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A Journey of Ink and Yarn

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Really wanted to give this contest a shot, so here's my entry. A little melodramatic, but it was fun. I actually have an explanation to most of this:

   Fantasy has always been my driving inspiration. Dragons, goblins, elves, my dork love for the mythical is why I really got into art, and what I still love. I wanted it to be the main theme to the whole piece.

   I'm a professional tattoo artist, and going through an apprenticeship is the biggest, most difficult, frustrating artistic journey you can go on, and it still hasn't gotten any easier. Don't let anyone tell you it's a rockstar life, because for the majority of us it's hard work and artistic passion for little return. The forces of evil here each represent a shop I've been at or a hurdle I've crossed in my journey to make a living off of tattooing.
    That said, the rodent with the tattoo machine there is me. I've always been called "mousey", because I really am, and it's been the biggest obstacle for me to try to overcome.  I paved the road itself with some of my tiny tattoo flash doodles, (I hope that still counts as an open road.)
   Crochet (specifically Amigurumi) has been my #1 side hobby, something I've stuck with, and it helps me through my art blocks when I can't seem to draw anything.
   That's one of my beloved pet rats (who are like my fuzzy little muses) helping bring my crochet dolls to life, with his magic yarn and hook. The dolls themselves are all incarnations of myself, characters I've played, and the modified person I want to be.       
   
    TL;DR: I am the poster child for starving artist, broke as a joke. I did this digital piece on a clunky little Nexus 7. If I won, I would use that tablet everyday to do my tattoo work and all kindsa stuff.
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