Tattooed Art & Culture March/April 2014 by TattooedAC

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ARTIST MANUEL FLOWERS MUSIC: TRISHA LURIE MILWAUKEE BLACKSMITH KENT KNAPP March/April 2014 | 1

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Publisher’s Note When I was in high school I use to dream about the days when I would be an adult, have a job, my own place, with no worries about teachers, or parents telling me what I could and couldn’t do anymore.

Publisher John Oliver Editor In Chief Curt Blakeney Creative Director Mindi Bear Contributing Artists Manuel Flowers Adam Harrison Melody Smith Contributing Authors Scott Keppel Charles Hudson Musicians Trisha Lurie Pin Up Girl of the Month Jenny Sunshine Dust Photos courtesy of Danielle Hyland

…Then I had a bright idea and joined the Marine Corps after high school. …WOW was that a culture shock! Not only was I still being told what to do, I was even been told when I could do it! One big lesson learned from this was I did NOT like having a boss, or a person that could control me. Why do I bring this up this month? Simple; this magazine goes against every grain that was the norm for us, and defies what everyone told me could not be done! Another lesson I took from the Marine Corps is, ‘failure is not an option’. We will succeed and we will show all of those that stood toe to toe with us being negative saying how things could not be done…on how we have accomplished more than we ever imagined! If any of you know me personally you know that I have been publishing magazines since 1999, and how I fell into it. This is my passion! This is my love! Tattoos are my next of each! I want this publication to be a vehicle for expression; not only myself, but for the readers as well. I encourage for you to submit articles, stories, cartoons, photos and more. Email me direct anytime with any and all suggestions to: joliver@sandbornmedia.com Enjoy this issue! Regards, John Oliver

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Table of Contents ONE ON ONE WITH LPGA HOPEFUL EILEEN KELLY

ARTIST: MANUEL FLOWERS

GEAR & STUFF

PIN UP GIRL: JENNY SUNSHINE DUST

10 16 TRISHA LURIE TAKES ON HOLLYWOOD

ACROSS THE POND WITH ADAM HARRISON

INTERVIEW WITH KENT KNAPP BLACKSMITH & MUSICIAN

URBAN ART BY MELODY SMITH 12 AUTO REVIEW 32 FITNESS 34

7 FASHION

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One of the world’s oldest professions still alive in Milwaukee, WI

Interview with Kent Knapp Blacksmith & Musician TAC: Tell us a little about your day to day life right now? Knapp: I spend weekdays at the forge, working on the current custom commissions. Every other Saturday we offer classes and schedule bachelor parties there as well. Alternate weekends will find me playing with my outlaw country band, the CARPETBAGGERS.....all other free time is spent with the kids, most of all our new arrival, Dharma. During the summer is another situation all together; we do lots of urban farming, so you will find me sowing seeds and doing my best to feed my family from the earth, naturally. And ,of course, there is the Dinghy bar which is our nautical themed bar in the back yard where we entertain friends. Many ,many friends! TAC: How many years have you been a blacksmith Knapp: Over 20 years now, on and off. TAC: What inspired you to become a blacksmith? Knapp: I started blacksmithing when I was 19 yrs old. I met a local blues drummer who was also a smith. He invited me up to his forge and I was instantly enamored with the craft. I had no idea that you could take such an immovable ,permanent substance like iron and make it flow so beautifully and gracefully . I was instantly hooked. I spent the next 4 yrs apprenticing under him until I moved to New Orleans to study music. Unfortunately, I never found a blacksmith shop to work in there, so I was on hiatus until my return to Milwaukee in 2003. I went directly back to the shop in Milwaukee where I started and picked up where I left off. A few yrs later my teacher decided to leave the country, so I bought his tools and went out on my own. That was 8 yrs ago.... TAC: How old where you when you got your 1st tattoo? Knapp: I got my first ink at age 33. It coincided with the opening of my blacksmith shop. I designed a logo, which I use to this day, and had it tattooed on my inner left forearm. To me it was a mark of dedication to my craft. TAC: How many tattoos do you have now? Knapp: HA! Good question.....give me a minute to tally it up....17 individual tatts,many of them being compiled into a full sleeve. Most are blacksmith related, or music....including the worlds only blacksmithing Buddha! And of course the tribute to my Mrs, which I received while in Beijing. Most recent is a tatt of the words, “MILWAUKEE feeds and supplies the world” on my right forearm. TAC:...and the big question - at 42, how many kids do you guys have now, and how old is the youngest stud?

