In a perfect world I would sit in a small cabin and draw pictures that made me giggle all day. Here are some ink and digital pictures I drew last year or so.
Tag Archives: matt hodel
Lessons Learned
My SELFJournal has a few parts to it. There is an opening of the day that includes writing your Itinerary, a Gratitude lList, Targets and daily Goals. Upon closing the day, you write Lessons Learned, […]
Posted in Interesting, Life, Positive Message
Also tagged art, Bastards of art, big tattoo, good tattoos, haram, haram ahn, motivation, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, st.louis, tattoos |
The Showmen of Tattooing
Another great and informative blog on the History of Tattooing. Tattooing is rich with culture. There are so many aspects of just getting the tattoo that adds to the meaning behind the action. Without the […]
Posted in Haram, Humor
Also tagged good tattoos, haram ahn, Haram Tattoo, ragtime tattoo, st.louis |
Bastards of Art Podcast : Episode 26
Learning to Tattoo Recently I have been hanging out with Haram. She wants to learn how to tattoo. But first she must understand what it is she is asking for. Matt Hodel
Tattoo Artist Meet-up!
What we do is not secret. Secrecy has been considered a value in the tattoo culture. It has been such a tradition to guard all of your information that we pretend we are sitting on […]
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Also tagged art, draw, good tattoos, motivation, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoos, tutorial |
Tattoos I Tattoodid…
Sometimes I feel so swamped drawing new tattoos for clients that I forget how much I have done. They say if you wanna have self esteem, do something to be esteemed about! I’m posting this […]
Posted in Art, Tattoo Pictures
Also tagged art, bad ischl, big tattoo, colorful tattoo, good tattoos, hodel, learn tattooing, motivation, photography, St. Louis, st.louis, tattoo |
Bastards of Art : Lost Episodes
The Bastards of Art Movement Last year I had the idea to try a podcast. I wrangled Jon Fournier into the project and together we recorded 24 episodes that were released weekly. Together we […]
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No one said it would be easy!!
The Beginning.
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 […]
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Also tagged apprenticeships, haram, haram ahn, motivation, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoos |
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 […]
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Also tagged Bastards of art, big tattoo, hodel, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis |
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
Also tagged art, haram, haram ahn, learn to tattoo, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoo culture |
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 […]
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Also tagged art, blurb, colorful tattoo, good tattoos, photography, portfolio, productivity, publishing, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoo |
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
Also tagged art, big tattoo, colorful tattoo, good tattoos, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoos |
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
Also tagged camping, family, ragtime tattoo, rv, St. Louis, travel trailer |
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 […]
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Also tagged art, draw, motivation, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis, tattoo |
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 […]
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Also tagged be nice, good tattoos, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis |
Kelsey’s Photo Shoot
www.matthodeltattoo.com
Posted in Photography, Uncategorized
Also tagged art, black and white, female, girl, photography, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis |
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
Also tagged camping, dyna, giant city, hiking, makanda, motorcycle, photography, St. Louis |
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 […]
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Also tagged learn tattooing, matt, productivity, ragtime tattoo, St. Louis |
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 […]
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, […]
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Also tagged everything auto motive, hot rod, mechanic tattoo, ragtime tattoo, rat fink, St. Louis, tattoo |
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 […]
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Also tagged draw, dropbox, learn tattooing, motivation, photoshopcc, quickbooks, ragtime tattoo, sketchbook, st.louis, tattoo, tattoos, tutorial |
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. […]
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Also tagged art, artist, colorful tattoo, draw, ragtime tattoo, tattoo, tattoos |
Sketchbook 2011
Sketches from old conventions.