Jimmy V
I started tattooing in 1995 at Double Dragon. It was a busy street shop but I had to move on in hopes of finding myself in a more custom atmosphere. I worked for shred’s inferno for a quick moment and then opened my own shop in 1998. Rite of Passage was home to me for 2 years and then got closed down by the city based on rezoning the neighborhood. I moved on to Tatu tattoo for a couple of months and then took off to New York. I worked at Andromeda for 1 year and then ventured off to Las vegas. I worked at sin city for 4 months and found myself wanting to return home. Once home I ran into shred and worked for him at shred’s inferno for 1 year. I needed change so I tried working with my friend angel silva for a quick minute at native soul. I was getting antsy again and knew I needed to open my own studio again so I got drunk with my friend and business partner, the Johnny, and came up with this grand idea of opening a shop. Well in Oct. of 2003 we had our brainchild native rituals come into reality. I have since worked at my shop and hope to until my hands fall off.
Jimmy V
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If you'd like to check out some more of Jimmy's work, head on over to his flickr set.
