I have been tattooing since 2007 for Mothers Tattoo in Covington Kentucky.
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Ghost Story
I get many questions about my involvement with Ghost and I thought I’d talk about it here just to maybe avoid repeating myself over and over in the messages I get from people. I do not talk to the mastermind behind Ghost, Tobias Forge and have never met him, not even at a meet and greet. I am a fan just like you. I have been a professional tattoo artist for 16 years now and my side hustle is making art and illustration. I have a BFA in printmaking and illustration but I am not a graphic designer. I was never contacted by Ghost/Ghost marketing team to make designs for the band. The first design I made called Mondo Mucha I made for fun and my intent was to make prints to sell to fans but I wanted to get permission from the band to do this. Someone who runs a Ghost fan page was kind enough to tell me who to contact to ask and that’s what I did. He also mentioned that Ghost will sometimes use fan art for their official designs and maybe I could try to get my design published. I wrote an email but I didn’t hear anything for about 2 months. I figured I would never hear back because I was certain my email would be ignored. I started to go ahead and reproduce the artwork because I was seeing loads of fan art for sale on sites like Etsy and I worried if I didn’t take advantage of the opportunity then someone else would. Out of respect I decided to send one more email and after a week someone responded to me. To my surprise this person said, Hey, sorry for the delay in responding I’ve just been very busy etc. etc. Unfortunately I cannot give you permission to sell the art on your own however your design is strong and if you can make some small changes to it I think the band would be interested in buying it from you and using it for their apparel. So, that’s how it began. It was lots of patience, going back and fixing things on the design and not a whole lot of communication. I did ask if Tobias personally reviews and approves all the art and I was told yes. I still get no feedback or ever hear about any comments from him. Typically I just get a message that says, Congratulations your design has been approved!
I have currently had three of my designs used by the band. I really enjoy drawing Ghost because their theme is fun to play with and because they have a little tongue in cheek humor involved it’s easy to either go with the route of being spooky or funny. I am incredibly grateful that I’ve had more than one successful design published but even if I only had one published I’d be just as happy about it.
Much gratitude to Global Merchandising Services, the Ghost fandom and of course, Ghost.
Ghost merchandise is available here, The Band Ghost
When I was a teenager, if I wasn’t learning every bass part in a Metallica song then I was drawing album covers for bands I made up in my head. I made heavy metal album covers and punk rock album covers in hopes that one day I could have a career as an artist like Pushead or Derek Riggs. Now, 34 years later with a career in tattooing, I had forgotten about that adolescent dream I had until I discovered the Swedish rock band Ghost.
What started as something fun to create inspired by my favorite Mucha piece and a band I adore has turned into something grand and beyond what I ever expected. I am humbled and honored to be one of the artists that have made official artwork for Ghost. In a world where most doors are immediately closed unless you know someone on the inside, it’s nice to be noticed for your craft. Thank you to those that loved and shared the original artwork and those that guided me and helped push this forward. Thank you Ghost for waking up that 13 year old kid I used to be. Din musik har gett liv åt min kreativitet.
My inspiration is Jimi Hendrix’s album Axis Bold As Love where I envisioned a many armed Papa Emeritus IV bringing ritual items to his disciples. In each of his 8 hands are as follows, a snake, a Druid sickle, ceremonial incense burner, black candles, unholy communion wafer, As Above As Below hand sign, devil horns hand sign, unholy rosary, pentagram, square hammer, unholy chalice, Papa Emeritus II unholy staff, a skull, and a rat. The fragrance of Sunrise incense fills the air to calm and bring peace while the flames beckon the unholy to sell their souls. All 8 ghouls and ghoulettes stand behind Papa Emeritus IV to usher in the music of the ritual. Completed August 10,2022
Official apparel design for the Swedish band Ghost. My inspiration is Sandro Bottecelli’s painting The Birth Of Venus. Venus is the Morningstar which is symbolically the same title for Lucifer aka Satan. It seemed perfectly fitting for Papa Emeritus IV to arrive from the fiery sea on a leviathan with the help of his ghouls. Completed on March 20, 2023 and published September 2023
A few years ago I was commissioned by the International Advocates for Cordyceps Acceptance to make advertisements to educate the public that the Cordyceps Fungus is a natural part of the planet and a benefit to their human hosts.