Knapp: ahem....41, no need to rush it! I have 5 kids; Zoey 21,Miles 19, Birdie 16, Ozzie 15 and our little princess, Dharma 16 months.....sidenote;Zoey has currently been bitten by the bug and has gotten 2 tatts in the last year. One a memorial for her Grandmother who passed recently and one with her bestie, Krista. TAC: Now that you’re becoming well known what should I be calling you these days...? Sir Kent? Knapp: Ha! Well known, huh?! You can just call me Kent, or as I am known in musician circles; the Colonel.......don’t ask why! March/April 2014 | 7

it was while I was playing with a band in New Orleans and we were to open the show for Bo Diddley at the House of Blues. About 2 hrs before showtime , Bo came into our dressing room and said ,” Maaaaaaan......my band got snowed in ,in New York City. Y’all dont mind playin wit me, do ya?” Needless to say, we obliged.... As a blacksmith I would say it was back in 2007 , when I was invited to Beijing by the Chinese government, to train blacksmiths at an ironworks factory. I was gone for 5 weeks and it seemed like an eternity. Much perspective was gained on that trip when I saw how the other half lived......needless to say, I didn’t give up too many of my secrets! TAC: What have you been doing with your life lately? Knapp: I took time out this morning from moving the family homestead, which has been a grueling task. We have lived in the same house for the past 7 yrs ,so a lot has accumulated. Weighing most heavily on my mind is setting the Dinghy bar back up! In addition to that daunting task has been working on my lifetime dream of setting up a “School of Iron”. This would be a place where anyone could come and learn the craft of working iron. It is my hope to spread the love of this craft so it doesn’t die after nearly 5000 years! Watch soon for our kickstarter campaign to help us raise funds! TAC: If you could be anywhere in the world right now where would you be? Knapp: Simple. My heart has 2 homes ;Milwaukee in the summer, the island of St Croix in the winter. For me it is heaven on earth. As we speak, my band is packing up and headed to the Virgin Islands for our yearly island tour. Lamentably, I will not be going this year....just too much going on with the shop, moving, and our new baby girl.........sigh. TAC: What has been your most memorable moment? Knapp: Wow, tough question......as a musician I would say 8 | Tattooed Art & Culture

As a father and husband; the day of my marriage to Shannon and birth of each one of my children! TAC: I hear through the grapevine that you and your family may be getting a reality show soon...? Tell us what inspired this? Knapp: We have been talking to some Hollywood producers about a possible “blacksmith family” based reality show, nothing confirmed yet. The whole idea spawned from a picture of the family that appeared in a local paper call the “Bay View Compass” . Apparently the image was online and producers ,doing what they do, have been searching for the next big thing. Over the last year I have received phone calls and taken meetings with 5 different production companies. I am confident we’ll have something solidified in the very near future! Watch for us on a tv near you!!!! TAC: Who has been your biggest influence in your choice to become a blacksmith? Knapp: My biggest influence as a smith is, hands down, Cyril Colnik. Colnik was an Austrian born blacksmith who came to the states in 1893 as a representative of Germany for the Colombian Exposition, also known as the Chicago Worlds Fair. While in Chicago, Colnik purportedly met Cap-

tain Frederick Pabst of Blue Ribbon fame. Pabst sold Milwaukee as a “German Athens’ where people spoke the native language on the streets and German influenced architecture was on every street corner. What Milwaukee didn’t have at that time was a blacksmith of the level to produce ironwork of this magnitude. After the close of the Fair, Colnik moved to Milwaukee where he stayed til his death in 1958. All over the city are remaining examples of his work, including his “Masterpiece” at the Villa Terrace Museum. Easily the best piece of ironwork I have ever seen in person. Colnik was, in my estimation, the best American blacksmith, ever. TAC: How many beers did you drink last night? Knapp: None. Not much of a beer drinker, more partial to the colored liquors;brown and clear! Laid low last night as it was Sunday. Plus Saturday night a friend of mine was bartending; I’m pretty sure I was over-served! TAC: If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would that person be? Knapp: This has to be a two-parter as I have a split personality! Blacksmith me would want to meet Cyril Colnik, hands down! Musician me; Freddie King, he was a bad mofo! Of course , then there is my all time favorite artist/inventor/philosopher; Leonardo Da Vinci....so hard to choose! TAC: Tell us something that no one knows about you? Knapp: If I told you, it wouldn’t be a secret! TAC: How many of your kids are working at your shop now? Knapp: My son Birdie works with me the most. He shows great promise towards being a professional smith. Son, Ozzie is secondary, mostly because he never likes to be in Birdie’s shadow! Ozzie shows great talent in the field of ironworking. My hope is that someday , these two can get over their sibling rivalry and take over the shop! Their older brother, Miles, comes in occasionally to work on his own brand of “steel art”.We have not seen much of him since he turned 19 and moved out, can you blame him? We’re crazy! Zoey, the oldest of my brood, is a brilliant artist in many mediums and has recently dove into iron design. She has been coming up with some great ideas, totally fresh! And even though she’s not my child( I am more like hers!) , I would be remiss not to mention all the the work my Ms Red does for the shop. Without her, all the wheels would cease to be in motion! TAC: What are your plans for 2014? Knapp: Big things coming for the Milwaukee Blacksmith family in 2014! New home (with a new Dinghy bar, of course!), working towards the goal of the “School of Iron”, wife Shannon and daughter Zoey continue to grow our other family business Up Up & Play (which is an indoor playspace for tots),looking forward to starting a new band with Birdie and Ozzie, and hopefully (fingers crossed) one of these production companies will pick up our reality show and push it into high gear! Oh, and much more ink as well! TAC: So who does all your tattoos..? Knapp: Artist Josh Mackay

