The two most important things to learn in the beginning of any tattoo journey is: A. What is a good tattoo. B. Who came before you. Starting with Sailor Jerry covers both. Haram is starting […]
Author Archives: Matt Hodel
The Beginning.
Posted in Haram
Tagged apprenticeships, haram, haram ahn, matt hodel, motivation, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoos
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Failing to Succeed
I hear the word success more that 10 times a day. I choose to hear it. I surround myself with the word. When I run, the Nike App commentator says it in my earbuds. When […]
Posted in Positive Message
Tagged Bastards of art, big tattoo, hodel, matt hodel, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis
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Meet My New Friend
Never have I had a prospective practitioner present themselves in such a positive way. A young lady approached me about learning the craft of tattoo. I have a pretty standard reply to those who have […]
Posted in Art, Haram
Tagged art, haram, haram ahn, learn to tattoo, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoo culture
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Americans Can Start to Forgive Themselves.
Hunter said “Buy the ticket, take the ride” This is my political stance. Riot and Protests are an explosion of pent up energy. Like a teenager losing their cool. It’s the overwhelming feeling of being […]
BLURB’s Online Portfolio Maker
www.blurb.com I love Blurb. I just got done making another portfolio. In the past I have used Adobe InDesign to layout my books. Doing it this way gives me a lot of control of the […]
Posted in Interesting, Uncategorized
Tagged art, blurb, colorful tattoo, good tattoos, matt hodel, photography, portfolio, productivity, publishing, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoo
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Wanna see some of my older tattoos?
It’s Throw Back Thursday! I found a memory card from 2008. I guess I didn’t like taking straight photos in back then.
Posted in Tattoo Pictures, Uncategorized
Tagged art, big tattoo, colorful tattoo, good tattoos, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoos
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Wish it was Warmer.
Man, its cold out! I can’t believe summer went by so fast. Here are some pics from our last campout to get me through this damn cold weather.
Posted in Life, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged camping, family, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, rv, St. Louis, travel trailer
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Be Successful, Damn It!
Being successful isn’t out of your reach. I use an app called flip book. It searches the internet for me and brings back topics I’m interested in. Today, the blog I reposted below came across […]
Posted in Positive Message, Uncategorized
Tagged art, draw, matt hodel, motivation, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoo
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Don’t be a Dick.
My second year of tattooing, I was working long hours at Iron Age. It was the original location that was upstairs next to Vintage Vinyl. I’d had a trying week of crazy customers. It was […]
Posted in Positive Message, Uncategorized
Tagged be nice, good tattoos, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis
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Kelsey’s Photo Shoot
www.matthodeltattoo.com
Posted in Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged art, black and white, female, girl, matt hodel, photography, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis
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Winter Ride.
First camping trip of the year. A 250 mile loop to Giant City State Park. We found a cemetery for old heavy equipment. Went on some hikes. I think April and I have figure out […]
Posted in Life, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged camping, dyna, giant city, hiking, makanda, matt hodel, motorcycle, photography, St. Louis
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You will Quit Tattooing
Why you will quit tattooing. I used to say “Tattoo artist don’t retire, they just die.” Thats not a true statement anymore. It is no secret that a rising amount of ambitious practitioners are rushing […]
Posted in Positive Message, Uncategorized
Tagged learn tattooing, matt, matt hodel, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis
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Dyna Flashback
2015 was an awesome riding season. We really pushed my dyna to its limits. Traveling through 9 states we cover a few thousand miles of back roads. We did our best to stay off the […]
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged camping, dyna, fatbob, matt hodel, motorcycle, St. Louis, tattoo
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Mark Your Tribe
This is Tom. Guess what Tom does? Mechanics and Gearheads will recognize his tattoos instantly. That’s Tom’s tribe. If Tom got stuck in some shitty dinner party with a bunch of stuck up assholes, […]
Posted in Positive Message, Uncategorized
Tagged everything auto motive, hot rod, matt hodel, mechanic tattoo, ragtime tattoo, rat fink, St. Louis, tattoo
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Five Programs you will need to learn.
Sketch Book Pro https://www.sketchbook.com/ This is the starter kit drawing program for the intimidated and computer inept artist. I have shown this program to tattoo artists around the country. Artists that had never drawn digitally […]
Posted in Positive Message, Uncategorized
Tagged draw, dropbox, learn tattooing, matt hodel, motivation, photoshopcc, quickbooks, ragtime tattoo, sketchbook, st.louis, tattoo, tattoos, tutorial
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The True Tattoo Artist
When Nathan was ask what he wanted to be when he grew up, he said “A professional baseball player”. His fourth grade teacher told him to pick something real. I think this pushed him harder. […]
Posted in Positive Message
Tagged art, artist, colorful tattoo, draw, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, tattoo, tattoos
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Sketchbook 2011
Sketches from old conventions.
I want to be a Tattoo Artist!!
Why I don’t want my kids to tattoo. Tattooing is not for everyone. I get asked about letting my kids get tattooed or what if my kids want to tattoo for a living. The answer […]
Posted in Positive Message, Uncategorized
Tagged colorful tattoo, learn tattooing, matt hodel, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, starbucks, tattoos to the max
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Head Hunters and old Friends
Grant Wyatt stopped by today. I haven’t seen him in over a decade. He is living life to the fullest in Vietnam. A Missionary, he and his family give hope to those we only see […]
Posted in Interesting, Travel
Tagged burma tattoo, burmese, hand tattoo, headhunter, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, st.louis, tattoo, tribal tattoo, vietnam
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Jake Doty: Nice Guy Hockey Player
Jacob Doty Age: 22 Hometown: Billings, Montana Occupation: St. Louis Blues, Chicago Wolves Position: Foward “Why I got this tattoo is because I live away from home a lot and wanted something to […]
Posted in Tattoo Pictures
Tagged billings, blues, hockey, jacob doty, jake doty, landscape, matt hodel, montana, ragtime tattoo, st.louis, tattoo
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Big Springs State Park
We met a group of friends for a huge camp out. This park is awesome. Check out the view.
Posted in Life, Photography, Travel
Tagged campiing, camping, dyna, fatbob, matt hodel, motorcycle, photography, roadtrip, tarvel
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Discovering Missouri: Duke to Van Buren
I will post a video of our epic off road road trip. We crossed creeks and washed out roads while April walked knee high ahead of the bike. We had to ride up rock roads […]
Discover Missouri: Arrow Head
April and I have been doing these camping trips on the motorcycle. We pack light and ride across the back roads of Missouri to discover the people and places that get lost on the insular […]
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged april lmetrolus, arrow rock, camping, matt hodel, motorcycle, motorcycle camping, road trip
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Frank.
This is the closest I get to a portrait. Franky and Madison have been getting tattooed from me for almost a decade. Here is Franky’s new tattoo! It is a tribute to his love, Madison. […]
Posted in Tattoo Pictures
Tagged art, big tattoo, colorful tattoo, draw, good tattoos, hodel, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoos
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Sammie gets her Fix!
Sammie was disappointed with the direction her tattoo was going. She needed someone to cover-up, fix-up, and finish her Elephant! I helped Sammie get a tattoo she is no longer embarrassed by.
Posted in Tattoo Pictures
Tagged art, big tattoo, colorful tattoo, good tattoos, hodel, matt hodel, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis
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