Before viewing the photos, please understand that I did not embark on this project for you or anyone else.

I just wanted to do something nearly impossible before I die.

I was also born with birth defects. The tattoos hide them and make my body something I can be proud of instead of hating.

This project began in 1990 and has cost over $65,000 so far. $20,000 of that was earned as a dishwasher in New Orleans' French Quarter.

If anyone says they cannot afford tattoos, they are just not serious about it.

This web site is not intended to inspire. I am not a "chosen" one. A project like this can and may destroy you.

It took about 500 hours of tattoo sessions to achieve this look, including 32 sessions per year between 2000 and 2005. Prior to 1999 I averaged 15 sessions per year.