They call me Ishmael.... Actually they call me Tony Touch. I've been drawing before I was walking. It wasn't till high school that my art really started to bloom. Having a small comic strip in the school newspaper, and doing murals for the football and hockey team, I just couldn't get enough canvas. I was wrong. Around my sophomore year I started to get pretty heavy into the graffiti scene. It was pretty cool to be infamous and not identified. People knew my name, but had no idea what I looked like.

After Graduating from Central Catholic in 2002, I retired myself from graffiti, but I knew I wanted to continue and evolve my art. In the summer of '02, I got my first tattoo and I asked this poor guy a million question about his job. After my tattoo was done, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up....a tattoo artist.
    
In the fall of '03, I became an apprentice at Needle Masters with Mario Garza as my mentor. I feel that everyone that worked there contributed to my apprenticeship.  After being released, I came to Monk to ink a tattoo machine on my arm (kind of passage of rites type thing). That piece started as just a 4x6in piece, and ended up turning into a full sleeve. As my sleeve progressed so did our friendship, and not just with Monk, but everyone who worked there. I fell in love with Infinite Art.

I continued to work at Needle Masters till '08. I started to feel a little stagnate, and needed a change of scenery. When I heard IA had an opening, I jumped on the opportunity. I feel that my art will continue to flourish at IA among my new co-workers and friends.

I love to tattoo regardless of subject matter. However, I excel at graffiti, color bomb, new school, and the just plain random. I believe that kick-ass tattoos and customer service has been the key to my success. I like to have a good time while tattooin; I'm pretty playful, which makes for good memories for both my client and me. I wanna thank everyone who has been my canvas for the last couple years. Also I look forward to exchanging new ideas with fresh faces.

See ya soon kiddo------>TonyTouch

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