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Monday, March 30, 2015

Artists Spotlight: Abe Pascual Owner/Artist of Magnitude Tattoos

The best part of supporting other artists, is knowing them personally. Abe Pascual is an amazing, and passionate tattoo artist. How do I know this? Because I've worked with him on my most recent tattoo designed by myself and made into reality by Mr. Pascual.

Mr. Pascual has been A tattoo artist/owner of Magnitude Tattoos for over six years. As a self-taught artist, Mr. Pascual has his studio full of books, magazines, and other media that assist him with ideas on creating one-of-a-kind unique pieces. But copying images from books is not his only talent, he also creates his own artistic images by taking into account the personality of his client. For him as an artist it's not enough to be able to simply copy an image, but to bend and molded it into something truly unique and different that will satisfy the clients particular vision for self-expression through body art, and that's exactly what he did for me when I came to him with an idea to do something totally different, and never seen before. Let's take a peek inside the studio:

When I was younger, like most young people the first thing I wanted to do was get tattoos on my body as a means of self-expression. Now that I'm older I realize that getting a tattoo for the sake of getting a tattoo is not the smartest thing. If you're going to get a permanent staple on your body such as a tattoo in my opinion, you have to get something that speaks to who you are. For years I was undecided as to what I wanted to add to my repertoire of tattoos. When I decided to become a full-time writer/blogger it became clear what I wanted to put on my body that I thought was a great representation of who I am. So, between the our meeting of the minds we came up with this design:

So being a writer, the figure that came to mind was to get a pen. But that seemed to basic to me and I've never been a basic person, so I decided to elaborate on that idea and make it more grandiose. That's when I decided that I would play on the words, "The pen is mightier than the sword." So I decided to use an Arabian Sword and have it shaped into a fountain pen and have it write out the word 'FREEDOM' to me writing meant freedom. Artistic elaboration were added by Mr. Pascual to give the design more depth. It's those additions that made the end result spectacular! Check out my new ink!

Admittedly out of all the ink I have on my body to date; this one by far is the best. Not because I designed it, but because it was a collaborative effort between two artists with a vision. To create such a unique peice that is going to be a permanent fixture on someone's body, the artists have to understand each other and believe in the end goal of the project.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

The WOEM Awards: Women Of Empowerment

In how many instances are women recognized for what we contribute to the work place, organizations, the community, or the world in general? Slim to none, right? Those accolades are mostly reserved for men of distinction; well it's time to give it up for the LADIES!

The WOEM Fashion Show And Awards:

On February 14, I was invited and received an award from the Women Of Empowerment or The WOEM; hosted by Harlemvetz entertainment/ WOEM PROJECT at The National Black Theater in Harlem, NY.

The WOEM is dedicated to the uplifting, educating, and honoring women from all walks of life, and it was my honor and privilege to among their distinguished honorees.

Celebrating with women of distinction, other honorees included

Celebrity honorees MC Sha Rock and Roxanne Shante and celebrity hosts Ms. Toi and K.O.V.E. Listing to these women speak about their lives and experiences I felt the impact of their sacrifice for their craft, and respect for the jewels they were dropping on a new generation of young entrepreneurial women who were walking in their footsteps.

They just didn't drop knowledge on the audience members, they also showed us another side of empowerment through the talented artists that were on deck throughout the event.

Among the performers include female rappers/groups, musical performances, dance performances, singers, and a special premier of 24 Hour CATWALK from designer JustRaymona Envnewyork.

Not every event is perfect, and there were some unanticipated snafu's throughout the night, but not enough to dull the light that was shining on the honorees, performers, and all the people who worked behind the scenes that made it possible for the show to come together.

Attending an event such as this was a very proud moment for me, and I can't wait to see what's planned for next years fashion and award show!