of this ROCKS...so pop over and give it a listen...
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Lisa with IRIE the charming snake
8-27-2002 Rock for RAINN 2002 ....went very well this Sunday...Thank you to everyone who came out to support local musicians and RAINN....This year we raised more awareness than money initial totals are at $2528.22 ...with a headline live remote story on WINK TV as well as ABC news...thanks to all the bands for donating their time and to all the people who helped out ....the staff at Neptunes, John from Rag magazine and Jeff from the Sun-herald....Shadowland productions for their recording/photography...We are in the studio now working on the live CD be sure to sign up on the mailing list to be notified when the CD will be available...one song from each band at the benefit...so, if you couldn't hold out for all the bands (or make it down there at all...and you KNOW who you are!!) remember, get the CD $10.00 all proceeds will go directly to RAINN....and boost that total proceeds figure ...we still have a lot of raffle prizes to distribute...like I said..once you've won you've won...we will get those out to you asap..Congratulations are in order to Chet the drummer from Slick Riddle and his new bride to be ...after his on stage proposal to his girl during a break in the concert action ....how romantic is that???
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8-20-2002
8-20-2002 ...well, it looks like Scarlet has started her walk across America...click on the banner to hear an interview with KROQ in LA....
*new music* October 29th
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8-11-2002...Back from the South Florida Tattoo Expo over in Coral Springs Florida sponsored by Funhouse Tattoos....as always a very busy show for a good cause...it's always fun to hang out and see people I don't get a chance to see on a regular basis...Received more donations for the Benefit including 500.00 more in Tattoo gift certificates!!!...
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click here
learn more about visual symbols
8-5-2002 TOOL last night....very awesome , words are hard to come by ...I encourage everyone to visit www.alexgrey.com and www.sacredmirrors.org ....TOOL is touring with the art of Alex Grey, paintings entitled ...InterBeings and Collective Vision are the backdrop for the stage and then.... 20 foot figures unfurl near the end of the show...all are featured in the book Sacred Visions...and available as prints
...please visit these links...
this is what you SAW last night... BRAVO Maynard.....
"prying open my third eye...."
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click on this photo to go to lifetimetv
7-24-2002 Today I want to add some more RAINN news....Did you know that at least 180,000 Rape Evidence kits are backlogged awaiting DNA analysis?? The result, tens of thousands of rapists still free to attack more victims, despite the fact that they left evidence behind and could be behind bars...as the statute of limitations clock ticks away....What can you do????
visit http://www.lifetimetv.com/ and click on "put rapists in jail"
and add your name to an online petition in support of rape kit analysis legislation....
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7-18-2002...I've added a few site updates...new RAINN news with a web-site link...and some new Gallery photos...including Jen's Froudian "honesty" sleeve still in progress....surfing today finding new news from the Froudian troupe....seems they will be merrily making their way into the pages of TEAR magazine (a Tattoo Planet magazine) at the end of this month....
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7-14-2002 well a busy week filled with special birthday parties for special people ...(one held at the Celtic Ray pub)....enjoying new music , new RHCP along with my newfound love for Switchblade Symphony: picked up their new musical adaptation of the old silent classic Phantonm of the Opera on DVD, still grooving to new/old things like Hooverphonic and Sisters of Mercy...excited about the new news out of the Tori Amos camp.... took a clean sweep of awards at the Harpoon Harry's 9th annual anniversary tattoo contest....(Danny won for his Betty Page back piece we are still working on)...
"all and all was a pretty nice......week....." ; )
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7-5-2002 Happy 4th... Long time no thoughts.....the LA guest spot went well...I have decided to throw more detailed information as far as travels etc. into a newsletter format distributed from the mailing list...so please sign up...I suppose no news is good news!!! in music however....
TOOL live @ teco arena August 4th!!!!
& new RHCP coming July 9th!!!!!!
***learn more about Runes this month click below....
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6-11-2002 Today my son turns 16.....I am clearly getting OLD....my foot is still healing and the Melissa concert over the weekend was great....better if I could have worn SHOES....7th row...center not to shabby, Thanks to MEIN....she sang a couple of my current personal favorites Talking to my Angel (extra sweet, with the banjo accompaniment) and The Different...as well as all her chart topping highlights ...she is performing with her band this summer as opposed to her live and alone dates of earlier this year....
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6-4-2002...back from the Atlanta Tattoo convention...recovering from having the top of both feet tattooed...by a wonderful artist...JIME ...of Electric Superstition in Michigan....I will add more thoughts when I feel better....maybe some incriminating convention photos :-) ...I also want to add an artist links page to stay connected to friends whom may pop by as guests artists...and then alter this format layout that I am already bored with....
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5-20-2002 sparked by an e-mail from obvious shadows...with some quotes from an interview with Maynard Keenan...I found my way to toolband.com, the site imagery is fabulous....and they will soon be in Fort myers...August 4, then I immediately thought of Gregg Braden...{strange how the mind will do that...like the FIXX sings "one thing leads to another...."}... and his wonderful book, which I've had for years , Awakening to Zero Point: the collective initiation...and into thoughts of the trinity of MerKaBa.......so, here are five more links for you to surf to and enjoy....
"once you know you can never go back...."RHCP
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5-7-2002 Today I am deeply saddened by the passing of the amazing Kevyn Aucoin, who's artistry in makeup touched many a hollywood celebrity and who's down to earth personality resonated with many an EWF...I never had the honor of meeting this amazing person...though I knew many who had...his legacy will live on in his many publications, projects and in the minds of those who loved him dearly....
Kevyn Aucoin 2-14-2002- 5-7-2002
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4-25-2002 well, after convention time and a busy schedule...I finally return to the norm...feels like everyone's new work should be healed by now...decided today would be a good time to introduce chakras to those who are interested...can not find the proper words to discuss tattooing people in a 105 year old historical building made of 100% wood..watching brides dressed in full regalia walking the halls right next to the heavily tattooed...such cultural contrast, within my own societal structure...STRANGE ...fun ...but strange...
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3-13-2002 last night was a spontaneous wonderful happening...I was blessed to witness Miss Natalie Merchant from the 2nd row orchestra pit at the Mahaffey theater in St.Petersburg Florida....her gifted vocals were astounding and I find it funny that when I am far from the stage I wish I could see and when I'm practically on the stage I'm closing my eyes...very strange to have a powerful performer right in front of you and able to make that eye contact...check out her site (click on her photo below).....and if you aren't familiar with her work...by all means familiarize yourself...I have been listening to her since she left the 10,000 maniacs and went on her own...as I'm sure some of you I have tattooed are well aware...not only does the ink go under the skin but I hope,the music in your ears sinks in...
"young and strong hollywood son in the early morning light ..a
star fell down on sunset blvd."
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3-8-2002 went to the "otherside" of Florida yesterday to a John Edward seminar and two worlds collided as I ran into one of my most recent tattoos ... Live love and laugh...she was there with her eye of ra ...( you know who you are :-) )now we have other "things" to talk about....
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2-25-2002 I respectfully honor the memory of my dear friend and client Aaron Nunez who left this illusionary world on 2-25-2001...he will be forever in all of our thoughts....
and I also want reflect upon this weekend...as I'm sure Aaron would want me to do.... Rock on......CYNDI LAUPER!!! at Jannus Landing.. Saturday night along with St. Pete's own Sparky's Nightmare...twas an excellent show...she's still got it!!! given the fact that it was raining and cold..and she seemed a bit under the weather....classic stuff like ...she bop..time after time...girls just want to have fun...true colors....peppered with wonderful new songs....worth every penny.....thank you Spinny Boy, Julia and Roy for notifing me about this and joining us....
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2-20-2002 today I am excited about the new movie dragonfly coming out on 222....please check it out...and view the site especially the afterlife section ....as it dabbles in the afterlife views of a variety of differing religions with various links , I find it to be interestingly informative for a novice or an expert...
"close your eyes, open your mind, follow your heart"
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2-13-2002 not quite sure where to put these additions but I decided here for now....I wanted to start a section where I can share with you things that move me and insipre me and today I must say is a Josh Clayton Felt day (his spirit lives on)...so, if you have time check this out..it will touch your soul...and maybe I will continue to add little tidbits like this when I feel the need to share with everyone.."If you want to get through to the otherside let the dragonfly come and give you a ride....." Josh
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2-10-2002 went to an exibit of John Lennon's art today in Tampa...which was moving for me ,as I just returned from my first trip ever to NYC and connected with the circle...on Jan 12....you guys need to get more ink..one of these days I want to be able to afford the price tag hanging on those Lennon drawings :o) Thanks Yoko...and Thunder and Marsha for listening to the radio (because I DONT) "All you need is Love.."
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(c) 2002 Tattoos by lisa
havent been here in a long while.
dividing time between work, travel and visiting myspace and inked nation etc....divierting all thoughts sections to the new blog space. link is above .
easier to streamline all sights to point to one thoughts section...keeping the old ones stored here for now...read them while there still here...
Toodles
Lisa
"its time to let you go...let you go ..."
Sunday January 22,2006
328 pm
after a rather insightful conversation with long time friend / tattooer Ms Mikki ...I feel compelled to post some thoughts.
For those of you new to tattooing, collectors, fans etc ...know and realize ...'The way' that is today was paved by few hands....the many that is 'the now' are casting a devious shadow on the light that once was. Arrogance will lead only to future demise ...It is the soul of the humble who's well dips into the deepest of the waters of life...admirmation and respect for others will gain you admiration and respect of others. as a collector know that sometimes you have to look beyond the cover to get the whole story ...some of us are but a short story and others read like novels with many chapters....Lately it seems we have a lot of "National Enquirer' newspaper types.
"RESPECT. find out what it means to me."
and what it should me to you.
Wednesday January 18 2006
9:08
Just back from the Star of Texas Art Revival ..
forging head on, steadily into into the new year , I have decided to be like the snake that I am and shed metaphorical skin...sluffing off the old look at www.qweenovpain.com.. like the pheonix emerging out of my own ashes into this ..yet another web presence..I'm still hard at work at it so give me time to provide...more organized galleries etc..
My skills at tattooing and even webdesign have grown over the last couple of years and I feel the need for change. I have finally allowed in a new influx of friends in the industry and they have stung me with creative venom...I see over 40,000 of you visited me so far scrolling through these pages ...my lifeblood...and for that, I am thankful.... 2006 will bring in the year of the fire Dog...we shall see what it has in store for this snake...I suppose my new years resolution (besides staying permanently off alcohol)will have to be to exersise more and paint...considering I have conquered the smoking thing...eliminated drinking and various other things that are horribly poisious to my cells...and am allowing my mind body and soul to be at one and feed off of the source it was intended to feed from..creation.
to boldy go where I have never gone before...
Check back. for I check in often...and do me a favor ...maybe purchase a print or two ..so I am encouraged to produce more art...
many Thanks...
Lisa Schmoldt
and here...for future reference is where I usually quote ToriAmos...or some other lyrical genius ...in the genre of song.. of which I tend share the same feelings.
"To this day songs create worlds for me to walk into or puddles---whatever it is , it's a space. ...and I'm allowed to walk and breathe in that space and have my own relationship with the song." excerpt from Tori Amos Piece by Piece a portrait of an artist her Thoughts .Her conversations.
Wednesday December 7th 2005
10:51 am
With the holidays rapidly approaching, I added an artprint gallery...I am in the process of re-building this entire site..I'm just not ready to let go of all this clutter..I suppose once we settle into the new shop location and I trim down and streamline nine years worth of brain clutter at Level 5, I'll feel the need to shed web skin...
so, for now, Happy Holiday shopping ...give those you love a Lisa print!!! especially if they have a tattoo from me!!!or not...everyone should love art..and my children are getting older and have large wish lists...so, this little bee will be starving come dec 26th ...just like the rest of us!!!
Arval out..
