Tomer Hanuka
I met with Tomer and my friend and fellow burgeoning illustrator, Rob Stites, over dinner at a little café in the shadow of Tompkins Square Park. There we bitched about the economy, cracked some jokes about our peers, and ruminated on the possibility that the whole industry is about to tank.
Jose Lopez
The American/Mexican tattoo artist José Lopez developed his black & grey style from tattoos made in the prisons of California and amongst gang members in the streets of the big cities in the ‘sunny state’.
David Choe
The text message was from him: “Gonna go eat with Rhode and Paul. Come over.” I arrive at his door, knocking loudly, hearing him say “come in” over the reverberating sounds of orgasm. I take off my shoes, trying to mask the smell of my feet while walking toward his work space. I pull back the curtain that separates his desk from the living room loft, unsure of what I’ll find.