ALL OR NOTHING TATTOO: Chris Vennekamp

I grew up in a small town in upstate NY. Small towns are just like people say... everyone knows your business and so on. There used to be this one kid named Jimmi that had failed 3 times and was twice my size. He used to find it funny to kick the crap out of me. He actually helped me in over coming my adversities. Keep getting beat up by a bigger kid... pick up a stick and hit him with it. Works everytime.

From NY I was moved to another really small poopy place in NC. Imagine that, the skinny little northern boy thrown to the wolves. Yeah, it was fun. I was (and still am) really into horror movies and the likes of. Needless to say, I was the weird kid mixed in with a hooplah of jocks and rednecks. Art was my escape and I swam away in it. I really hate that place. Even the people I used to hang out with were'nt really friends. Then I became a vampire. I fought werewolves in my free time. But back to the business at hand. You learn really fast that most people are just out for themselves. Even among artists, people will hate you for being more successful than they... But, angst ridden expletive them! They don't pay my bills. Speaking of periods the revolutionary war was amazing! Anyway, I have been tattooing for almost 9 years now and I am just finding my place or at least starting to find myself a little more happy with the art I am producing. I work now with the most talented group of individuals you could put under one roof and it's paying off for us all. Everyday Im trying to kick myself in the posterior to get better. I will keep doing so...