"I'm not in love ...so dont forget it...it's just a silly phase I'm going through.......So, if I call you don't make a fuss- don't tell your friends about the two of us...I'm not in love no no ...It's because " 10cc/ Tori Amos
Sunday November 22 2005
8:13
I am pleased to announce my Rca Lyra (aka IPOD) that I dropped in a toliet in St Louis has returned to life ...proof positive you can't flush everything down the toilet ...even if you try...am excited about Brain Froud's new venture ...a book about tattoos...will be interesting to see if any of my fae find their happy little way into those pages...getting back to Florida living always sux for me ...the new shop is STILL not ready ...it's closer, but no cigars yet ...we have enough neon over there to light up highway 41 in the dark...crazy. People getting confused as we have a location on each side of the highway ...eventually, everyone will figure it out...only tattoos at the new location everything else stays the same ...pretty simple...I want to make note here... again my hourly rate for custom tattoo work taking longer than one sitting will be increasing as of January 2006 to 150.00 per hour which is industry standard when I'm out there in the open road..so, if you have exisiting work you will stay at your current rate ...also, I am booked till almost January...so accepting new clintel will be a one on one decision after consultation...as I will have two tattoo conventions per month in 2006 to travel to..We have four other tattooers...and there just isnt enough time in the day, I have to keep my book open for those with exisiting large scale pieces...if you want something smaller consider one of Level 5's other tattooers...you can view their galleries at www.picturetrail.com/level5tattoo
Also, let me know now if you want to get in the books and start a new project ..
everyone have a happy Thanksgiving ...it will be my first without eating the poor bird...borderline Vegan I am .Happily Getting back into my old shape!! lost 12 lbs!
I give thanks to the fae and the tattoo gods for bestowing burgeoning abilities upon me .
Toodles..
Lisa
"raise a glass ...make a toast ...a toast in your honor..I hear you laugh and beg me not to dance ..."
Tuesday November15th 2005...
4:40
Just in from the Old School Tattoo Expo in St Louis...what a time...far to much for me to mention. The City Museum was an amazing backdrop for the type of artists/kids we are at heart...it was a nice mix of the old and the new...I got to hang with familiar faces, get to know some people I have only spent brief, unquality time with in the past .Had a chance to meet and hang out with newly inducted 'Hall of famer' Bev"Cindy Ray" Robinson and the gang from Australia...what a time ...not to mention great art and tattooing ...I LOVE it when my skill becomes creation rather than work..so, look out 2006 ...looks like even more travel plans in store for this gal...and you may even see me "down under"
news on that and more coming soon...need to get on with my all-encompassing life in Florida.
Lisa
"past the mission and I smell the roses....."
Wednesday October 26th 2005
12:22
...know, know to well know the chill....
wait, that's the wrong song...but it is 'hellovcold' here right now...for us Floridians ...another brush of a hurricane this time Wilma ...WTF??? a "W" storm in October ...someone is trying to tell me somethin...but along with it came the chill and its nice out ...I havent typed a word over here at qweenovpain in forever ...I realize that now...I've been addicted to my space ...why, I have no idea ...that's dying off for me now and reading has become my newly revized passion...bouncing back and forth between Eastern Religions, hindu gods and Buddist inspirations ...beacuse the artist in me needs an occasional piece of illustrated art to focus on... Since last post, I have been to Los Angeles again and back ...also took a stab at Milwaukee Wisconsin for some great humans and beautiful art...I actually placed 1st in tattoo of the day Friday and Sunday plus 1st place best cover-up, my first time out-of-state awards ...I was happy for the clientel...and I will post photos as soon as my pc gets fixed it is currently dead and being reincarnated..I'm using random computers for the time being ...Im thinking, fuck it, I should get a mac...some friends of mine are in toiling around in the concept of reality TV ...hmmmmm, we all know how I feel about that ..but I LOVE them dearly so this will be interesting if it does pan out ....daughter/tattoo apprentice turned 21 and I am ever so close to 40 on November 1st...and I was bummed about it but you know what ?...I had to survive those forty years, I had to work my ass off ,raise four children, progress in the art of tattooing, (over one forth of the time Ive been alive) and aquire the wsidom that only comes with age ...maybe thats why I am single ..with that much under this belt its' going to be hard to remove it for just anyone. Our new location after nine years of calling Level 5 home is almost ready and I have 40 more years to look forward to...
so I say
dream on.
dream unitl your dream comes true.
Hearts ,daggers and butterflies.
Lisa
Wednesday August 17th 2005
12:38 AM
Home and jet lagged from my return from Seattle Tattoo Convention...realizing I havent made any comments over here in awhile ...and that some of you do read this stuff and wonder what I've been up to ...I seem to get less emails when I keep this up...since last I logged .. I went to Oregon for the faerieworlds festival again, this time with my oldest daughter Holly...awesome time as usual this year ...will have photos over at www.picturetrail.com/arval ...asap stop by and find out more about it ..tis a great time....Then, it was onto the Philadelphia tattoo convention for great times ...great ink and more packing and unpacking ...I have been BUSY...then of course you return home tattoo a few clients and pack it in again this time for Washington one day after fitting in a Tori show over in West Palm ...a Much needed little infusion for this Bee...my current thoughts are of Seattle..the city herslf ..I fell in more that just love for her right away ...the land everything ..having someone bring you a fresh picked pear for breakfast yum....it's where I was meant to be and fate placed me temporarily somewhere else.. I have seen many places ...never have I felt so at ease and comfortable in my surroundings that I could live there. I heart Seattle... I will find a place to guest spot ...you guys were amazing and you love my artwork...I never thought my web would spin this far and wide ...but I'm out there..check the numbers in the inbox..there are days I wish I were a twin...I must find time to retreat and create and come out with artwork and prints for sale online and at shows...something to enjoy while waiting for your time in the chair...I have had a lot of requests for art at shows...so, I am commiting to memory and this log that stardate Nov 1 2005 when I turn 40...I will be at the ready for the old school tattoo expo in St louis !!! November 11th 2005 armed with artwork....thats my old stomping ground in my formative years ...but for now..."hold onto nothing as fast as you can"...cuz it's a ...pretty good year...
arval out need a faerie nap...straight until morning.
toodles.
Lisa
...thank you all for giving and receiving ...ink...hugs...mail...chocolate...and the occassional spoon.
for Wednesday July 6th 2005
Back in Florida...next trip Oregon for faerieworlds on June 23 and 24th .....not before my youngest son turns 12 on Friday....soon after that you'll see me in Philadelphai for Eddies convention there...travel is fun ...at the same time , settling back in sux ...I suppose I should A. live life always on the go or B. Stay home. because C. in and out of a big fat suitcase/time change jetlag adaptation
just sux.
okay so "sense that did not make..." says yoda.
Oregon and faerieworlds here I come!!!
Oh, Tori is coming back around for those who have asked.. I will only be able to catch the West Palm show on the 10th as I have to be in Seattle and working at noon on August 12..and I dont have that personal lear jet yet that will take me to Seattle after the show on the 11th... (hehehe) Hugs to Goolia
Toodles.
"if your my way let me love you....MRS Jesus."
Thursday July 23 2005
1:40 am
currently awake and online ..in Oakland California
visiting with my new friend Sybil...Ms Mikki's dog.
luv her...
Mikki took Erika and I on adventure today ...well worth making note of... we went to a beautiful graveyard and up a moutain to a beautiful skyline of the city both day and nite...I should have expected nothing less from my one of my favorite gals of ink...the Mikster.
life can be good ...though sometimes passionetly lonely...all though, those two words seem weird when placed together ....next to one another...
One thing I noticed, is that the sky remains the same .....this is promising to me ...knowing ,that wherever I may roam .... I am promised to have a constant.....
I also make note that loneliness promotes pondering ..and wonderment ..I note that .animals are wonderful...food can be delicious...I still love wine ...even though I CAN recognize the fact that I DONT really need it in order to survive..full moons like tonite can create creative fever....And ...I will miss California.
A LOT.
Heart Bubbles
4 many
MY faeries like it here.
Arval out."we all live in a yellow submarine...."
Tuesday May 31st 2005
Our last 'day in may'...plans for California begin to take shape..airline decisions...after more travel in my life, I am starting to know what I like and dislike about airlines....which sorta has me puzzled...I used to just take whatever was cheapest...I could go on and on about the ins and outs of it ...however, I would ruin my entire post. I have had many delicious things flowing through me these days that continue to amaze as they manifest...my core base of clientel still makes me very happy...there are times I think they trust and have more faith in me than I feel I have in myself.....yesterday I had a much needed massage that left me feeling like a flattened poision filled pancake...I should be drinking lots of water exersiing and getting enough sleep...however, even at my age ...there seems to be better things to do with my time ...currently enjoying K a delicious(to me)hard cider ...I suppose it's like wine from apples....I've had enough grapes that right know an apple or two seems to keep the doctor away...
Look forward to my upcoming California adventure...Then shortly after another Faerieworlds Festival in Oregon ...followed by another trip to Philadelphia...and the grand prize of Seattle...I hope everything pans out to be as my heart wishes...bluejays and woodpecker seem to be the only visitors to my new garden addition at home ..so, I will have to plant more things as time allows to attact more butterflies...I suppose life is as it should be . Random thoughts, we all have them...funny how every life happens so differently.
"surrender ...but dont give yourself away.."
Arval out.
Saturday May 14th 2005
Received all of my Theivery Corporation CD's today ...Aaron of LA gave me The Richest Man in Babylon on my last visit to the west coast and I dont know why I waited this long to explore other recordings ...I have four more now ...and I didnt even pirate these...(but think about it fellas, without that first Pirated freebie burn I wouldnt even know who ya were)
...off to see Hitchhickers guide to the galaxy with daughter number 2...being grounded in my house means no fun with friends just boring stuff to do with mom...
at this point I'd love to quote thievery corp..I cannot at this time transcribe non lyrical rhythmic chord transistions streaming through my brain...
looking forward to LA June 12th ...
look me up at ArtandSoul again this year...
Arval out.
Monday May 2 2005
the only date tattooed on my leg! (special birthday
5-2-22)
I'm a weirdo when it comes to numerology...
speaking of numbers I see MANY people are popping by for a visit these days ...so, I have updated Galleries to try and add some new content ...the thought of completely re-vamping this website has crossed my mind ...and then of course LEFT...too much work for right now ...and with appointments and travel ...it will have to wait...since my last post ...I flew to Phili save a wonderful Tori Amos show..she still is and always will be THE most amazing performer EVER...South street Phili made for great shopping ...Mineralistic..by far my favorite little place...filled with wonderment..
Level 5 is opening a shop in Hollywood Florida at the Hard Rock..(I love the rooms there) so my east coast FLA clients will soon have a posh little place to receive ink...since I am skipping the south Florida Expo and going to Seattle this year ...(never been there and this does seem to be my year for getting out and seeing the rest of the US of A...)
still no passport...and no overseas travel ...although I did get an invite to China Tattoo Show..
hmmm...we shall see.
Arval out.
"China, all the way to New York...I can feel the distance ...getting close..."
Tuesday April 5th 2005
Back from the Tampa Tattoo Fest ...a busy weekend of work and lack of sleep...no lack of alcohol and NOISE...my booth of course is always in some strange spot this time poor Wes and I had to deal with the speakers and the stage...and the noise of 98 rock ...not very good for concentration and productivity ...I may not go back to that show ...I need a peaceful little corner where I can burn incense, candles , listen to my own shit and feel inspired by those around me in order to have a blissfilled productive weekend...anyhow, the tattoos made up for it and the company I kept ..spent a little more time with people I didnt really known that well...connections....anyhow, it sucked that I had to miss an opening show of Tori Amos' tour. I havent missed a florida show since I skipped an under the pink show in 1994 for whatever reason..I did have some fans of hers I recently saw on my NYC trip stop by the tattoo convention to say hello which was nice and 'SWbutterflies' showed up over sushi in Ybor
till next timeI'll have photos over in the photo trail soon...I didnt have time to take many ...mostly at the bar ..and of Bob Tyrell who was still working when I snuck back in for my camera..Bob's awesome,by the way, I dont know what rock Ive been hiding under all these years, but that was the first time I ever really hung out with him..I'll have to save him some skin..Great GUy...
"are you experienced?" Hendricks rocks.
..Sunday March 27th 2005
well, we spent the day having a nice Easter feast at the House of Prime ...the same place Gary and I enjoyed "kidless" friday night for great food followed by the entertainment of an Atlanta based band called Five Star Iris...a treat in this town of not much to do .....
We then spent the rest of our Easter Sunday at the Sarasota Fair..(where I swore I would not go) ...however, they had Holly scheduled to run the Level 5 info booth ...so I went to answer questions all day while the kids got to be together ...all four of them .....and have fun...it was the first year I boycotted the whole chocolate bunny egg hunt thing...the kids decided they had much more fun and it lasted way longer than chocolate ..
I sat and drew Ganesha with easter eggs in my daughters scetch book and before I knew it the day was almost over ..(i dont handle carnival rides very well so I opted out )
hope everyone else enjoyed their day with those close to them in the style suited for their belief system.
Arval out.