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URBAN ART by MELODY SMITH Melody Smith was born and raised in Southern California and holds a BA Degree in Art. She spent over 15 years as an Art Director in Los Angeles and Orange County working as a designer on aftermarket car products, high tech gear, and numerous freelance projects that allowed her to travel and soak up other cultures for photo shoots and print runs. She has been an Arizona resident for the last 7 years and now focuses on her fine art.

California offered a great amount of diversity and culture and Melody became more interested in street art, tattoo art, graffiti art and folk art. She defines her art as “Contemporary Urban Eclectic” – a mix of modern pop art and urban designs in acrylics and watercolors. Melody puts a modern flare on urban trends incorporating graffiti, tattoos, folk art, and city dwellings. Her paintings have been known to be brilliant in color with a unique style. Her work has been featured in Tattoo Magazine, on T.V. and in various galleries and businesses throughout Arizona. Melody ships her work all over the world and loves to collect work from other artists as well. You can see new paintings, shows and exhibits at: www.urbanartbymelody.blogspot.com Follow her on Instagram at “melodysmithsart” Shop her ETSY store at www.etsy.com/shop/UrbanArtByMelody or e-mail her at: Info@blackbirdcenter.com

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Location: Tempe, AZ Shop / Independent: Next Level Studio - (480) 264-6884 Contact Info: Direct (480) 720-7074 - manuelflowers3@ gmail.com TAC: How long have you been tattooing? Manuel: 11 years TAC: Who’s been your biggest influence? Manuel: My strongest influences in the tattoo community are many and varied, off the top of my head Mike DeMasi, Cecil Porter, Mike Devries, Mike Cole, Carson Hill, Roman Abrego, Bob Tyrell, Toxyc, Victor Portugal, Nikko Hurtado, Nick Baxter, Guy Atchison, Paul Acker. Each of them are uniquely talented and through magazines and the internet inspired me to push my art further and further. I have been lucky enough to get tattooed by some of these artists and plan on traveling more soon to meet and hopefully collect some of their artwork. TAC: What’s your favorite style of art? Manuel: In tattooing I feel like photo-realism and portraiture are my favorites, black and grey or color, it doesn’t matter. On the fine art side of the equation, painting gives me freedom to create anything I want. No restrictions, no time limits, just my mind poured out on to the canvas. I have painted famous figures, influential people and of my kids. TAC: If you could be anywhere in the world tattooing where would you pick? Manuel: The Playboy mansion! I’ve always wanted to visit and see what the big deal was. Set up a station in one of the rooms and do a whole photo shoot tattooing Playboy models. TAC: Favorite tattoo? Manuel: As far as my own Collection goes, the portrait of my Mom. I waited two years to get it done, it has won a 16 | Tattooed Art & Culture

few awards and was done by one of the best tattoo artists in the world, Bob Tyrell. It was a huge deal for my Mom for me to get a portrait of her tattooed on me. Her health isn’t so good these days and it gave me an opportunity to show her how much she means to me. And “Mom if you get the chance to read this, I love you, thank you so much for all of your support.” TAC: Most memorable moment? Manuel: My most memorable moment was when i was about 10. My mother took me to go and watch Pulp Fiction at the Superstition Springs mall in Mesa, Az. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson played some of my favorite characters in movie history. It was a shame to see Vince die but that was when I began my obsession with Quentin Tarantino films! TAC: If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would that person be? Manuel: Tupac Shakur, in my opinion he was the greatest rapper alive. He was the biggest influence on me in the hip-hop culture. To this day I still regularly listen to his albums and can find myself relating to most of the things he says. TAC: What do your clients tell you that your best quality is? Manuel: I’m told I can tell good stories. I’ve had in my opinion a pretty interesting life so when my clients ask me questions about myself, it usually turns into a funny story or something I feel passionate about. Keeping my clients entertained works out well for a lot of reasons, mainly to keep their mind busy while I tattoo them. TAC: How many tattoos do you personally have? Manuel: I think I have something like 37 tattoos. Sometimes several tattoos combine or collage together to become one which is the case for my

