2012

Haven't posted anything here in a real long time. Mainly because I'm not a blogger at hear. A lot of it has to do with instagram being a new blogging instrument at my fingertips. I mainly post photos on here and instragram gets them first. But not this time. I finally made myself a hard cover portfolio. I was unsure about doing this for a while because I tend to swap out photos regularly out of my album. I figured now was a good time to gather some of my favorite tattoos I completed last year and throw them into a final portfolio. I plan to do this every year. Or maybe every 6 months depending on how much work I get that I actually like.

New website a coming

A good friend of mine, Marcus Lewis of Variety Studios and VSMarcusLewis is making me a new website. Its going to be much simpler to navigate a whole lot nicer to look at. The link will still be www.matttruiano.com. Hopefully my email will stay the same as well. Until Then I'll be working with Maddy Black from Absolute Blackout in designing some new tshirts. Heres a rough of the party shirts.

The Online Printing Authority

News and updates

A few weekends ago I attended/worked at Inked Out New Jersey tattoo convention. I've worked conventions before, but this one brought a whole new level of satisfaction. Previous conventions were lesser known with tattooers of mediocre to subpar capabilities. Inked Out NJ was booth after booth of extremely talented artists and old timers who have been in the business since the 40's. I made a few new friends, and some good connections. Paul Gambino, editor of Skin And Ink Magazine, approached me before the doors opened and asked me to tattoo him as well as talked about putting me and my shop in the magazine. It was a great experience, but the beginning of hopefully greater experiences. Starting Jan 2012 I will be traveling a lot. Miami, DC, Philly, Mass, just to name a few. I'll keep updates on my travels. And if you are in the areas I'll be, send me an email at matt@matttruiano.com to book an appointment.

Inked Out NJ

Sketch for Saturdays appointment at the Inked Out NJ convention this weekend.

Them Hippies

Some more sketches

I will begin to tattoo the robot girl with bio arm tomorrow on a good friend and client. The nail bitter girl is reserved for my boss. The other two are up for grabs for anyone who would like them tattooed by me.