"I thought it was Easter time the way the light rose...rose that morning.." from Toast by Tori Amos from the new release Beekeeper got a tear from me today on the ride home from that fair.
Tuesday March 22 2005
tonight I'm having a Shannon moment , complete with tears...and it reminds me to
always remember ...
I know we all cant stay here forever
so I want to write my words
on the face of today
and then I'll paint it...
'Change' on
Shannon Hoon's gravestone
cuz when Life is hard...you have to change
and I can feel the winds of change begining to blow in my soul.
Monday March 21 2005
157 am ....yuk.
however, I've managed to find all of the deleted images on the memory chip of the digital camera with the use of a photo rescue program..
I'll never do that again..(delete them by mistake that is)
so, there is a DETROIT TATTOO CONVENTION gallery @
www.picturetrail.com/arval
...and I go it's sleepytime.
Saturday March 19th 2005
10:40 PM
even though I spent the day in black and grey darkness and then egypt...I feel compelled to let everyone know just how much I really love FAERIES... the etherical world of fae is sooo misunderstood...there is soooooooooooooooo much inside of me yet to be released ...they love me ...and I will do them justice soon.
my promise to the fae at this moment ...
the beauty of nature and their closeness to the elements and spirit, it's like, tiny angels in training ...
I'm on it.
kinda like a fly on shit ...but I'm on it ...
I'm planting the mustard seed.
and it WILL grow.
Arval out.
Saturday March 19th 2005...
I havent posted in here in sooo long that I almost dont know where to start...Went to NYC with Daughter and was able to see the Gates display in Central Park...the imagine circle on George Harrison's birthday ...and the infamous wether phenomenon known as SNOW it self showed up ...we got our few minutes with Tori Amos and attended a small venue inconversation with AnnPowers who wrote her latest book (Piece by Piece) which I havent had a chance at all to even read yet...saw Zam there an EXCELLENT tattooer who told me about and Alex Grey art exhibit we attended that with Pinky are beloved friend from nyc and that has left a lasting impact on me ...said our goodbyes to Cjay and were on our way ...three strange days in NYC...same thing for DETROIT TATTOO convention ...that was this past weekend...got to see old friends..the mama ...and make beautiful skin art on some amazing people...I wished the thing carried on and on ...the response to my work in the north was AMAZING and I have received all of your emails in regards to work in the future ...I am trying to fit in and add three new conventions to my travels ...PHILI...CINCINATI...and SEATTLE...so look in my travels section for that and I'll see you there...next stop is of course Tampa Tattoo Fest and my schedule is already filling tightly for that expo...oh...if you are looking for the many photos I took in Detroit ...my digital images got erased and I need to get a digital card reader and run this program to see if I cant get them back...
lots of info and no wandering musefilled thoughts...
First day of spring tommorrow...time to plant the seed ..metaphorically as well as literally and then we shall see what starts growing ...
spread the seed...and taste the sweet of spring
till I see you all again.
Lisa
Sunday February 13th 2005
I awake very late from much needed sleep...still groggy...remembering dreams...Brian Froud was in my dream ..he was siging things and we were all in costume someone asked who I was dressed up as and he mumbled Jessica Galbreth and that he wanted to listen to Ozzy ..isnt it weird when you can remember things ...most of the time I simply 4get...then, I awake to find What Dreams May Come on the tv ...my personal favorite ...and the website of another wonderful faerie artist Jessica Galbreth....and since Brian picked card 13 out of my tarot deck ..that ...he himself designed I suppose it's only fitting since today IS the 13th . Well, back to reality...daughter number 2 is now 14...
Happy Valentines Day to everyone tommorrow....
People are Strange...
Lisa
Monday January 17th 2005
...back from the 10th Annual Marked for Life Expo in Orlando Florida...another 'marvelous adventure' for sure....I have come to the conclusion, that I only allow certian people into the 'life and times of me' and the heart and soul of what I really am on the inside ..... the rest of you, sometimes, unfortunatley, get delt out a dish of tongue and cheek , perhaps even angry sounding Bullshit ...designed I suppose as some sort of front to weed out those who are really interested ...really...for some reason, at this point and time, I feel the need to express that.... because, I do have a habit of... out of context quotes ....that can sound very contrived, I am apologizing NOT...just acknowledging the select few who LOVE and accept me for who I am the BITCH and the Childlike brat...for within the whole of this black and white there lies the greyness of me ...I walk this planet with the soul intensity of the evolution of the everything ...it happens conciously and subconsiously ... and I will not kid myself into believing that I am more importtant and/or require any more attention than the soul in front of me ...living or not ...and on that note I have hopefully confused you even further...because a life of mystery is very' faerie spicy' and/or boring and unordinary ...depending on your viewpoint ...therefore, I will continue to live as anonymously as possible..('hint' I tend to be nervously rude and say bitchy things mostly misunderstood to those in the arena of news media)if anyone ever roasts me it isnt going to be pretty...I dont think I have ever said or done anything NICE on film or video!!!
arval out.. till my next random wacked out thought
..godspeed to ERNIE and may he always bless Sacred and it's beloved artistic angels..
222 [aka live love laugh] LLL
Thursday December 9th 2004 11:16 pm
gearing up for the holidays...tattooing...steady but slower ...which is better on the creative mindset and the joints ...less massage ....currently addicted to Vince Guaraldi ...I've had a little tattoo of him for a long time but his music wants to be a part of my life now ...and the Level 5 crew doesnt seem to mind it...I'm all..."how do you feel about jazz on the Rhodes by a long since deceased guy with a handlebar mustache that brought us a whole lotta love with some peanuts soundtracks??" Dr. Funk himself ..in the forefront of my current admirations...well worth a web visit and a remebering listen ..because after all..."youre a good man Charlie Brown"
and Tori will let out the beekeeper on 222-05 not quite sure what direction she is going with things these days but I will follow her on her path...
" you cant always get what you want ..but if you try sometimes...you'll find you get what you need..."
and I NEED another tattoo...and so I have it ...appointment...Nick Wagner Jacksonville inksmith and Rodgers coming soon...
"I need a fix cuz I'm going down..."or up as Jacksonville seems to be
arval out.
Thursday November 25th 2004
Happy Turkey Day...as I sit and wait for the 27 lb bird to cook..I ponder over this months happenings ...the Gold Coast Convention made for some good times and great tattoos... new and old connections ... found out my Holly shares the same birthday as Lyle Tuttle and he tattooed her as he had me...those photos will be up in a photo trail over in the Gallery soon...I connected with some new artists as well...and look forward to having my arm made one by Nick Wagner of Inksmith and Rodgers soon (ink without attitude)...The H2ocean Adreniline Expo in Hollywood was fun as well...watching Paul Booth and the Last Rites guys at art fusion on paper and in the flesh was very motivationally inspiring...I won the charity auction for one of the collaberative efforts and it is currently being framed safely...watched as one of the band members from Code Sunshine (long time RAINN benefit performers) went on to break the worlds record for getting the most piercing in one day ...dude sat and received like 700 plus rings NUTS I tell ya ...but hey he is now in the guiness book of worlds records for the most piercings in one sitting ...there was so much this month alone to give thanks for ..then once again we prepare for a new year ..Crazy..gone are the days of hurricane scares ... yet so many blue roofs remain as we all try to pick up the pieces that mother nature left unscathed..
I miss musing..I think the muse has run off to cheat on me for a very long while...hopefully, the time hath come for her return ...so thoughts can flow like rivers out of these cells and onto these keys spilling over into your eyes transposing into a river of thoughts all your own ..
as we all learn to swim.
Have a hppy...till next time
Liser out.
marshmella bays and happy days
perfect circles and purple haze
Monday November 1st 2004
Samhaim...the celtic new year ...all saints day ,day of the dead etc...they have so many names for today ...I simply call it my birthday ...yeah! well Im 39 one more year of being thirty-something...then it's the unwanted over-the-hill "F" word...(forty)I am quite honored actually to be born on such a 'meaning filled' day..
Turns out I will be tattooing at the Gold Coast tattoo expo so check out the website and email me if you'd like an appointment...it will be a change.. getting out on the road in November .
Wherever you may roam today think of someone long gone yet not forgotten today is the day for ALL SOULS..near and departed..
Happy Trails to you...
Lisa
"sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy..." (what a weird song to pop in)
"cant fight the spirits when they need you this life is more than just a read through " RHCP
...and that quote as well...Happy Birthday to Anthony of the red hot chili peppers...
Wednesday October 27th 2004
Well, I missed Brian Froud at his Atlanta Georgia appearance here in the states today ...but... I had a beautiful day of creation at the Level 5 studio... another mention, I had been trying to find my way into the Gold Coast Tattoo Expo in West Palm ...but it doesnt look like thats happening ...it would have been nice... I'm seeing many names on the line up I call friends ...artists and band members alike... would love to hang for a spell after all this hurricane madness...but ,once again, it looks as if my procrastination has proven to be costly....but hey ...I have enough worked lined up here at home ... am gearing up in my heart and mind for some necessary change... in our world.... as far as nov 2nd goes BY ALL MEANS ROCK THE VOTE ....nov 1st I will be 39 ...yuk! ..yes, its true ...and as a belated birthday present ,Id like to see some change going on in the political structure of our so-called united states of America ....
much love to everyone ...I miss all of you nation wide and i wish our distance wasnt so far ...
but .....I have to say in the words of "T ..."I can feel the distance getting CLOSE...." ...(I't s coming soon...wink wink ...this time' tour buddies' I have NEW house with a POOL!!!)
still hanging 'loosely' ...love is a mighty powerful thing ...
keep on keepin on...
till our paths croSS
LIVE LOVE LAUGH
222
ME TO U
LISA
"...and I can see something thats not very well something we wished for long ago .......but I met you ...and I'll meet you ...in a hotel..."
Thursday October 7th 2004
Birthday Day for my Holly ...that comes later.......Last night was comedy relief nite at the Celtic Ray (www.celticray.com) it was the owner Kevyn Doyle's birthday bartender Tess' b-day had just past ,Holly's today and Keyvn says "Lennon's the next " funny, I thought John was born on the 9th he says nope died on the ninth born on the eighth...well, I win ...born on the 8th passed on the 9th ...this I knew for sure but dont argue with a birthday celebrating british pub owner in the wee hours .....(I'm so glad that lil pub survived Charley) ..last nite I was a bit tired ... as I'm sure were the comedians ,it has to be hard for the stand up guys to handle a pretty much "regular crowd" with a few newbie stragglers...jokes are only funny the first few times you hear them....these are all very run on delerium type ramblings...must have another case of DDD (Death Delerium and Dream Chris and I's Neil Gaiman joke)
I started a native american medicine wheel backpiece..something I'm looking forward to ..the day flowed well so ,something else out there has an eye for this one as well...who else but me would tattoo each of the 36 stones in numerical order as they are on the wheel...is there any other way??..3 dimensional talking canvas...I would have never guessed this to be my life long medium..
realizing I should have used those days without a/c to do web updates...oh well..next hurricane..
Arval out.
"I will follow her on her path...Scarlets Walk through the violets"
p.s. Froud's having a goblin ball in Oregon..would be nice ..I was just there in July...how' bout Florida???what the faeries dont like Florida...
Wednesday October 6th 2004
Having trouble keeping on top of this thoughts thing...busy weekend...saw the downshifters and the Cramps at the State in Tampa ...ran into many friends...and then over to the Emerald to finally see the Psychodevilles play ...they have been long time friends of mine ...tommorrow is my 1st borns 20th birthday ...damn Im getting old...and a bit more rotund in case you hadnt already noticed ...gone are the days of me sharing clothes with my 13 year old...we still have piles of Charley mess EVERYWHERE as I'm sure most of Florida does...my schedule is picking up ...as is my pile of things I need to create ...which is a good thing...everything flooded back to me in flames on Saturday ...in overload..... so...... I have to process all of lifes lil messages this week and filter them out to all those who need to receive ...stay in tune and in touch ...
Toodles...Lisa
I'll leave you with a TS Elliot quote
"and what the dead had no speech for when living They can tell you being dead: the communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond language of the living..."
(...something that found it's way back to me through Kuan Yin in the style of the pinkster from NYC!!!!)