left arm. I dreamt up a Mike Cole and Carson Hill collaboration and started it up few years back. Its almost done, its just hard getting in with them because were all really busy these days.

Manuel: That is something I do everyday. Do not get me wrong I use photo references for a lot of my work but creating original artwork is a necessity in this industry to be unique.

TAC: Tell us something that no one knows about you.

TAC: Plans for the future?

Manuel: I didn’t play many sports as a kid but in jr. high I was on the swim team. I was actually really good. I had stolen some swim trunks from Foot Locker and they worked for a while. I never bought the Speedo so eventually they kicked me off for not conforming. Throughout high school I had a real issue with authority and conforming.

Manuel: Open a second tattoo studio and diversify by investing in different businesses. I have always been interested in vehicle performance parts, and opening up my own strip club.

TAC: If you could be a super hero or comic character which one would you choose? Manuel: Iron Man duh! He’s got it all! There’s a hundred reasons why but here’s just a few: He owns Stark Enterprises, has the mind to engineer and invent the best weapons and his suits can fly. It doesn’t get better than that! TAC: Most valued possession? Manuel: During the past few years, I have learned to not get attached to things. TAC: If you could be President of the United States what is one thing that you feel you could change? Manuel: I would really work on trying to help the poor by finding ways to make jobs and teach people skills to make a living. TAC: How often do you freestyle draw new designs and concepts?

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TAC: Tell us a little about your day to day life right now? Kelly: Well right now, I wake up everyday and I get to dedicate every moment to doing something I love. I spend around 8 - 10 hours each day at the golf course training and honing in on different areas of my game. I am a strong believer that if you want something - that being my card on the LPGA tour and the best player in the world, you better be willing to work for it. I also want a nice set of abs haha, so I spend one to two times a day in the gym. But in all seriousness, my training in the gym has been integral in creating a more powerful golf swing. I have an amazing golf specific trainer back home and down here I work with a great fitness trainer. TAC: How many years have you been golfing now? Kelly: This is a tough question to answer, I am 26 now and my first serious golf tournament was when I was 20. I did play when I was younger, but to be completely honest I did not care for the sport very much until after I had started college. TAC: What inspired you to start golfing? Kelly: My Dad is a wonderful man who never wanted to push me into playing. I was a ballet dancer growing up and whenever he got me out on the course, I was too busy pirouetting down the fairway. When I started college he reminded me if I could get decent at the game I could get my education paid for, that

fuelled my determination to become a good player. TAC: How old where you when you got your 1st tattoo? Kelly: I got my first tattoo last summer, when I was 25. TAC: Is it true that your mom doesn’t know you have a tattoo yet? Kelly: Haha.... Yes. I love my mom dearly, but this is something that I do not think she will ever understand. This tattoo holds an incredible amount of meaning to me and it was really important for me to get it. In time I will tell her and hopefully when she understands the meaning behind it, she will forgive me...... Eventually. Well if she is reading this right now... Hi Mom...Don’t hate me :).. Please TAC: Now that you’re becoming well know on the circuit what should I be calling you these days, Miss Kelly, or sweet pants…? Kelly: Haha, in college my team captain started calling me EK so that kinda stuck with me since. TAC: What have you been doing with your life lately? My life is repetitive, but in an incredible way. I am trying to be the most fit, healthy, compassionate and simultaneously become the best golfer in the world. TAC: If you could be anywhere in the March/April 2014 | 23

world right now where would you be? Kelly: I come from the West Coast of Canada on a really beautiful island. I love Arizona weather, but I miss the ocean. Because it is fairly cold back home, I would love to be anywhere in a tropical climate. Specifically, on a golf course that is right on the ocean. That is hands down my happy place. TAC: What has been your most memorable moment? Kelly: Honestly, that is probably one of the hardest questions anyone has asked me. I am very fortunate and have incredible moments daily. But I will have to say, I was visiting my family in Malaysia. We were sitting outside and their place was right on the most beautiful ocean, there was probably about twenty of my family members there. They were all speaking Malay (which I cannot understand a word of) and we were just picking mangos off this massive mango tree and sitting around and eating them. Their house is small and by no means fancy, but that did not matter. It was just so nice to be sitting with all of my family, eating food that they had grown and watch the waves come in. It also helped that they were the most delicious mangos I have ever eaten. :)