They really liked the more retro 1940’s advertisements and asked that I produce as many posters as I could since their organization is rapidly growing across the earth. Their goal was to dismiss fears and misconceptions about Cordyceps and instead show the beauty that the fungus brings back to earth by making it a pollution free and greener place.
My most viral design. It’s the first one I made of this series and it took off after PlayStation found it and shared it. I had a different watermark on my original post that was easy to crop out which unfortunately happens in our world. Luckily there are many good people out there that like original artists to be recognized for their craft. I appreciate every single one of you that has tagged me on pages where my designs are shared. I do sell prints and cards of my Cordyceps designs and I even make shirts sometimes. I worry about bootleg designs being made so if you see this design being printed on items for sale and it’s not connected to my store on Big Cartel then it’s not by me. Please let me know.
The second advertisement I made was this one. My goal has always been to make it look uncomfortably pleasant.
Communication is important to Cordyceps and once they have you in their network it makes it much easier to find new hosts,, I mean customers.
Got kids that keep you up all night because they are afraid of the dark? Night lights aren’t working and you’re exhausted trying to get them to sleep? Cordyceps loves being in the dark and can easily calm your child and get them to sleep without fear.
I zipped into the 1980’s for this design. Cordyceps wants to hear you so turn up the volume and let them dance into your life.
Majestas, when translated from Latin is Majesty. The series began in the autumn of 2021 when I found inspiration from Anatole France’s book The Revolt Of The Angels. In France’s story some of the earth bound angels want to rise up and rebel against the hierarchy of God after reading books on science, art and philosophy. A call to arms ensues and the story ends with an unexpected but enlightening twist. Being a Humanist I was interested in playing with this books idea that being compassionate and an enthusiast of the arts and sciences is somehow viewed as Satanic.
All artwork was made on an iPad with an Apple Pencil.
Prints are available for purchase at Print Store and at Hail Records and Oddities
Title: Flower- Inspired by a song I like by Lungfish called, Hear the Children Sing. In the lyrics there is a line that says, Oh the devil is a flower plucked from a cloud. I’d like to think this illustration reflects that some things are not what they seem in what we symbolically label as “dark”
Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Title: Illumination- Illumination is somewhat of a self-portrait when I discovered that I do not have the desire to be bound to any specific religion. I was always searching and questioning human spiritually because I felt I had to be something. I explored some linear and circular beliefs but never feeling that I could completely commit to any of them. I am not suggesting any one of those beliefs are wrong I’m just expressing that they were wrong for me. I have come to believe that there is no one right way to live or believe and each living being has to find what works best for them and in a way that doesn’t cause harm. For me the key to life is compassion, empathy, mindfulness, honesty, truth, wisdom and courage. The seven birds symbolize these attributes. Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Title: Arbor Alma -Appropriately called, The Giving Tree shows my Nomadiskeli Children carrying a basket of apples from the biblical forbidden tree. The apple is the symbol of knowledge that they are going to share with those around them.
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As Above So Below- Another illustration that was influenced by a Lungfish song titled, Love is Love. One of the lyrics is,”Love is love as above so below.” What happens in a higher plane of existence also happens in a lower plane of existence. For me it’s about accepting that humanity is connected to all life on this planet and we are not of greater importance over the other creatures we share our life with. We are just a part of the community that makes the life on this planet flourish. We have lost that with our arrogance and linear thinking but some of us are opening our eyes and seeing the truth. Let that truth grow.
Title: Caduceus-Influenced by the Greek God Hermes who is known as the god of doorways, the messenger, guardian of shepherds and guide to the dead. I used his symbolism to reflect on those seeking enlightenment and knowledge. He is awakening the sheep. Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Emergere- Emergere is about the rebirth of the individual from suicidal thoughts. It celebrates the individuals empowerment and strength of finding beauty within themselves. My emerging creature is flying out of the negativity of the mind and rising above the pit is was trapped in. No one is alone or unloved. It breaks through the surface and is embraced by a loving community where poppy flowers grow at their feet to symbolize remembrance to those that fell victim to suicide. Symbolic of the mythological Phoenix being reborn and rising to the sky, my creature is a combination of the positive and negative of life.
Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Title: Prima Cena- Prima Cena from Latin means First Supper. Mimicking Leonardo De Vinci’s famous painting, The Last Supper I’ve created a scene where my Nomadiskeli offer Christ the apple of knowledge. Christ takes a bite and becomes empowered with free will and wisdom. Their is much joy and excitement surrounding him.Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Title: Azazel -This illustration is about the term, scapegoat when in biblical times a village would sacrifice two goats in times of crisis. One goat would be sacrificed in the village and the other goat would symbolically have the sins of the people placed upon it and sent into the wild to be taken by the demon Azazel. Hyssop flowers grow at the riders feet and symbolize blood and animal sacrifice. Non-Serviam means, “I will not serve” meaning I will not serve God. The riders have chosen free will over atonement and ride away together. Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Title: Majestas (Majesty)
She is life. She can be any woman that follows her own intuition without fear or compromise. I wanted to create a scene that was similar to the biblical story of Jesus when he entered the city of Jerusalem and his followers wave palms before him. I use the sunflower because symbolically it stands for optimism, honesty, longevity, peace, admiration, and devotion. Let us adore her, the woman and mother that seeks knowledge and asks questions.
Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
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Beltane- Beltane is a pagan holiday that is celebrated between the spring equinox and the coming of the summer solstice. It is a holiday for fertility and the returning of the warmth and light of the sun. It’s commonly celebrated with decorations made of flowers and dancing around bonfires. Here my Nomadiskeli adorned in a dress blooming with flowers holds a burning crown of thorns to symbolically show the burning away of pain and sorrow in life.
Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
Ghoulish Cherubs is what I best describe these playful characters of my artwork. It’s taken me awhile to decide what to call them and originally I was going with Nomadiskelli but I wanted to try to make them more definable to the public. In other words saying Nomadiskelli would still require me to define them further. If I say Ghoulish Cherubs it becomes more evident as to what they are.
Burn It Down Sally Brown- A Halloween themed artwork where I decided to twist the story from the Halloween classic, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. These ghoulish cherubs are dancing around a bonfire that they lit in a pumpkin patch after discovering there was no Great Pumpkin.
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They are up to no good by spiking the tea with something strange and unusual. Do you dare drink it? I wouldn’t.
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My holiday card wishing you warmth, love and light. I’ve been drawing these little skull headed characters for a year now and I use this design as a way to reveal what they are. They are not angels or demons, but not exactly human either. I like to think of them as ghoulish cherubs. Underneath their skulls they are the light and the all seeing.
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Title: Messenger- In the month of March where I live the days go back and forth between feeling like winter and spring. One of the first clues that spring is truly forthcoming is the appearance of snakes sunning themselves near their hibernation dens. In this illustration a cherub goes into the dark forest to awaken the snakes to bring in the warmer days.
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A ghoulish cherub in a pretty dress
A stinker
A sweet cherub spreading kindness
Commissions and fundraising artworks
!!🎶Hypatia🎶!! This is something a little out of character for me but it was fun to break away and make some fan art and also honor a great philosopher. It’s only a subtle nod to the band Ghost with their grucifix design but I felt it complimented wonderfully. The flowers growing out of the grucifix are yellow mimosa which symbolizes respect, elegance, dignity, and kindness. Hypatia of Alexandria was a teacher and philosopher who was beloved by pagans, Christians and Jewish people. She was tragically and brutally killed by a Christian mob who accused her of witchcraft. Her death signifies the end of Alexandria being one of the great centers for learning. Ghost wrote a song about her called Kaisarion. Created April 1, 2022
Design I created for the wonderful Hail Records and Oddities located in Covington KY. Hail is a big supporter of my art and have the most amazing store. Check them out here Hail Covington Created March 4, 2022
Sticker design for a community of mothers in Philadelphia. Created February 2022
This is based from a commission I did for a Modern Satanic Congregation. The actual commissioned work featured an erect penis and I decided to make a censored one for those who prefer a design without that feature. Created January 17, 2022
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T-shirt and sticker design for the Satanic Temple Kentucky’s Masquerade Ball in September 2023
I had the honor of creating four panels of the debut album for the Cincinnati based rock band, Young Eyes. When they asked me to make the art they didn’t really suggest any sort of direction for what they wanted but told me to listen to the songs and draw from that. When I listened, I felt anguish, despair and like I was being torn apart by conflicting emotions. The first image was the female figure in the overgrown thicket. She is referenced from a grave statue, La Douleur in Montmartre Cemetery in Paris France. I overlayed layers and layers of branches to look like she was being pulled apart by them. Her chest is cracked open by the branches and you can see her beating heart. Butterflies emerge from her heart as if they were her soul escaping.