Tuesday September 21 2004
Just in from the 1st Annual Las Vegas Tattoo convention...an awesome well put together show ...filled with many industry friends...many thanks to Ms Mikki and the rest of her respectful plesant crew in Oakland for inviting me into their booth space to tattoo for the weekend...I have never been to Vegas so we can add that to my list of adventures!!..I completed several tattoos during the shows weekend stint in Vegas...highlights...being introduced to the skin art of http://rhernandeztattoos.com/ ..the depth texture attention to detail...WOW ....I havent been wowed in awhile ...seeing Ronita Yvarra (it had been a long time) chatting with the walking tribute to Brain Froud's fae ...that man had more Froud tattoos on his body than I have ever seen on one human!! tattooing an egyptian piece on a Vegas native ...visiting the Luxor...playing blackjack...having an AWESOME after convention dinner at the steakhouse in Circus Circus......forgetting my banner and having my guy hand deliver it in Vegas!!!!and the list of highlights goes on and on ...
oh yeah ...for got about the
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS !
...something about tattoo artist and strip clubs just go hand and hand.
Tuesday August 18th 2004
Never underestimate the power of Mother nature...I never thought it would effect us in the manner it did ...Hurricane Charley sliced through the heart of my hometown like a blade through marmalade...I stayed in my home with my children, I was semi-prepared...buying batteries, water, can goods, fill the car with gas etc...expecting power outages and the usual stuff...but when my power went out a 2:00pm in the afternoon Friday the 13th..the last I heard it was heading for Sanibel...it was SO sureal and calm I knew something was coming all we had was a light breeze and drizzle ...then it started....and I was just waiting for my windows to blow and the roof to go ...I couldnt believe I had stayed and was as unprepared as I was...you could see trees snapping...my fence uprooted ..the doors were breathing as were the windows..it was like twister with water...and in the aftermath realize we were soooo lucky ... and those who were not the devistation is unbelievable!!! We helped neighbors hammer down tarps in the rain right after the storm passed..rescued and housed six birds in my two bathrooms without feathers and laying freezing cold from my neighbors aviary...I had a large tarp in my garage I gave to a lady two blocks over who had a complete hole in her roof...(and I thought I was a few houses away) ...walking barefoot in the pouring rain in my pajamas...thats how delirious it makes you..driving back and forth from a town (venice) that has power into the devistated areas of Charlotte just pulls at your heart ...but you see the LONG lines of emergency help rolling in ...to set up new power lines etc...and the response is AMAZING...I saw a fella from Martin County Rescue getting supplies at the Venice Wal Mart and stopped to say thank you, I have faerie tattoos that live in Port ST Lucie in Martin County...my final words..DONATE the disaster relief fund link is on my intro page....SPECIFY CHARLOTTE COUNTY RELIEF FUND so it comes straight to us ...and yes people , its hot...we have no electric ..no cell phones etc. hell, no one in Port Charlotte can even read this ...but as everyone has stressed it will take a long time to get back to normal and it is putting an extra load on the boardering communities..have compassion...as I have said many times ...we all have one home planet earth ..and she is prone to disasters as this ..testing us..there is a lesson to be learned in everything in life good and bad...each person needs to find within themselves what change they will make in their day to day lives based on how this had effected them...and hopefully, that will be a compassionate change for the betterment of our society as a whole..if you can afford to give GIVE every little bit will help with the recovery..support FEMA and the red cross disater relief fund...
Arval out..
"Om Pade Man Hum"
right now I give many thanks to Ganesha ...the fae and my grandfather (who passed away 12-13-03) for listening to me during my time of need...
"you can see in the dark...
we'll say as we are looking back...and then we'll understand..." quotes from Goldust by T and the muses.
..August 11th 2004
Back from Oregon after a most amazing adventure filled with...music..art...the Frouds, Amy Brown and many more faerie artists ...great vegan food..cute kids ...great costumes..culminating with the full moon and dancing ...who could ask for more??...it was everything I expected and more...now I have to come down from my faerie high and get to work...spread the love ...I have done many updates to this site ...a new Scrolling Gallery set up...a newly updated female tattoo artists links page ...various new backgrounds etc...I am going to work on getting a photo trail of my experioences with Erika and Pinky in LA and NYC...
so stay tune and in touch ...I have appointments and never got around to signing up for the funhouse expo this year ...SORRY guys ...but I have added VEGAS ...so you will se me there in September with Miss Mikki... with all that said ...peek around check things out ...leave your mark in the guestbook ...and I'm off to keep an eye on the newly forming hurricanes.....
Lisa
"we both know you could delfate a seven hurricane..." Tori
July 26, 2004
Well, I'm off again for yet another adventure ...this time it is to hang with the fae in the woods of Oregon...Brian Froud will be at the annual Faerieworlds Festival held near Portland ...and if anyone knows me ...it is the perfect place for me to get away and get inspired...I am soo excited and I don't even leave until Friday ...fear not I will be back on Tuesday ...hoping to be glowingly refreshed after 4 days of everything taller and greener and cooler than the damn tropics I live in ...
Those of you with appointments this week will have to deal with my pending excitement ...and those of you who have appointments upon my rturn will have to deal with me coming down off a faerie high!!
Arval out.
see all you proud froudians in Oregon!!!
"it's the faerie's revenge they say...gundrops and Saturdays..... did Eric call...by the way." Blackswan/
Tori Amos (she's in the studio new music in 2005 YEAH!!)
7-03-2004
9:05 pm
ink.ink.and more ink.
sore back and another year older for America's independance..(no comment) ...happy birthday to Raz ...and Julias baby is due ...
the trip to LA was wonderful...came home with some new things and new music ...did some wonderful tattoo work ...met some amazing new people and saw many I have seen for three years in a row ...I love LA ( at least the small part of LA that is "Erika's world" and while I never watch television, I now know all the theme songs to HGTV shows...( which actually proved to be very inspirational considering I have a new home) and visited the wonderful world of IKEA which we do not have in Florida ..
once again we have turn over at the shop and I have a new batch of co-workers...but in the words of Jim Carey "thats how the cookie crumbles" I have been there since the butt end of 1996 and seen it all..still alive...as Timothy Hoyer would quote "Alive Forever" I suppose...
am looking forward to my son turning 11...because I plan on doing fun 11 year old things ...yeah! ...and to the faerieworlds festival in Oregon end of July ...where I can meet other froudians ...listen to music and explore the woodlands that make up Oregon..right now I have to give up the reighns to this machine to my eldest son..who is of course 18..graduated and still at home ... :-) stay in tune and in touch and as much as my back hurts ...I LOVE what I do for all of you each and every day ...many thanks to my new friend at Sea World in Orlando ...
Arval out.
"nothing really matters...Love is all we need ...everything I give you all comes back to me ..." Madonna
5-30-2004
10:46 pm
busy as fuck!!! ...is all I have to say ...my goodness!!...since last post I have fully moved into a new house ...YEAH...came and went from 7th annual New York city tattoo convention...spent time with Pinky...she ROCKS....my ganesha luvin temple visiting dread headed HAG RAGgin lenora luvin somethinorother... ;) (John still loves you...remember mostly green apples and high tides forever)
I am now planning my guest artist trip to Los Angeles coming up on June 13 thru the 22nd...so, I will not be available for appointments in Florida ...I will however ,be in LA tattooing with the amazingly talented Erika Stanley "anotha tattooed sita"..visit www.artandsoul.net
dont worry I'm not leaving for good!!!...I already have appointments for my return...I NEED to get some new photos up...I look over all of this STUFF and no offense to the bearers of this beloved and beautiful ink...I just have an entire novel of beauty that is still out there sight unseen...well, you know who you are just stay undercover until your release date....you'll be a hit one day ...I havent forgot anyone...just adapting to my new surroundings and needing to build my office/art room...for the most part day to day tattooing has been all I have time for ...this web designing thing may have to become someone elses fancy as I seem to no longer have the time it takes to update this proper...bear with me ..
till we meet again...
arval out.
"one day ...maybe one day ...one day she'll be her own.."
5-09-2004 2:19 am
Happy Early Mothers Day...
just in from seeing the Psycho Devilles and The Downshifters at Melon's...Great show by the way ...both bands worth looking up and checking out ...ALOT of friends in the crowd great to see everyone and hang out ...taking a brief break from moving...dont worry ...NOT out of PC just out of my rental and into my own home...in between tattoo appointments and travel...just back from Jazzfest in New Orleans last weekend ...once again ...saw nothing of Jazzfest and just enjoyed a WEEN concert....Kick ass!!!...stayed with an awesome local formerly of FLA...(Thanks Seale...now I can say I actually know a librarian...well, almost.soon) ...NYC is my next stop...I am on the plane Thursday ...NO BOOTH...this time just guest artist at Sacred and sharing time and space with my favorite new female artist friend Tanya "pinky" Golberg...I have a piece I need to finish up on her and then see some of the city through her eyes...as many times as I have been to the Big Apple ...there is so much to see I havent ...I always end up in trouble somewhere on the lower east side in Manhatten...seeing mostly the inside of places most humans wouldnt enter....but I am looking forward to the Yaffa for some reason my favorite little spot for food...ecclectic odd and always open ...very much like me...can I just say how weird ...YET WONDERFUL...it is to run into so much of my art out having such a good time together with food, friends ,fun ,and music..it's like a moving art gallery ...(even if it can end up like a mosh pit every now and again.) How I ended up this ecclectic is beyond me ...but nevertheless here I am on Mothers Day on this thing ...getting ready to sleep...skipped the hooplah of the after-party to be responsible ...and drop a little hello out to you the public...
see you all here there and just about everywhere...
check ou the Psychodevilles and www.thedownshifters .com those guys kept things going till the bitter end and with NO breaks ...Thanks for the wonderful breather from lifes craziness...
Straight until morning...then in email you will find me !!!
Lisa
4-15-2004 1:12 am
well, needing to file a tax extension like the rest of America who cant get their shit together by the 15th ...me being one of those souls...missing paperwork etc. AARRGGHH....but the good news is New Orleans at the end of the month to see Ween and the rest of Jazz Fest ...same as last year only it was the Cramps and Tori ...honorable mention goes out to my Death, Dream , Delerium tattoo for his input into that venture..."I'm glad your on my side...STILL..."...busy with everything life has to dish out ..just a quick hello and I WILL have more photos over in the photo trail for the Tampa Expo...having issues ...with losing saved email photos and using a new scanner I bought ...never buy a toy you dont know how to play with ...and girls ...you KNOW what I mean ....personally I'm talking about a scanner but I'm sure you can relate ...I have so many wonderful tattoos that really want to be a part of this website...your time will come trust me ..if you dont see yourself on here ...rest assured ...your release date is coming soon...tis like a song yet to be sung...
Later ..as it is LATE...
Lisa
"he said that he thinks she needs more hands...." T
Sunday April 4,2004
Havent popped in here for awhile ...busy recovering from convention...top to tail work on very extraordinary clientel...and mishaps of electricity and airconditioning (or shall I say lack there of)etc...twas like tattooing in HELL with a demon...but nevertheless I am armed with some documentation as far a photos go and will get a picture trail up and going asap...Last night ...my only minutes of the Atomic Rockabilly Festival ...Walt did a GREAT job organizing and making his music festival happen ...it is always amazing for me to dive into the sub-culture that is rockabilly ...the cars the look ...the music ..like a complete incarnation of another time and place and like speaks to like and they all congregate together...not unlike EWF .... of all things to happen ...I find a new one at a rockabilly fest!!!....So...I am finally diving into and exploring A Perfect Circles new record ...thanks to the influential Michelle Gallo of Pleasure Points at the convention..midnight pizza in the hotel with really cheap wine are the unfolding memories of the convention past as I listen again to Thirteen Step. ...and looking forward to the Perfect Circle concert experience in Boca Raton May 21st. ...havent really wasted my money on blockbuster concert happenings designed to bring together the masses and make butt loads of cash ...thus ruining the musical experience for discriminating ears like mine...am loooking forward to Maynard prying open my third eye and being able to breathe in the air and absorb what he has to dish out "Ichingo-Ichie"
Arval out.
Tuesday..March 22 2004
Finally I stop in to Express my self ...briefly...fun-filled times of work and visitiors...visit to the Lennon art exhibit ...picked up a Lennon tattoo from the visiting Pinkster...she's the bomb...the land of Oz is no longer and I am hangin Loose...suppose it's kinda like hang ten Honey...feeling a bit like butter...so much happening ...Rebbecca Razbury of About you tattoo had her baby ...prematurley everything seems to be fine with the little Lily...Brandon flies in Thursday and then it is another weekend of convention...no time to think ...sleep or breathe but I thrive on the choas of life and I'm lovin it...stayin in touch on a celluar level with many here many there...I shall sign off now and continue to go with the flow...
resonating with everyones resonators...