TAC: I see that you recently went through a physical transformation with losing a few pounds and getting fit; you look great BTW. Tell us what inspired this? Kelly: It honestly began because I wanted to get stronger for golf. I of course at the same time was making sure that all of my strength workouts would cater to improving my swing and not hindering it. I began doing high intensity workouts and started to notice awesome changes in my body. It is great that being fit is ‘in’. I have always had an athletic body type and have somewhat been self conscious about it. The more strength I gained for golf, the more athletic and ‘fit’ looking I became and this in turn fueled me to embrace how my body was meant to look! I now have been working with Tony at Maximum Fitness to help me get my body shape to the next level. TAC: Who has been your biggest supporter in your choice to become a professional golfer? Kelly: My parents, my close friends and coaches have been my biggest supporter in my professional golf goals. There will always be the people who say you cannot do something, but I am fortunate to have a great circle who believe in me. They all stand behind me a hundred percent and know how much I want this. I know that when I make it, they will be a big part of the reason why it was possible. I cannot wait until I can give back to all the people who will have helped me reach my goals. TAC: If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would that person be? Kelly: Honestly, when I first read this question I immediately thought of my Grandfather. I know I already knew him, but I would love to just get to spend one more day with him. He was an incredibly fascinating man and I do not think I took advantage of learning more from him. TAC: Tell us something that no one knows about you? Kelly: Haha, is it bad that I really have nothing fascinating to tell? TAC: Most valued possession? Kelly: They are not my possession, but my friends and family. I seriously without a doubt could not live without them

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and they are beyond more important to me than anything I physically own. TAC: What are your plans for 2014? Kelly: I plan to continue to build my swing and get it ready for my tournaments coming up this season. I will play in LPGA qualifying school later this year and I of course plan to kick butt in all of the above.

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TAC: How old were you when you picked up your 1st instrument? What was it? Lurie: When I was a little girl my mom was really into singing and took vocal lessons, I used to go with her and secretly follow the lessons from the other room. I always loved singing, it truly was my first instrument. My sister and I, who is also a musician now, would sing together constantly, making up our own songs through our whole childhood. Eventually, At about 16 years old, I decided that I needed a guitar to write music to, unfortunately I really only played guitar as a basic tool for song writing until more recently in the last 4 years or so. I have really changed my goals for my guitar skills and aspire to be a really great player one day. TAC: Who did you admire most growing up as a child? Lurie: As a little girl, I thought wonder woman was pretty awesome, she could kick ass while looking hot at the same time. I also really looked up to the artist in my family and of course I thought the Beatles were pretty cool. TAC: Who has been your biggest music influence? Lurie: Thats a tough question, it’s hard to narrow down my biggest music influence without a 3 hour discussion. I am a huge Jack White, Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dave Grohl, Kings of Leon, Trent Reznor fan. I’m influenced by all the greats, The Beatles, Nirvana, Sound Garden, Tool, ACDC, Hendrix etc. I am a rock girl through and through.

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TAC: Describe your style of music? Lurie: My music style is basically straight up rock with an indie blues edge to it. I like big rock riffs and melodies with lot’s of energy. Lyrics are also really important to me, I want people who listen to my music to be able to connect with it in some way. TAC: How did your music career get its jump start? Lurie: I spent some time in rock bands that weren’t really coming together as I wanted so, I decided to try and record an album solo. I actually did a kickstarter campaign to help and raise a portion of the funding. I wen’t a little overboard with the rewards though, haha. My advice to anyone using crowd funding to be careful that your rewards don’t break the bank. In the end it worked out though and I was able to record a solid record. TAC: Tell us about your new album? Lurie: I recorded my album with the help of producer and guitarist Pete Thorn. He is an amazing musician and we worked on the songs together as a team. I was lucky enough to have the great Bob Clearmountain engineer and mix it so it sounds amazing. I was also fortunate to have some of the best players come in and rock out with me. I tried to write strong rock songs with meaningful lyrics that would be fun to listen to. It was super fun to make and I feel like we made a kick ass rock album, I can’t wait to do it again.

