The final piece that got me Best Backpiece in New York @nyempirestatetattooexpo this past week! Although I’m so happy and proud, I still can’t believe it. We started this tattoo in January this year with the goal of hopefully finishing by the convention in May to enter in the competition while I was still tattooing other clients full time, running my apprenticeship program, and @parallaxartstudio. We finished at about 15 total sessions with anywhere from 3-9 hours each session. Props to @phonggggg for sitting like a rock so frequently. This was an incredible weekend because it was the first time I brought most of my team @parallaxartstudio to our first convention as a shop together and the first time I entered a tattoo in a competition, and won first place 😭. We met so many crazy talented artists and I am truly humbled by the experience. It makes me want to work even harder to improve my craft of tattooing and growing my business. Whether or not I got an award was not as important to me as going through the journey that got me there. Even though I am happy about getting first place, I’m more grateful knowing that I put in the hours doing my best and had so much love and support from my family friends and team members. Thank you to my team back home for taking care of the shop and keeping it running while we’re gone. Especially @jungmin.oo @jinacow and my apprentices Thank you to my team that came with me to NY for representing our shop and helping in every way possible. @dreachin I’m upgrading you from Chaos Coordinator to Mayhem Manager 🤍