Later.
Loosley yours. Lisa
Wednesday March 3,2004
I have dove back into an old addiction of mine...Janes Addiction!!!!...Their music is back in my rotation...and I cant believe I ever shelved it in the first place ...(actually most of it was stolen ) I had to buy it back...have had many references to the praying mantis (of all things)as well...so that has been interestinly cool...Manny (the mantis) from Bugs life has been hanging out as a bookmark in my book Dancing the Dream (I just noticed tonight.) another cosmic loop...for this twenty four carat fruit loop...(as Cjay and Tom would say ...YES but what does it all mean ...really...????)
learn the power of stillness and going within from the mantis..(read Animal Speak by Ted Andrews great book..as well as Animal Wise and Animal Majic )I havent seen a real one since 10-9-2001. but front page of the newpaper was good enough for me!!! (yes, there was a praying Mantis on the cover of Our Town)...we have such headline news here...and the hawk was back calling out through my open window.. as I was.....
"Standing in the shower thinking..."
As Always. Lisa
Monday March 1st 2004
well 9658 hits and Im sure where my spark is ...here.here.here. I had a visit from one of my totems the hawk today and generally that means a message...and sure enough a very nice Thank you letter from Kelly and Tori in regards to the Rock for RAINN 3 ...still amazes me that women takes the time to hand sign those Thank you letters ...and I am so glad to support RAINN...funny I just tattooed one of those free tattoos won that night just the other day and the last tattoo I did was on the gal whos husband played at the first ever Rock for RAINN...ahh synchronisity...
and I leave you with this borrowed poetic thought...
Dancing the Dream
Where are the dances of Oneness,
That I knew before my birth?
Did I surrender my wholeness
In order to walk this Earth?
Did I choose forgetting
In order to make life real?
Did I inhabit a human body
So I could learn how to feel?
Am I here to dance the dream
In my sacred human form.
To celebrate my uniquness
And ask no other to conform.
Dancing through life's lessons,
I will learn to move with grace,
While dreaming of remembering
The potential of the human race.
-Jamie Sams
A very excellent book ...that came up in conversation this week ..Dancing the Dream ...a great read .
In our hand ...an old old thread... trail of Blood and Amens... Greed is the gift for the sons of sons ..hear this prayer of the wampum..this is the tie that will bind us.
Tori Amos
Enjoy the impending ides of March ...till I see you all next Arval out.
Wednesday..February 25 2004 1225 am
In the wee hours of early morning on 225 ...I will start off with these thoughts...George Harrison born today ...my 2nd most beloved ..Beatle..who penned 22 of the most beautiful tunes of the fab four and went on to a full solo career and a beautiful short-lived stay with the traveling wilburys..always and forever his music will course through my veins...today also marks the birthday of Renoir ...the grand impressionist painter of a by gone era of art of a different kind...also, the birthday of my beloved grandmother who now lives alone after the passing of my grandfather so I must make it a point throught this which I will awake to be a busy day....225 will be most notorious for the passing of our beloved friend and also my client Aaron Nunez..who will never leave my heart /art/ soul and mind...
"still my guitar gently weeps..."
until the end . Lisa
Friday Febrary 20th..2004
9444 hits as of today...444 completion of a cycle. We head into the new moon...and this marks one year to the day I was "down to my last cigarette" in Boca Raton Florida...under a starry filled sky...listening to the musing of my favorite musician..and so it came to pass with the opening notes of Spark at bay ...I got that last cigarette out of the way...and quit cold turkey...never going back....but also on this night many lost their lives in another concert experience...as the opening notes of Desert Moon began to play.. something went horribly wrong with the pirotecnics and many lost their lives at "The Station" in Rhode Island at the Great White concert..I write this in memory of Skott Greene ..he tattooed the lead singer from Great White that day ...little did he know it would be one of the last tattoos he would ever make...That was the deciding moment for me ...kill myself slowly smoking everyday ...or stop and enjoy the life I have as these people did not have the luxury of that choice....my heart will be with the angels of Rhode Island today www.angelsofrhodeisland.com
"out past the fountain I left by the station ...I start the day in the usual way..."
somewhere over the rainbow
Arval out.
Wed Feb 11 2004
I shall cap off my morning coffee with this note...I only put my feet in to test the degree of the forumz waters these days and as always the still waters are running deep which pleases me so..and will continue to baffle others plenty...Shade's quote of the visionary is the best thought of the day anyone could ever have so I will quote here for all.."her art gives her eyes new windows into the world and herslf while simulatneously giving our eyes new windows as well.." reminded me of a poem I wrote of long ago..that started out ...I've got pictures like windows inside of me that surface for all around to see...ahh the rambling musing days of lore when I could only get things out on paper in word form...now a bit more surrealistic like Dali only with an absolute dash of realism.
13000 and holding.... in the purring of her engines.
I think I need a blog somehwere..this thought thing is habit forming.
Today marks the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison and without his "autographic engraving pen" invention that Samuel O'Riley tweeked out we would not have electric tattooing in America... Bravo Edison Arval out.
Stardate Tuesday February 10th 2004
This is the day I received my Blue girl from Cjay many years ago..today is a cat day...and I think of all things Betty. please visit www.stitchesforbitches.com and help the fight against breast cancer get some cool gear and feel good about yourself...my daughter will be 13 soon in a few more days..I have a sorta valentine but not sure about these silly American commercialized Hollidaze...am thinking of buying a house...so looks like the ole PC is going to be stuck with little ole me for awhile....am feeling lost somewhere ..where the orchids grow...in place where somethings only 'he ' knows..... Carpe Diem!!!
Live, Laugh, and Love.. Life is to short
and just remember that death is not the end
Ladybugs for life, Lisa
Friday Febuary 6th 2004
Tonight, yet another full moon ...I always have a tendency to notice her when she is one day away ...everyone will say, "check out the full moon" ....and I have this uncanny ability to note...nope...one more day ...still a tiny sliver missing...I have been doing a lot of computer work and web updates scattered about this site hopefully some of you will notice...getting ready for more visiting artists and convention times...getting more ink as well...Wayne tattooed my left wrist a enlarged/elaborated upon color version of what Janis Joplin wore...for music....very much still, "in the blood" ,prior to that and after visiting Dali museum I had Wayne and Cjay tattoo bees from the painting "moment of explosion" on each collar bone at the same time...Pain can end up being such a beautiful thing...healing sucks...and isnt that ironic???.... it seems everything in life is a such the healing process always takes longer than the initial sting of things...suffice to say my current totems of intrest are the hawk...the bee..and the ladybug/beetle...mythology...what a wonderful little "ology"
Enjoy life everyone... stay sane ...keep smilin and pay attention life is always talking to you...and remember.
"for every action there is an equal and opposite REaction..."
"Ripples comes and ripples go...ripple back to me..."T.Amos
Arval out.
does anyone ever even read this ???...who knows ?...no one ever signs the damn message board to say hello...
Monday February 2 2004
Well...the superbowl provided to be yet another year of interesting fun...I didnt even know who was playing until that morning as someone who spoke icelandic was getting a Patriots tattoo and Sigur Ros was playing (finally I get some English translation of this stuff) he shared the same birthday as the recent passing of my grandfather to me a sign from heaven and I am certain the patriots will win...and they did...so bravo...I won 30 dollars...and this whole thing with Janet Jackson I missed but surely Justin had to outdo the Britany / Madonna thing of days gone by and this makes me smile when we try to "break on through to the otherside" where we can express ourself and not have to worry about being "Programmed" which is exactley what that damn brain sucking tv box does..I have been quite the prude all these years but latley I have loosened up a bit ...we are all humans and we are not born wearing clothing and the human body should not be viewed as such a horrific thing...I suppose since I create permanent beauty under the skin of many each day I am beginning to seeing things this way..just as when Jim sang "Girl we couldnt get much higher" on Ed Sullivan and when Kurt himself busted out with "Rape me...." when he was to sing teen spirit ...these are the leaders of self expression not the followers...sadly enough these are the people we loose at a very precious young age.
"America who discovered your ass..." from Home on the Range Cherokee Version by Tori Amos
"when you live in the past you refuse to see..."
Express the music in your soul. Lisa
Sunday, February 1 2004
It has been offically one year I have had this particular site up and running...I know right now a lot of the links etc are not working ...my host did some "maintaince" the other day and everything is a mess...after the Tampa Convention when I have Brandon Bond working for me ...finish my sleeve off and take time to heal... I will make it a point to give this site and overhaul...change and add photos etc...until then enjoy the Superbowl...I do not keep up with that but I had a strange coincidence the other day and am feeling the patriots so may the spirit be with them that is also with me .
"threads that are golden dont break easily..."
Li
Monday January 26 2003
This morning...I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter ...and a night in New Orleans sometime ago in 1998 when someone out there was thinking of me and I was ..."oblivious despite herself"....oh but never dubious and always and forever thankful...and I feel this finally now....
In Memory of
Beryl Dean Boyer
6-22-1919 thru 12-13-2003
here on this plane
now ...in... "Strawberry Fields Forever "
and VIVA DALI...my first visit to St. Pete and his collection there...I have so much in store for many a canvas when the time for musing allows...
Li
Wednesday January, 14, 2003
Gearing up and packing this circus up for yet another road show...this time in Orlando ,closer to home...am looking forward to this one ...I have attended Deana's show every year since it's conception 9 years ago..all ladies tattooing...all weekend ...if you aren't doing anything it is worth checking out...kinda like a working vacation...
I'll be back for appointments starting Tuesday,January 20th...see you all soon...
"oddly /even"
Lisa
Friday January 2nd, 2004
Realizing I havent posted a lot over here in a while I pop in to wish everyone a happy new year ...well, according to the American calendars of the 20th century
...we shall soon welcome in the Chinese year of the monkey...
Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday ..it was a weird one for me ...all new this year I opted for blue and silver decor to fit my holiday mood...Blue and draggin...we lost my grandfather on Dec 13th...so now I must carry on a relationship with his spirit.
am Still toodling around in the twisted land of Oz.
I am really tackling some very large projects these days ...backs and arms ...sitting after sitting ...I am very booked and buzzing not to mention excited about a lot of my in progress "stuff" out there ...so, I hope soon to update my portfolio to reflect what has been going on with me and my art...
look at it this way if you dont hear from me I must be busy...
BREATHE
for now this is what I will focus on ...
..the female convention is coming up...I always get an influx of inspiration from being in the company of some of the best female artists on the planet...I get out of PC for a spell..then head over to Cassadaga get refreshed and return ready for 2004...
...not very insightful these thoughts ...nevertheless they are what I have right now...as my son watches Godzilla in the background as the clock is five minutes away from yet another day in the life of this madness....
..."Words dry and riderless,
The indefatigable hoof-taps.
While From the bottom of the pool, fixed stars
Govern a life."...excerpt from Sylvia Plath's "Words"
looking forward to seeing Paltrow render her life on screen... I hope this is a good one.
Arval out.
Monday December 8th 2003
11:05pm
full moon..
todays thought...
"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is.... infinite." William Blake..
.....today ...a strange day indeed...marks the begining of the life of Jim Morrison and the end of John Lennon's...
I attended my youngest sons first chorus performance at school...and spent my two days off in the world of Oz.
wondering where that adventure will lead...
Hopefully everyone is gearing up for a holiday spent as to each his own would have so.
Do Enjoy.
".....walk, through the violets....."
Friday November 28th 2003
noonish
over tea since I am fresh out of java..
totally hung over from a turkey coma.
and todays thought is this ...
"I had to steal it......"
"Somewhere someone is thinking of you. Someone is calling you an angel. This person is using celestial colors to paint your image. Someone is making you into an image so beautiful it can only live in the mind. Someone is thinking of the way your breath escapes your lips when you are touched. How your eyes close and your jaw tightens with concentration as you give pleasure at home. These thoughts are saving a life somewhere right now. In some airless apartment on a dark , urine stained, whore lined street someone is calling out to you silently and you are answering without even being there. So crystalline. So pure. Such life saving power when you smile. You will never know how you may have cauterized my wounds. So sad that we will never touch. How it hurts me to know that I will never be able to give you everything that I have..."
Solipsosit, Henry Rollins...
Tuesday November 25th 2003
Thomas Johnny Elvis Chisholm was born yesterday to Bonnie and Tom both of Level 5 Tattoo...he is the latest edition to an already burgeoning tree of life...Congrats!!and congrats going out to Victor (owner of Level 5 ) his wife Michelle also had a little boy ...same day!!!