TAC: If you could play side by side ‘and jam’ with any other musician in the world right now; who would that be? Lurie: I’d love to jam with Jack White or write a song with Trent Reznor. Those guys are my heroes. TAC: What’s the hardest thing you have discovered about breaking into the music industry as a solo female recording artist in Hollywood? Lurie: Well I am still working on breaking in, haha. It’s tough to be taken serious as a woman in a mans world period. I guess that is why I chose to take the indie route. I can make the music I want to make and believe in, the rest is up to people to dig it and buy it. I don’t have anyone telling me what to do or what to say and that’s a good thing since I can be a bit unapologetic with speaking my mind. I do think it is hard to walk the line of being a woman, owning your sensuality in a rock way and not be dismissed as nothing more than eye candy or boobs behind a guitar. Rock is supposed to be sexy but as a girl, if you go too far it seems to cheapen the way people feel about the music. However, I try not to think about how other people will judge me and just have a good time. There is always going to be the critic and I don’t make music or anything I do for them anyway. TAC: Is there any advice you would like to give to new musicians trying to make it out there right now? Lurie: Just be yourself, don’t follow trends just because that is what you think you should sound like because it’s on the radio. The thing with trends is that they pass and give way to the next trend. Originality never goes out of style, at least not for long. TAC: I happen to recall you in the movie ‘Cougar Hunting’ a few years back … will you be making anymore appearances in any other upcoming films? Lurie: Oh my god, the infamous tattoo artist, crazy chick scene, that one was funny to film. I have ac-

tually just filmed a comedy zombie indie film in Montana called Hobbes and Phil VS Zombies. I think it will be campy in a cool way. Other than that you never know, I won’t turn down a fun roll if I think it will be a good time. TAC: What would you say is your best attribute? Lurie: I am pretty open minded and constantly want to grow and stay creative. I have a real lust for life and don’t take it for granted, I feel really lucky to be alive on this beautiful planet. TAC: On a personal level what is your biggest fear in life? Lurie: I would be devastated if something happened to my son, he is my world and he also grounds me. I think if I wasn’t a mom, I’d be a crazy adrenaline junky with not many boundaries. I am still an adrenaline junky but I try to limit the adventure to stuff that is less likely to kill me. TAC: Tell us about your tattoo … is there any significance behind its beauty? Lurie: I knew I wanted tattoos ever since the first time I saw a Japanese woman with sleeves at a grocery store when I was a little girl. I thought that they were so beautiful and so unique. My ankle was the first tattoo I had March/April 2014 | 27

done, when I was about 19 and living on Oahu following my passion for surfing. Some guy did a sunrise shell in his kitchen, I think I was sitting on the counter or something, however, his line work was all shaky and not what I thought I was getting into to say the least. But, you live and you learn, I eventually had to have it redone and colored in somewhere else. I like it now after I had more shells added and some waves that wrap around my ankle. That was my first bite of the forbidden fruit, so to speak, after that I had my lower waste done, hip to hip, I guess you would call that a bikini line or something. I had designed a sea turtle that had all the astrological signs of me and my three siblings signs inside the shell. We all got the same turtle somewhere on our bodies as a family crest type of thing. It sounds cheesy, but it’s pretty cool, we are all super close and share a love for the ocean and music. I chose to surround my turtle with more water, waves and cherry blossoms. Let’s see what was next, my sleeve, I have a Japanese serpent that wraps around ocean waves and flowers. To me the snake represents inner strength, the ability to shed your old skin for a fresh start and constant growth. The flowers represent people I love and the innocent beauty around us in nature. I can hardly recognize a photo of my self with out it now, it has become a part on me on a soul level. The last couple tattoos I have had done is a blue bird with a banner of my son Riley’s name that I got on mothers day and last but not least a little heart below my ear that my best friend and I got together, I know super girly! I would say that all my tattoos are special to me and I look forward to getting more but as I don’t want to run out of real estate, I am very picky about what I will do next . TAC: You’re also an artist (aside from musically) what’s your favorite style to create? Lurie: I love street art and modern art with a bit of a dark edge to it and I also love painting strong beautiful women, so there is an ongoing thread of portrait work throughout my art. I have also been custom painting guitars, amps, speaker cabs etc. for a couple years now and that as been really fun. I am stoked to be able to mix my love of art and music together. Creating art and music really keep me excited about life and inspired all the time. I am always thinking about art around me and music and art really shape the culture around us. I feel lucky that I have been able to make money doing what I love. TAC: What are your goals for 2014? Lurie: 2014 is going to be my kick ass year! I am releasing my first solo album on March 17th as well as 3 new music videos, so I am excited about that! I plan on turing this new album and see what happens. Ultimately I’d like to record another album this year and continue with my art projects. The sky is the limit and I am ready for whatever life throws me. It’s not the amount of breaths you take that matter in life, it’s the amount of times your breath was taken away. There you go, my cheesy quote of the day.

