Pew! Pew! Pew!

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Placement right the second time, was great to have Josh and Loic both make sure symmetry was right.

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It’s been around 20 years since I got my last tattoo’s. I’d totally forgotten what the pain felt like. The outline was a sharp feeling, the colouring in a much nicer pain. It all just felt really good!

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Done in no time, super tight work by Josh. Pew Pew Pew! Let me elbow you!

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Next up was Krysti who was getting one of her own pieces on her forearm.

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Her original drawing was reduced 20% before final placement.

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Reducing the size of the piece didn’t phase Josh, who put an amazing amount of detail into such a small piece.

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Krysti’s worn these same shoes for all times she’s ever gotten tattoos done.

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Amazing detail. Keep in mind that Krysti in tiny, the hand is the size of a 5cent piece.

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Krysti was super happy with the end result.

Today Krysti and I were booked in to get tattoos at Tora Sumi.  Krysti got one of her original pieces done (she’s rad like that) and I wanted little lightning bolts on my elbows, something I’ve wanted for ages, so long ago now I can’t even remember why I wanted them!

Was such a cool experience, from start to end. Hours later my elbows feel sunburnt, and I already want more ink!

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Bettina Banks x BLACKHAWX

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I shot Bettina today for BLACKHAWX. You can view the full feature on Zen Garage.

Was a fun shoot. Betty’s a good mate and an awesome model. Was a rainy grey day today but I wasn’t at all nervous about shooting in low light. Shooting smoke was challenging but I’m really happy with how the shots came out.

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Flowers

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It’s been many years since I’ve shot a nude model. I’ve been wanting to though and it manifested itself last weekend.

My muse is crazy about flowers, so we got to the Sydney Flower Markets and bought a shitload (not an understatement) of roses. I’ve never been into flowers (yep I’m one of those guys) and have only ever bought them because of how they make people feel, but I’ve always hated it that I don’t feel good buying them, call me selfish but I prefer to give presents that I’d like to keep for myself!

Having said all that… I think I’m converted. Seeing these flowers go from messy wet bunches to de-stalked individual flowers, and deconstructing them down even further to just petals created a new appreciation of flowers for me. I ended up spending more time focussing on flowers than skin!

I hope you like these pics as much as my muse and I do, if you do decide to leave comments, please be nice!

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Garth and Val’s Wedding

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I don’t ever wish to shoot a wedding (too much responsibility!), but Garth and Val’s wedding was so sweet I couldn’t help but snap a couple of shots! :)

PS: Shot with the GF1 not the GF6!

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Zen Script Crewneck

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Really proud of this new crewneck we’ve just released. The quality is next level for us. Lettering by Lily Ha, more pics and info here.

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Eames Aluminium Group

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Just a snap to show off how sexy they are from behind, and how thin they are from the side.

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A lot more corrosion than I thought (too far pitted for Autosol to fix), a shame, but it adds a lot of character IMHO!

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Eames Aluminium Group

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I scored 2 amazing Eames Aluminium Group chairs today. Mum’s moving into a much smaller house and can’t fit these in her new home so she’s very generously given them to me. These chairs were designed in 1958, unbelievable right?! They’re so modern, corporate, fantastic lines, timeless!

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James Jirat Patradoon x Zen Garage

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Love this punchy little video by 25 and SUNNY. Made my day. It makes me blush! Hehe. It features the amazing James Jirat, and the Zen sponsored Formula Ford race car. Enjoy!

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REBEL8

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Hosted on the 6th floor of the MCA as part of VIVID Sydney.

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Living legends.

Last night I caught a talk by Mike Giant and Joshy D of REBEL8 at the MCA. I’ve been pretty excited about this, like all talks they can go either way, either super inspirational or super boring but I’m glad to say that last night’s talk got me so fired up about Zen and the path I’m on that I talked Jess‘ ear off at dinner, and have been high ever since!

Mike (REBEL8’s head artist) kicked off the talk, the guy swears every third word and just a few minutes in he confessed that he’s moved to Colorado because they’ve legalised weed, which is what he loves to do, that and creating art, riding, skating, practising meditation (he’s quite into Buddhism) and being blessed as he generally gets to do whatever he wants to do in life.

Joshy D took the stage for the 2nd half. He’s the sole owner of REBEL8, which he started with $500 in 2003 and struggled for 3+ years before he started to make it (11 years strong now!). The guy’s a beast, and has worn every single hat in the business (and continues to do much more than just one person’s work).

The talk geed me up so hard as it had everything to do with Zen. Maintaining authenticity within a brand while growing, consistency was a massive topic of discussion, so too credibility and original content.

End of the day these guys hustle, hard and after hearing them out I have an overwhelming sense of confirmation that I’m on the right path. I feel armed and fired up about Zen’s future!

Visit: http://rebel8.com

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The last nail in the coffin

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Some light bedside reading, thanks to my bro-in-law Richie who convinced me that it’s a worthy read!

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