I had a weekend of total chaos...my grandfather was unexpectedly in the hospital..no one thought he would make it and every family member I can think of flew in, drove in and converged...but he seems to be stable now ...so bless the power of the energy of the family tree....
ROCK FOR RAINN 3 was this past friday...Thank you so much for attending , while we only managed to raise a total of $1728.54 (donation requested only 5.00 this year verses the usual 10.00) just having so many people turn out and invade Coyotes to actually sit down and listen to the live original music from our wonderfully talented local musicians donating talent and time to support RAINN was moving for me.
We had Ekotren,1925, Carnival of Soul, 10 Times Over , Pushmower and Pariah this year in the line-up...The Tattoo Giveaway went a bit crazy and off the cuff this year ...The 99X DJ did the drawing of tickets and announcing during each band break towards the end of the evening. ...once again, I donated 5 hours of tattoo time to lucky winners...Bonny donated a piercing and Liz also gave tattoo time....but I must say the personal heart tuggin highlight for me was hearing Sigur Ros in between bands randomly on the overhead music...this music currently touches a place in my soul I can not describe right now ...and having friends and family there and working to help those who help others everyday with a hotline like RAINN ..the moment felt as warm as Iceland is cold...
Thanks again Port Charlotte ...wherever I may roam...this is where I lay my head as home...
Rock for RAINN 4 will be even better now that I know what works and what doesnt etc etc...so remember...The Rape Abuse Incest National Netowrk is necessary...1-800-656-HOPE helps thousands each year ...It is a necessary cause ...what consensual adults do in the privacy of their own consensual enviornment is one thing ...but non-consensual ANYTHING is abuse...and it damages the soul of the human involved..RAINN helps...in it's small way as the link to the spark of the journey toward healing..
As above ...so below.
Arval out.
Wednesday November 5, 2003
Back from the NOLA trip ...what was that.....third one in the past few months????...but hey, I LIKE it there...I'm starting to feel a bit like a regular...had an awesome time hanging with Walt and his friends...got another scab on ...:-) (we all know what thats slang for) ...met Alan from Holland great guy...he was the 35th person to add to my ongoing collection of tattoos ...my birthday candle for turning 38 in the Big Easy...its kinda like how many licks does it take to get to the center of a ....DOH!!! we shall see how many artists it will take to complete the 'ole body suit...I feel like I should have been at 38 artists on the 38th birthday ...however, I was a little off again...what else is new...spent Halloween as Elvira and she likes to drink ...so oops ...fell off the wagon only to get right back on it...as they say "when in Rome.."
I really hope to eventually to bring all these wondeful artists to Florida so you can all collect work from them...stay tuned to www.level5tattoo.com for the updates on visiting artists...as soon as I have pictures back from the trip I'll have another trail going on ...I didnt spend much time at the convention...but I briefly saw all those I know and love for a few minutes...as usual Gill can be found throwing c-low with Bill Tinney and whatever crowd begins to abound...Tattoo artists are a predictible bunch ...as usual Judy Parker was the last person tattooing ...I swear she goes until she gets kicked out...and then she still isnt finished...(I know I have a tattoo from her....)
Now we all know there is soooo much more to this story than I am letting on ...haha "i"ll never tell"
More Later...I have to stop for the night...
"there she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bells ...and I was thinking to myself..."
What the fuck am I thinking of this for !!!!
"CRAMP STOMP!!!!!!!!"
Tuesday October 27, 2003
I updated my picture trail to include a few photos from the inkslingers...http://www.picturetrail.com/arval
...as advanced as I am with technology you would think I have a digital camera ,ah NO.... I still do things the old fashioned way...I am thinking a lot about the people of California and it's once beautiful landscape...all of this over arson????...sensless..
everytime I stress and think I have a shitty life and some drama..something happens and I realize I should be thankful for what I HAVE in this life..
Two more days of appointments before I fly in to the Big Easy...for The Voodoo Tattoo Connvention...Halloween and my 38th birthday!!! I am going to try to take more photos ...(still havent repaired the lens for my good camera) and keep more active thoughts...this will be my first sober trip to the Big Easy...my thoughts are with the firefighters and the victims in California.
Thursday October 23 2003
well, speak to soon and the universe stirs up drama...
given the front page news article and the afterglow of a media circus that followed...I suppose here is where I have the ability to redeem myself to those who care...
Yes, there is an issue with the counties interpretation of a state guideline..yes, Level 5 does have a doctor who signs for our studio ...Dr. Steven Tucci..Apocalypse changed names years ago and is completly irrelevant to the issue..the issue at hand is do we have the doctors sign once every year...well, what will that really do??...I do not think they should be held accountable for the studios practices that should be up to the health departments...they regulate piercing...which by the way is a great indicator that the studio you are going to is inspected ...IF they offer piercing...if they do not then NO they do not get frequented by any sort of health official with the exception of an ocassional follow up to see if the biohazardous waste is disposed of properly...as I was trying to convey to Miss Osher...I HAVE to follow the proffessional guidelines set forth by our industry...for my saftey and that of the client in front of me ...I AM knowledgeable about sterilization and cross contamination and DO practice it with each and every tattoo however, "there is no one here watching my back 24 hours a day seven days a week" (as I was verbally quoted out of context on NBC2 saying)... ...just because I follow procedure does not mean everyone in this industry does...do the research..I have tons of information and web links ,all over this site on what to look out for...we have well respected tattoo artists in this industry and on the flip side , making it impossible to have a professional studio open to the public , outlaws sanitary professional tattooing and puts it back underground which is not in any way shape or form the route that we want to go here...I am trying to simply state, yes, there needs to be more regulation county wide. Dont scare off the doctors ...I dont not feel they should not be held accountable for the actions of a tattooist or a studio...also on a side note... I would not want a doctor giving me a tattoo... there is a lot more to the craft than simply knowledge of sterlity..."You can regulate sterilty but you can never regulate ability" and from all the bad tattoos I have covered up I know this to be true and no offense Dr. Tucci but I would not sit down and let you tattoo me...but you can watch over my shoulder and see me give a beautiful piece of safe art anyday...
and in the my best Howard Stern voice this pit bull with a pussycat heart now signs off...
Monday, October 20th 2003
Seven whole days since the last post and not a whole hellovalot of happenings...thats Port Charlotte for ya...work is good...thank some lucky star for the career I have , love my job...ventured out to Bradenton to see the boys from Code Sunshine from the sidelines Saturday at Rockafellas...proud of those boys they make good solid "radio-friendly" music and can work a crowd of drunks like nobody's business ...last night Pushmower/1925 again over at Coyotes (yes,They have live rock music on sunday nights people)...am counting down the final days of the age of 37 and looking forawrd to the voodoo tattoo convention in The Big Easy ... New Orleans here I come again... for the thrid time this year.....this time in search of a new 'adventure'...
Sunday October 12th, 2003
Friday night we all went to see Genitortures in concert...it is always weird to see my tattoos up on different stages doing weird things on public display...but I guess if eating fire is your thing ...what can I say...except sure I'll come watch :-)
I think I'm going to head to NOLA again this time for the voodoo tattoo convention and a good dose of birthday ink for me...this ole bird isnt getting any younger ...may as well have a good time while the getting is still good!!! besides watching drunks in my newfound sobriety has proved to be a fun experience......what do they say??? ..if you cant beat 'em join em...how bout if you cant join 'em watch 'em...
....people watching is a strange passtime...
Sunday, October 5th 2003
12:45 pm
Went to West Palm for a Radiohead concert courtesy of my friend Greg from the band 'Pushmower'...got to love spontaneous happenings!!! So, I finished tattooing "Dark Despair 2" she got a beautiful new chest piece..and "indie" called from the other coast during the process..silly frouds ,synchronisity is for the Police!!!
I need to get a new camera lens...I havent taken any photos in soo long...
so, Marsha and I disapeared to Radiohead...and come home to find a note in my inbox from someone inquiring in Ohio about yet another Dark Despair tattoo...because they have seen my work on the world of Froud...GET OUT!!! ?? I am featured on the world of Froud!!! ...drops down to the ground my feet are walking and kiss it..(Thanks Faff) That is so yummy to me..I feel like I just received and Emmy award...but do they give those in the world of Froud...I think they would be called "Penelopes"and would be carved by the master maker of the finest rowan wood...but then oak men would protest at such glamour ...as the rowan is to be used for Nelys wands..so I will simply hold this as an honorable mention in my Froudian heart...and I would like to thank Arval...and Mickle ..and Geeoooo oh and Lochan...oh and I cant forget Himself or That Knome!!!!
for those of you who do not know and love the faeries...and have no clue what I am rambling about sorry. get with the program!!! ;-)
www.worldoffroud.com
Arval out.
September 26th,2003
Spending the morning rediscovering the beauty of Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily...and absorbing my newfound connections to the peacock and the hindu goddess Sarasvati as well as all the other legendary symbolism that goes along with such a majestic bird...having trouble getting into the Runes of Elfland...seems to be a bliss 'of another kind' that will have to wait as I travel off into other dimensions. ..a mind is a terrible thing to taste sometimes...purging out irrelevant thoughts and moving on into a new realm of the psyche will be on the menu for now...no more distractions "by what my eyes have seen..."
September 24th 2003
10:48 am (added an evening thought below)
home at last...
cant tell if thats bitter or sweet...
Hollywood should be called Hollyweird...
Strange place ...even stranger people.so, I suppose I should fit right in... when will I learn ...there is no mold for me in life...always wearing the collar and no one holding the leash...such is the life of an artist.
If I could change anything about Florida it would be the weather and I would live here forever...big beautiful horizons of color and shape..ever changing like my mood..yet HOT as a motherfucker in Summer...so I am just now destined to be a air conditioned gypsy...back to the old grind that is my day to day life ...waiting for the next flower and the petals that go along with it... I'll pick it and it will live for awhile in my waters and then die off like everything else...and be but a beautiful memory
ahhh...traveling ...experiences that add to the fiber of my tapestry.....when will I feel the earth move and it be more than just a sneeze...where is my butter??my flu.
9:41 pm
I realize I had quite a strange morning and didnt even mention anything about my travels...Inkslingers Ball...busy show...great artists...sorta like a carnival/circus thing sometimes ...same performers different "tent"...and what a tent it was ...the infamous Hollywood Palladium ..where I just saw Nick Cave...I meandered around and connected with those artists I know and love ...however, not having a booth at the convention is always weird...so, realizing I have received so much ink on my right side ...(the giving side of the body) I opted to receive this time and on the left rib cage...a peacock feather (one of soon to be many) on my rib cage ...by Walt Clark of Tabu tattoo...I met him in NOLA at the bar before the Cramps concert this year...the syncronisity and symbolism of this piece still resonate with me now as I type this...I also realize now more than ever the borderline in artists between genius and insanity...and by who's standards do we base such comarison...Freud??? anyhow....I took my brand new ripe tattoo to my first punk rock show ever ...The Exploited/Adicts with Discharge opening...(who we missed ) old British punk rock ...great guys !!cute accents...much fun...even stayed sober....as much as I say I HATE punk rock ...and well, this was my first ever show...I had a good time...(perhaps it was the company I was with ;-) mortis and fly and my pal Amy...) I finished this Ganesha sleeve I started in June and the gal got a nice "OM" symbol on her wrist ...a great way to end a weekend of tattoo related 'stuff" with a cool piece...my daughters first tattoo was inked on me and was an "OM" symbol this was her first time in LA...look out for her in the future ...hopefully this will be a like mother like daughter thing as far as tattooing goes...I mean she is getting a silver platter at the front door compared to how I started...
okay, way to many thoughts for this day...but mind has been racing all day at work..and I am finally letting it all out...
OH and my RUNE book by Brain Froud was on the counter as soon as I got home from LA ...how perfect...I leave you now to toodle off into elfland.
...till next thoughts...