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Artist Name: Adam Harrison Location (state): Manchester, UK Shop / Independent: Station Ink Contact Info: www.facebook.com/adamstationink TAC: How long have you been tattooing? Harrison: I first picked up a machine around 3 years ago nearly 4 now, but I’ve only been tattooing full-time for around 18 months since I opened up my own studio Station Ink in Manchester, UK. TAC: Who’s been your biggest influence? Harrison: My biggest influence in life is family and friends without them I couldn’t be where I’am today, I owe them a lot so I try to give them the same in return. And my biggest influence in tattooing are all the artists that push and change the way we go about our work like Guy Aitchison, Jack Rudy, Nikko Hurtardo to name a few the list goes on. But because of these people I try to throw the rules of tattooing aside and tattoo as freely as I paint or draw without being confined to the traditional aspects of tattooing. TAC: What’s your favorite style of art? Harrison: My favorite style of art is realism which is most of what my work revolves around, I love trying to make something jump out at the customer try and push it beyond there expectation of what is achievable and make people have that WOW factor when they look in the mirror! TAC: If you could be anywhere in the world tattooing where would you pick? Harrison: I would probably be in America there seems to be a lot more of a friendly vibe between tattooists more of a family vibe compared to the UK. Other than that anywhere that would let me tattoo on a beach I like being outdoors. TAC: Favorite tattoo? Harrison: My favorite tattoo would be my first tattoo I ever did, was a lower leg bio mechanical sleeve I did on my best friend. It was all freehand original, that’s what gave me the start in tattooing and I still have the picture in my studio. TAC: Most memorable moment? March/April 2014 | 29

Harrison: Memorable moment would have to be…. Actually making my business a success and being able to make a living off what I do best. TAC: If you could meet anyone dead or alive who would that person be? Harrison: I’d probably meet Johnny Cash I like to talk to people that have lived life to the full. TAC: What do your clients tell you that your best quality is? Harrison: Hopefully that I’m a good artist haha…. I’m really laid back my clients seem to pick up on that my studio has a really chilled out friendly vibe, I make them feel at home and they like that. TAC: How many tattoos do you personally have? Harrison: I have quite a few I’m sleeved up on my arms and pretty much my legs, one side of my ribs which is enough…. Haha I still have a long way to go but I’m too busy doing everyone else’s but I’ll get round to it promise! TAC: Tell us something that no one knows about you? Harrison: That I’m not as prepared as I seem with tattoos and art I pretty much wing it and see what happens so it’s not structured, seems to have worked for me so far haha. TAC: If you could be a super hero or comic character which one would you choose? Harrison: Now every customer of mine would expect me to say Batman as my shop is a shrine to him, but I would be Marv out of Sin City because he’s just bad ass. TAC: Most valued possession? Harrison: Valued possession is my girlfriend…. Ha no probably my mechanical statue of the Predator my girlfriend gave me for my birthday. TAC: If you could be President of the United States what is one thing that you feel you could change? Harrison: I’d probably decide to take more money off the rich and less off the working class, or get rid of money all together, would cause less problems haha. TAC: How often do you freestyle draw new designs and concepts? Harrison: All the time… My studio is a custom shop so I try to push everyone into having something different that no one else has I try to keep flash to a minimum in my studio more for ideas rather than you pick it, I’ll stick it tattooing. TAC: Plans for the future? Harrison: I plan on venturing out of the studio into other shops doing guest spots maybe around the UK and internationally. I’m working my first convention this year in August which should be fun its the Manchester International Tattoo Convention one of the bigger shows in the UK and from there who knows…..

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Auto Review A Hidden Gem

If labels don’t matter to you, the 2014 Kia Cadenza is a great choice if you’re in the market for a luxury sedan By Charles Hudson

Kia and its sister company Hyundai are trying to go toeto-toe with Japanese automakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda, and in recent years, has been gaining traction. Having a luxury sedan was critical in propelling Kia up the ladder, and the Korean automaker nailed it with the new Cadenza. This luxury sedan is outstanding, offering exceptional luxury at a great price. It’s the complete luxury package of sleek style, refined detail, and enough high-tech goodies to keep even the most discerning car owner content. The Cadenza is offered in two trim levels: Premium and Limited. We test drove the Premium with the Technology and Luxury packages. Standard equipment in the Cadenza includes navigation system, smart-key entry, a rear camera system and a 550-watt Infinity sound system. The Luxury Package adds a panoramic sunroof, Nappa leather upgrade, ventilated driver’s seat and heated steering wheel. The Technology Package adds smart cruise control, blind spot detection, and a lane-departure warning system. To create a stress-free purchase, Kia threw in free scheduled maintenance for the first three years (or 37,500 miles), on top of its already impressive 10-year/100,000-mile warranty.