The following panels I had some suggestions from the band as they wanted to use a rabbit to correspond with the year of the rabbit on the Chinese calendar. I put my spin on it and I think it all came together nicely.
A collection of occult, Halloween and Satanic themed artwork
Title: UnBaptism- Mimicking old world religious paintings I wanted to show a fantastical view of a Satanic unbaptism ritual. While I have partaken in this ritual this is not depicting anything I actually witnessed but for the sake of art it is exaggerated. The woman is nobody in particular other than being a woman who are commonly viewed in most Christian faiths as under men or the cause of the fall of man. She commits a blasphemous act of burning her bible which is a cause of pain for her because of what the bible represents in her past. I symbolically made black iris flowers grow from her feet to symbolize her rebellion much like the myth of the child Buddha growing lotus flowers from his footsteps. Her hands were bond but as part of her unbaptism they are cut loose by a Satanic minister to symbolize her freedom from master worship. Her tears are not tears of pain but tears of emotional relief from the pain of her religious upbringing. The serpent like the appearance of the dove in Christian art is a messenger of truth and sheds a tear of empathy onto her.Her community stands around her with compassion ready to adorn her in her cloak.
Title: The Satanic Minister- A portrait of a friend of mine when he modeled his cloak that was made by his congregation. I just loved the photograph and wanted to create an illustration around it. I wanted the colors to really express the love that Aleister de Naglowski has for his faith and congregation.
Cedo- Cedo is Latin meaning to grant or to give. There was a statue of a maiden resting on a vase and I loved her look of defeat and wanted to create an art piece using her image. Perhaps her defeat is over the cruelty she has witnessed by individuals that preach hatred in their God’s name. The angel loosing her feathers for demon wings touches on my feelings that love of God is not always the same as love of Good —That’s a quote from Herman Hesse.
Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
Title: Ritual Night- Captures an evening of Satanic ritual where congregates prepare for a black mass. The cloaked figure with the ram skull for a head enters the space bathed in candlelight and incense. She will be the alter. Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
Title: All Doomed -Most of my recent art is influenced by the book, Revolt Of The Angels by Anatole France. This illustration pays homage to that book showing the main character Arcade brandishing a banner that translates from Latin to mean, all doomed. Arcade is a rebel angel that wants to overthrow God and asks Satan to retake the heavens. The story has an interesting twist at the end. I’ve added my own truthful eyed cherubs and they are seven to symbolize the seven tenets of the Satanic Temple.
Why the eye? Eyes express the innermost feelings and desires of the heart. Eye’s are symbolically associated with intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth.
Valor will likely have two parts to it but for now this is the first part. I was thinking about superstition and how some people have been victimized from it. Maybe for looking different, living alone or maybe just for being poor depending on what part of history we look at. Churches waring against each other in small villages often saw a rise in witch-hunt accusations. Many innocent woman and girls died at the hands of the faithful. Even today innocent people are still accused of being evil by conspiracy theorists and religious zealots.
I wrote Momento Mori which translates to “Remember You Must Die” because places of faith are supposed to be places of love and acceptance. If your faith is telling you to hate or even kill people then your faith is flawed. Death is final and to rob a person of their life over a superstitious belief is abominable.
Here’s to honor the brave ones in their last moments. To mourn their suffering and have hope that we can one day live in a world without superstitious panic.
Began in 2019
First set will feature 20 paintings
If we had transparency we would see we are all the same underneath our skin. We all long for compassion and empathy
Title: The Garden- Originally a watercolor painting made to a print. This depicts the garden of earthly delights. Life feeds on life and not even the arrogant humans are free from the cycle of nature. Everything is devoured and everything returns to feed and grow the next cycle of lifeforms.
Image depicts the moment a black bear destroys a bird feeder
Pen and ink drawings on paper.
Beginning in 2010 I turned Domino masks into skulls for the Halloween and All Souls Day holiday. It began as an All Souls Day costume for myself and later blossomed into painting over 200 different masks. I no longer make these masks. Retired the series in 2017
My paintings all tell stories of life and death and the human connection with nature. Most have sold.