" ...two can play I said two can play......" Alamo TA
September9th 2003
12:55am
well, tour is over.. travel is over...and my drinking is still over....so I buzz over to see what is goin on in the world of Froud..and much to my complete JOY...I see that Brian is now part of a soon to be released book on but what??....RUNES...jumps for joy..as only this froud luvin faerie gal can do...and actually I am overwhelmed by emotion ...one of my latest tattoos ...two runes tattooed by Erika Stanley while in LA just this past June...now , I can look forward to exploring my world of runes through his artistic expression as well...so visit www.worldoffroud.com (saves room on right arm RIGHTt now...knowing something will compliment my fertility and joy runic tattoo...many thanks to the fifth element moonlight for giving us Brian....well, and Wendy and Toby to... RARRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 3 2003
12:30am
Well, I am back from my Atlanta experience...I didnt really have a game plan ,shit just happens with me...so, here I am, sitting with half my forearm tattooed ,when all I was going to do was check out a Tori show at Chastain...but hey ...no complaints ...I finally connected with someone and am on the way to finishing my forearms...artist Brandon Bond...check out his site...www.brandonbond.com looks like I will have to be making the long haul up to Georgia a few more times before all is said and done...finally getting something egyptian after all these years ... right out there in your face...so, eyes of Ra...right, the sungod complete with horus as falcon and fire, I have chosen to do the left eye with Anubis and water ..(on my left inner forearm...)keeping with my ever so popular yin/yang good and evil theme...since I am such a Nice/Bitch....well, enough about the tattoo...see what happens when I pop in and share thoughts too random and soon after their happening...7 hours under the needle sober sucks ,by the way, and for those of you who have sat that long with me I now have new found respect for you...
till next time...happy inking..and all those other human things..Lisa is trying to lay off drinking so you wont see her at the pubs anymore...(as Pub owners jump for joy) so stop by and say hi to me at work...
Toodles.
Saturday August 23, 2003
I havent popped in here and documented any of my mentalness in quite a spell...so, maybe now is the time...and I do this so randomly and off the top of my head...I have to allow everything to sorta sink in and see just what stands out for me as far a memories I suppose... New Orleans was fun...HOT...yet fun ...the clientel was great ...several first-timers ...and a couple of pass-er-outers but that goes with the territory...tattooed an author in town for a book signing and a musician in town for the festival...and someone in memory of their father and I ended up in the odd fellas graveyard at their wedding..stranger things have happened....much luck and love to those newlyweds ...the crew at Electric Ladyland are fabulous and Annette was a most admirable hostess...I would return there whenever asked again...THEN onto the Funhouse tattoo convention in Coral Springs ...while I have attended this off and on throught the years ...this is the first time I have worked the show...it is always great to see people I know and love in the industry...and the fact that it is for the Joe Dimaggio charity works for me!!!the people from Pleasure points are exceptionally fun to hang out with ...I did my usual work.. drink ...cause trouble ...show random body parts...then lack sleep and arise to "do it again" ...and back to Level 5 ..where . finally, a bit of a slow spell as far as appointments go...summertime in Port Charlotte...
we shall see what travels will bring to me next ...next stop ...looks to be LA in Sept. Hopefully, life is treating everyone well and things are flowing in a forward motion...I will catch a final trinity of Scarlet shows which will have to tie me over for awhile as far as my live music fix...but hey ...a little time in the mountains of Georgia will do me some good...I have issues on the plate these days to iron out...nothing like a good road trip to evaluate where I am heading in this life.
Toodles!!!and happy inking and what not.....where ever youre getting it.
Wednesday July 16th 2003
Today I will only take a moment of silence to honor the memory of a great tattooer and new found friend Frankie who tattooed at Art and soul in Los Angeles California...Frankie took his own life and has deeply saddened those close to my heart...to view his memorial page visit www.artandsoul.net
Goodbye Frankie...enjoy life in the world of spirit. You will forever be in the thoughts of those who loved you.
Monday, June 30th 2003
My thoughts at this point after all that my eyes and ears have absorbed since June 9th have reached novel proportions...however, for the sake of this site I will have to trim them up to column size...Erika Stanley and the rest of the Art & Soul crew totally rock...the place looks fabulous and the remodel of the interior adds to the shops flavor...the clientel I had while "out in LA" were ve mentally stimulating and their thought processes were very reflective of their ongoing spiritual path....my dualistic nature needs that 'feeding of the soul' ...as much as my appetite for fun is fed by food ...wine and good people....
I got a chance to witness a god of music while in LA Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for the first time...in my opinion his recordings do not reflect his tremendous ability to stir up energy levels into volcanic proportions...as much as I adore Tori those two are like ying meets yang in my mind ...he soared to number two on the list of best concert experiences I have ever had....I've seen a lot of great shows but this one had etheric energy...oozing from its pores
... then having a chance to meet a whirlwind of a person and explore some of the wonderful places I didnt even know existed in Cali outside of the "hollywood" scene...Cali, her landscape is beautiful..rock formations fabulous beaches breezy and Salmon orgasmic...if only all food could be that good...and if only I didnt have to leave...but thats what a working vacation is huh...a little time away to decompress and refuel the soul ...to fire up for the reality of day to day routine...where the faeries brightly shining stars turn back to mere dust ...like Cinderella carriage turned into a pumpkin...Next Stop New Orleans for an extended stay at Electric Ladyland ...this time actually tattooing ...we shall see what is in store in the tiny town of voodoo and madness this time around...
More thoughts later...
I think the thought of the day is everyone plan a vacaction...with NATURE...get out in the elements reconnect your disconnected self...BREATHE and enjoy this life to its greatest potential...
Monday June 9th 2003
realizing I haven't said anything in this section for about a month....New York City was crazy busy and I ended up with a sinus infection I had to heal up and a bunch of work waiting for me upon my return...I have seen some live music here and there from Fort Myers to Tampa ...Erich and I are still working on Rock for Rainn stuff...we have the compilation CD in the works as well as the new website and future date of the next benefit...had to grab a few tickets for the upcoming third leg of Tori Amos concerts...and am getting ready for my trip to Los Angeles...I added a picture trail photo link on a few of these pages for some photos tours I will try to add to and keep up on...http://www.picturetrail.com/arval I attended a mini class reunion on Sat nite seems it's been 20 years...and I spent today with a friend I havent seen in years and years...simply because her husband was the dj...life is strange...and I was back at the first beach I ever set foot on when I moved to Florida so many years ago...fear not I used SPF 45!!!! more thoughts later..
Stay sane
May 10th 2003
Wow nine short days and so many happenings!!!...The Florida shows for The Cramps were amazing ...after all these years those guys and poison Ivy :-) still put on a great show....had a chance to say hello to many people I am familiar with in the tattoo industry (the Incrcdible Ink crew in Orlando and a great hug from Tom Depriest..)we then grabbed some food on the way home in Ybor City and my waitress (temporarily pictured to the right )was ironically on the same flight I took to New Orleans a few days back ... guess we both decided life is the pits!!! ...(small world)I also checked out the Liar's Club and my friends with the band KY Deity,seen many people from the Tampa Bay Tattoo convention that night with double Happy Birthday's going out to the gals at Pleasure Points in Spring Hill......watched many strange happenings ie fetish shows and suspensions...(realizing I have many friends from just about every walk in this life) ...tattooing has been VERY busy...Brian Froud's dark despair faerie has shown her face twice...she seems to have a thing for me ...this makes for five souls who now carry the energy of her message...I feel I should be writing the "Diary of Dark Despair"...then, found out randomly at 2am online Chantal Kreviazuk was opening for someone who I never heard of in Ybor on Tues night...I popped in for that and left...after all, I am a mommie and laundry does tend to pile up!! and all of this causes me to loose my "beauty rest"...my oldest daughter graduated her nursing academy this Friday...so proud of her!!! she graduates High School on the 23rd ...and I stopped by to visit my RAINN friends Cold Static at the State Theater where we just saw the Cramps on the 2nd ...almost too much for any one human to do in nine days ...but it fills my days and nights up and I dont have time to even think about ever being Lonely Lonely...Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there...I am putting off ALL happenings until the New York convention...need to slow down and breathe in for a bit...
Stay in tune and in touch and appreciate communicate and validate those in your life to day ...for we have all learned they many not be with you tommorrow...
May 1st 2003
Home after three strange days of New Orleans...fun fun fun...I arrived to visit someone who actually ended up moving back to Florida the Friday before I left...all was not lost...I thought I saw the bass player for the Cramps at gargoyles and found out The Cramps had two nights of shows in NOLA surprise surprise....so I hung out at the Shim Sham and met some cool tattooed people (including walt from freaky tiki)and other interesting ladies who's names have escaped my brain cells and I managed to get into the sold out show...I have never seen this band live and I look forward to the Florida show I have tickets for tommorrow... not enjoying the bruise I have on my leg from getting smashed into the front row or the beer scented backpack full of clothes I ended up with ...but hey..the lipstick on my cheek made up for it...what a great bunch of leather and fishnet gals they have in Nola....next day we shift into to Tori land which was quite surreal after the evening before...nevertheless I can hang with just about anyone...and I love EWF...great bunch of people...and so many of them were there that I have seen at all of the shows throught the years...31 shows 6 different states since 1996...I love the music of Tori Amos...I decided to battle the human herd to get a chance to say goodbye to Mrs Hawley aka Tori Amos...I am trimming this experience down to the bare minimum here but the show was amazing...very emotional and then...we had surprise fun at the matador ...a total jam session with the drummer and bassist with added other random people...wow what a lil happening ...however my "I will never drink again as long a I live" statement went out the window in New Orleans...I was more inibrieated at the matador stint ..than even the Cramps show....ouch ...familiar headache in the morning!!!! Annette over at Electric Ladyland is amazing ...we stored our bags there and enjoyed a bit more of the city....I totally BREATHED in New Orleans...(her energy ,not the horseshit and booze stench)bought nothing took no photos and just experienced her...I will be back...this was our first real date...the 98 show was just a drive by.. in and out.... I will be back to tattoo at Electric Ladyland sometime in July...so check the travels section...next stop I am energized and ready to have a blast tattooing in NYC!!!! and
DONT FORGET this years RAINN benefit is coming up soon...and we have kick ASS live local music all the money is for a good cause...nothing beats experiencing MUSIC live...fuck the radio and what they feed you and what's on TV...GET OUT ...have fun ...LIVE life...it makes the every day routine that we have to do to sustain us in this material existance all the more bearable...and allows Miss Lisa to be a happy Mommy!!!!
Stay in tune and in touch with the energy that is life...because energy never dies it just changes form...
April 22, 2003
Today is Earth Day ...I haven't posted any thoughts in here for awhile...the convention is long gone and in the back of my brain now...www.tattoofest.com....was held in Tampa a few weekends back...booze ..dice...ink and the boys...we were definatley not in Orlando toto...since then we have had Easter and a taste of live rock and roll here and there...a few movies ...including dreamcatcher...(alien demons spawned from the ass ??? Mr. King ...come on...) I finally have a new ride and am a freebird...as with everything in life ...change is always right around the corner...have only had one glass of merlot since the convention...being that weekend warrior is getting old...next stop New Orleans...for a few days and then tattoos in NYC...doubtful anyone even reads this but hey, the few who do might try siging the messageboard/guestbook....till next time :)
I love the wonderful world of froud....I'm glad their on my side...still.
March 16th, 2003 ...
Back in Florida after a multiple destination trip to New York, Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan...3 more Scarlets Walk shows in two different states to add to my list of obsessive things I do because I love the music of Tori Amos..New York was cold...raining when I first arrived then switching over to snow...two great shows at Radio City Music hall...visiting with friends in the city ..checking out my friend Elyse's venture (www.bettyrules.com )then dinner at the Yaffa Cafe and spending far to much last minute time in the subway...missing my morning flight to Detroit for the tattoo convention ...but the stand by went off without a hitch...in Detriot back in my element of ink...a lot of new faces but still the same ole familiars ...mom talked Judy Parker into tattooing me FINALLY...and well, I was already tipsy...not a good idea...we will have to finish at another time...but in the prophetic words of Guy Aitchison..."every convention needs a drunk girl for entertainment purposes..." wondering now why it is always me!!!....then onto Grand Rapids and two of the coldest days in 103 years of Michigan history ...so I never left the house!!!!one last Tori show from the front row in Grand Rapids (not lucky just donated once again to a wonderful cause...RAINN...www.rainn.org) Tori gave an excellent performance with many GIRL oriented songs and I couldn't help but think about the fact that minutes prior to her performances they found that girl in Utah..I'm glad to be back in the warmth of Florida ..with the dragonflies...butterflies and even the lizards and the ants...something about winter ...while it is white and beautiful...it is a cold and depressing blanket of white to stare at until nature decides to thaw itself out and "taste the sweet of spring..."
...February 15 2003....