Under the Hood:

The Cadenza is powered by a smooth 293-horsepower, 3.3-liter V-6, hooked up to a six-speed automatic transmission. It’s got enough muscle to pass on the freeway, and accelerate from 0 to 60 in 6.3 seconds. Fuel economy is about what’s expected from a luxury car with a V6 engine: 19 miles per gallon in the city, 28 mpg on the highway. The Cadenza’s ride is tight, refined and quiet, with enough insulation to filter out most road and wind noise.

Inside the Cabin:

The Cadenza’s spacious interior is tastefully appointed: plush leather, wood trim and well-textured plastic surfaces. The driver gets a comfortable 10-way power adjustable seat, while rear seats are spacious with plenty of legroom. The dashboard is clean and modern with a digital speedometer and tachometer. The controls are intuitive and easy to navigate, a combination of an eight-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system and two tidy rows of buttons — one for the climate controls and one for the stereo. 32 | Tattooed Art & Culture

Vital Stats MSRP: $41,900 (as tested) Engine: 3.3L DOHC 24-valve V-6 Output: 293 hp/255 lb.-ft. torque 0-60: 6.3 seconds MPG: 19 city/ 28 hwy

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Fitness Time to Try Something New

Simple tips to obtain your weight loss goals in the New Year By Scott Keppel

Is this going to be another year of making the New Year’s Resolution of losing weight? Maybe this year it’s to get to the gym more often or just “be healthier.” No matter what your resolution is, the following tip can make it a little more exciting and less cumbersome. It’s simple: try a different style of exercising/working out each week for the next 8-12 weeks. Not sure if yoga is your thing? Maybe lifting weights will get your results. Or maybe CrossFit is what resonates with you. You won’t know unless you try. Most gyms, studios, and/or workout facilities offer a trial period. Some may have a minimal cost, but several are free and this can be a great way to find out where you belong.

form of working out. These workouts will help you burn fat while building strength and muscle endurance. While not a requirement, many individuals who enjoy this style of exercise prefer to work several muscles at once while working in a competitive group setting. Bootcamp, total body pump, group classes: These types of workouts are often offered in a group setting of 10 or more and are a cost effective way for you to have an instructor push you beyond your comfort zone. Most “big box gyms,” personal training studios and even parks will offer a variety of group classes. Classes are a great way to meet like-minded people while building muscular endurance and burning fat.

Below are some of the most popular exercise trends and the types of facilities that may offer them. Resistance training: Typically you can go to a gym and do resistance training yourself, or you can hire a personal trainer and go to a personal training studio. Either way, resistance training is performed using dumbbells, barbells, bands, machines, etc. All offer great benefits, but much like anything all have limitations. Deciding whether or not to lift heavy and less reps, light and more reps, full body, upper body, and so on may be overwhelming so you should consult with a professional before starting to ensure you get the most out of your resistance training. No matter what form of resistance training you choose, you can build lean muscle mass, burn fat/calories, shape your physique and improve both posture and body awareness. Yoga: Yoga studios, as well as personal training studios and big box gyms, offer a variety of types of yoga. You can try Vinyasa flow, Bikram, or deep stretch to name a few. Yoga is a great way to increase flexibility, postural awareness, and muscle strength and burn calories, while learning proper breathing techniques and ways to deal with stress more efficiently. CrossFit: CrossFit studios are the ideal place to pursue this 34 | Tattooed Art & Culture

well.

Pilates: This exercise is a good way to build flexibility, strength and muscle endurance. Individuals will often go to a pilates studio, but several big box gyms and some personal training studios will offer forms of pilates as

No matter what exercise you try or prefer, your goal should be to exercise consistently while eating a balanced diet. Only through diet and exercise can you achieve your optimal health. We are all different, so what works for one may not work for another and how often one works out will vary, so find what works for you and a get after it. About Scott Keppel

With nearly 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, internationally recognized trainer Scott Keppel is the founder of Scott’s Training Systems. He has trained everyone from body builders to new moms and specializes in an individualized approach to fitness based on personality, lifestyle and fitness goals. For more information, visit www.scottstrainingsystems.com.

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