Happy Heart Day to everyone!!! hope all is well with you and yours...have been quite busy...with the female expo this past January...where Zoe Thorne and I received a trophy for Best Booth at the Expo and I also placed 2nd for my Lady Death thigh piece on Sean...visiting guest artists over at Level 5 and lots of tattooing going on...hope you like the new website...I have no idea what is going on with the domain name www.qweenovpain.com...it's still mine just got lost in the shuffle....
Stay in tune and in touch !!
Toodles.
1-5-2003 Happy New Year!!!...Welcoming in the new year with a new look over at Level 5 and many visiting guest artists this month...we now have booths for four working artists.....currently welcoming in Zoe from Berlin Germany visit her site at www.zoe-s-heart.com and pop by and get a tattoo while she is in town...we will be at the female tattoo expo on the 16th..(visit my travels section for more info.) and then we welcome in Erica Stanley of www.artandsoul.net ..CJ will also be returning for his guest spot this week until February...
Hopefully everyone had a safe and fun Holiday season...Let's make 2003 the best it can be...
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12-01-2002 Back in Florida from my Ohio trip....Scarlet shows ...a few tattoos at Thrill Vulture.....a quick look at snow and Ohio and then a brief stop off in Tennessee to visit some pals....glad to be home....where it isn't so damn cold you can see yourself breathing....one stop left.. Denver....realizing I haven't said much about Scarlet...she is really in top form and anyone who gets a chance to attend a show...do so..you wont be dissappointed...this is a meet and greet photo from the Tampa show that started it all...by far one of the best concerts I have ever seen....Music is the life giving rhythum that makes my blood flow properly and my ears happy....
"She's a girl out working her trade"
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11-19-2002 Busy busy busy....like the bee...that is where you will find me...traveling around and still trying to fit in work here and there...long time no thoughts....my scanner has been on the fritz so, I have put off posting until now....however, last night Ms.'humble bee' IM'd me to let me know people DO read this stuff...So, we did tampa, melbourne Atlanta and then a surprise visit to the big Apple for Scarlets Sessions DVD taping ...for me a nice view of Johnny the bassmans ass but hey "I was here"...and I got to see Zam (great tattooer from NYC and pop by Dare Devil to say hello to CJ )while in NYC, am leaving for my Ohio trip in two days ....and then on to Denver ...so, if all goes well, by Decemebr 5th no one will ever have to ask me "When are you going to get that finished.." 5 years later my right half sleeve will have full color...by the original 'hotel room after our conevntion work' artist
http://thidemann.com/ I think it's fair to say we've both come a long way since that day....the Holidays are coming ...wish you all well.....stay 'in tune' and in touch with each other...life is to short...traveling in a van and crashing on floors IS the posh way of life for this gal....Keeping it REAL in a material world....toodles.
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10-13-2002 We now have a new Level 5 Tattoo open in Sarasota, Florida and are working on web-site developement for both locations www.level5tattoo.com will be the url so, book mark and get ready...I will be accepting appointments for either location....and get ready for our future guest artists that are scheduled to pop by...CJ from NYC, Zoe Thorne of Germany and Ericka Stanley of LA California....Stay tuned...and keep thinking ink!!!
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photo by qweenovpain at club neptunes
9-29-2002 as some of you may have noticed ...I've been playing around with a new look for these pages...with the help of some wonderful photos by friend/photographer Jeffrey Langlois....visit his site at http://jlanglois_photo.tripod.com .....and Tonight at Club Neptunes in Fort Myers Sophie B Hawkins, Live ....Yeah!!!
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9-11-2002 Today is rained ALL day as if tears from above... still the same painful wound we all share.... I commemorated to skin one mans loss of 37 friends and commrades in last years trade center collapse...all members of the Port Authority and Police Department...brave souls who lost their lives saving the lives of others...Always Honored and Never Forgotten..
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9-9-2002....My daughter Holly had a photograph selected for use in a special Day after Day calendar to benefit RAINN...please visit the link above and order your calendar today ....also, I added a link to the *new* unreleased Tori Amos song A SORTA FAIRYTALE ...you can hear it in it's full version by visiting my links page...It's at the bottom....the full album version of this ROCKS...so pop over and give it a listen...
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Lisa with IRIE the charming snake
8-27-2002 Rock for RAINN 2002 ....went very well this Sunday...Thank you to everyone who came out to support local musicians and RAINN....This year we raised more awareness than money initial totals are at $2528.22 ...with a headline live remote story on WINK TV as well as ABC news...thanks to all the bands for donating their time and to all the people who helped out ....the staff at Neptunes, John from Rag magazine and Jeff from the Sun-herald....Shadowland productions for their recording/photography...We are in the studio now working on the live CD be sure to sign up on the mailing list to be notified when the CD will be available...one song from each band at the benefit...so, if you couldn't hold out for all the bands (or make it down there at all...and you KNOW who you are!!) remember, get the CD $10.00 all proceeds will go directly to RAINN....and boost that total proceeds figure ...we still have a lot of raffle prizes to distribute...like I said..once you've won you've won...we will get those out to you asap..Congratulations are in order to Chet the drummer from Slick Riddle and his new bride to be ...after his on stage proposal to his girl during a break in the concert action ....how romantic is that???
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8-20-2002
8-20-2002 ...well, it looks like Scarlet has started her walk across America...click on the banner to hear an interview with KROQ in LA....
*new music* October 29th
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8-11-2002...Back from the South Florida Tattoo Expo over in Coral Springs Florida sponsored by Funhouse Tattoos....as always a very busy show for a good cause...it's always fun to hang out and see people I don't get a chance to see on a regular basis...Received more donations for the Benefit including 500.00 more in Tattoo gift certificates!!!...
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learn more about visual symbols
8-5-2002 TOOL last night....very awesome , words are hard to come by ...I encourage everyone to visit www.alexgrey.com and www.sacredmirrors.org ....TOOL is touring with the art of Alex Grey, paintings entitled ...InterBeings and Collective Vision are the backdrop for the stage and then.... 20 foot figures unfurl near the end of the show...all are featured in the book Sacred Visions...and available as prints
...please visit these links...
this is what you SAW last night... BRAVO Maynard.....
"prying open my third eye...."
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7-24-2002 Today I want to add some more RAINN news....Did you know that at least 180,000 Rape Evidence kits are backlogged awaiting DNA analysis?? The result, tens of thousands of rapists still free to attack more victims, despite the fact that they left evidence behind and could be behind bars...as the statute of limitations clock ticks away....What can you do????
visit http://www.lifetimetv.com/ and click on "put rapists in jail"
and add your name to an online petition in support of rape kit analysis legislation....
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7-18-2002...I've added a few site updates...new RAINN news with a web-site link...and some new Gallery photos...including Jen's Froudian "honesty" sleeve still in progress....surfing today finding new news from the Froudian troupe....seems they will be merrily making their way into the pages of TEAR magazine (a Tattoo Planet magazine) at the end of this month....
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7-14-2002 well a busy week filled with special birthday parties for special people ...(one held at the Celtic Ray pub)....enjoying new music , new RHCP along with my newfound love for Switchblade Symphony: picked up their new musical adaptation of the old silent classic Phantonm of the Opera on DVD, still grooving to new/old things like Hooverphonic and Sisters of Mercy...excited about the new news out of the Tori Amos camp.... took a clean sweep of awards at the Harpoon Harry's 9th annual anniversary tattoo contest....(Danny won for his Betty Page back piece we are still working on)...
"all and all was a pretty nice......week....." ; )
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7-5-2002 Happy 4th... Long time no thoughts.....the LA guest spot went well...I have decided to throw more detailed information as far as travels etc. into a newsletter format distributed from the mailing list...so please sign up...I suppose no news is good news!!! in music however....
TOOL live @ teco arena August 4th!!!!
& new RHCP coming July 9th!!!!!!
***learn more about Runes this month click below....
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6-11-2002 Today my son turns 16.....I am clearly getting OLD....my foot is still healing and the Melissa concert over the weekend was great....better if I could have worn SHOES....7th row...center not to shabby, Thanks to MEIN....she sang a couple of my current personal favorites Talking to my Angel (extra sweet, with the banjo accompaniment) and The Different...as well as all her chart topping highlights ...she is performing with her band this summer as opposed to her live and alone dates of earlier this year....
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6-4-2002...back from the Atlanta Tattoo convention...recovering from having the top of both feet tattooed...by a wonderful artist...JIME ...of Electric Superstition in Michigan....I will add more thoughts when I feel better....maybe some incriminating convention photos :-) ...I also want to add an artist links page to stay connected to friends whom may pop by as guests artists...and then alter this format layout that I am already bored with....
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5-20-2002 sparked by an e-mail from obvious shadows...with some quotes from an interview with Maynard Keenan...I found my way to toolband.com, the site imagery is fabulous....and they will soon be in Fort myers...August 4, then I immediately thought of Gregg Braden...{strange how the mind will do that...like the FIXX sings "one thing leads to another...."}... and his wonderful book, which I've had for years , Awakening to Zero Point: the collective initiation...and into thoughts of the trinity of MerKaBa.......so, here are five more links for you to surf to and enjoy....
"once you know you can never go back...."RHCP
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5-7-2002 Today I am deeply saddened by the passing of the amazing Kevyn Aucoin, who's artistry in makeup touched many a hollywood celebrity and who's down to earth personality resonated with many an EWF...I never had the honor of meeting this amazing person...though I knew many who had...his legacy will live on in his many publications, projects and in the minds of those who loved him dearly....
Kevyn Aucoin 2-14-2002- 5-7-2002
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4-25-2002 well, after convention time and a busy schedule...I finally return to the norm...feels like everyone's new work should be healed by now...decided today would be a good time to introduce chakras to those who are interested...can not find the proper words to discuss tattooing people in a 105 year old historical building made of 100% wood..watching brides dressed in full regalia walking the halls right next to the heavily tattooed...such cultural contrast, within my own societal structure...STRANGE ...fun ...but strange...
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3-13-2002 last night was a spontaneous wonderful happening...I was blessed to witness Miss Natalie Merchant from the 2nd row orchestra pit at the Mahaffey theater in St.Petersburg Florida....her gifted vocals were astounding and I find it funny that when I am far from the stage I wish I could see and when I'm practically on the stage I'm closing my eyes...very strange to have a powerful performer right in front of you and able to make that eye contact...check out her site (click on her photo below).....and if you aren't familiar with her work...by all means familiarize yourself...I have been listening to her since she left the 10,000 maniacs and went on her own...as I'm sure some of you I have tattooed are well aware...not only does the ink go under the skin but I hope,the music in your ears sinks in...
"young and strong hollywood son in the early morning light ..a
star fell down on sunset blvd."
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3-8-2002 went to the "otherside" of Florida yesterday to a John Edward seminar and two worlds collided as I ran into one of my most recent tattoos ... Live love and laugh...she was there with her eye of ra ...( you know who you are :-) )now we have other "things" to talk about....
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2-25-2002 I respectfully honor the memory of my dear friend and client Aaron Nunez who left this illusionary world on 2-25-2001...he will be forever in all of our thoughts....
and I also want reflect upon this weekend...as I'm sure Aaron would want me to do.... Rock on......CYNDI LAUPER!!! at Jannus Landing.. Saturday night along with St. Pete's own Sparky's Nightmare...twas an excellent show...she's still got it!!! given the fact that it was raining and cold..and she seemed a bit under the weather....classic stuff like ...she bop..time after time...girls just want to have fun...true colors....peppered with wonderful new songs....worth every penny.....thank you Spinny Boy, Julia and Roy for notifing me about this and joining us....
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2-20-2002 today I am excited about the new movie dragonfly coming out on 222....please check it out...and view the site especially the afterlife section ....as it dabbles in the afterlife views of a variety of differing religions with various links , I find it to be interestingly informative for a novice or an expert...
"close your eyes, open your mind, follow your heart"
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2-13-2002 not quite sure where to put these additions but I decided here for now....I wanted to start a section where I can share with you things that move me and insipre me and today I must say is a Josh Clayton Felt day (his spirit lives on)...so, if you have time check this out..it will touch your soul...and maybe I will continue to add little tidbits like this when I feel the need to share with everyone.."If you want to get through to the otherside let the dragonfly come and give you a ride....." Josh
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2-10-2002 went to an exibit of John Lennon's art today in Tampa...which was moving for me ,as I just returned from my first trip ever to NYC and connected with the circle...on Jan 12....you guys need to get more ink..one of these days I want to be able to afford the price tag hanging on those Lennon drawings :o) Thanks Yoko...and Thunder and Marsha for listening to the radio (because I DONT) "All you need is Love.."
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