Showing posts with label ceramic tattoo art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceramic tattoo art. Show all posts

Friday, July 22, 2011

71st Day of Camping....

Posted by Matthew S. Kennedy 805-765-1113 

Here is my new Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/editprofile.php?sk=contact&success=1#!/profile.php?id=100002665459504&sk=wall

As many of you know I fucken hate Facebook but thought I would try and trick the system and get back on just cuz I am an asshole and like to fuck with them. I am using my Dads name for now cuz they canceled my account for posting naked pics, etc... they are just plain... Anyway, I have a new page and there we have it. 

Yes, this is my 71st day of camping and I think I will be ending this "camping" story shit now. I am sure all of you that visit this blog will totally appreciate that. I am at the library using the computer cuz I had to sell my laptop to fix the van - hence the time warp in the blog updates recently. I think I will be blogging about my new art career that I will be starting up again real soon and some major positive shit from now on. I am going to continue camping and saving money and that will be the end of that for now. I did have to give Charby away to a god friend and I can see him anyway so it was a good thing cuz he was just not as happy as he should have been being in the van all the time and with the heat we could not have him in there. He is totally happy in his new place with a wonderful person. This person is actually my new best friend here in Goleta and I am so happy Charby is with her.

So, I am going to post the latest Ceramic Tattoo "Wall Hangings" below. I am going to be expanding this part of the business and will be making a lot more of these wall hangings to sell at the local art fair at the beach and hopefully put some in Tattoo Shops and go to some Tattoo Conventions. It is a new idea that I hope people will respond possitvily too. I am using a tattoo machine to complete my art on clay. I believe in this new concept and will be perfecting it soon. I have contacted some local privcate schools and I am going to try and get in with one to be a instructor in exchange for some studio space to use when I want to. This way I can kleep my expenses way down and having a van now instead of a bike I can actually take some shit out there and try to get my name out.. I am really excited and I should be starting this in the next couple of weeks or so. I will blog more tomorrow as I am running out of time now on this library computer..
Till next time...





















Friday, February 25, 2011

Nikki Sixx - Ceramic Tattoo Art By TooTall's Pottery

Posted by
Matthew S. Kennedy with www.tootallspottery.com Ceramic Tattoo Art 
Phone: (805)-765-1113
Please Also Visit
Memorial Tattoo Urns.com


Nikki Sixx
I have been a huge fan of Niki Sixx now for several years and I am very pleased with the way this new piece came out. I love his radio show - 
Sixx Sense and the new band - Sixx A.M.





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This piece is one of the best I have completed to date. I am very proud of it. It incorporates my new colors of red and black. I am going to make this my "signature style" It is a Ceramic Glaze called "Black Ice". Has a crackle glaze that I put ink into. I tattoo the tribal trail around the piece with a tattoo machine. I will be producing many more of this style look for it in the weeks to come...







Thursday, February 24, 2011

TooTall's Ceramic Tattoo Work Day 2/23/11

Posted by
Matthew S. Kennedy with www.tootallspottery.com Ceramic Tattoo Art 
Phone: (805)-765-1113
Please Also Visit
Memorial Tattoo Urns.com


I am just going to talk about what I did for the work day yesterday (late last night) if nothing else just to keep me accountable for my actions and maybe a bit of a personal diary of my experiences here in Santa Barbara. Oh ya and maybe someone might read this Fucken post and COMMENT! Just kidding if you want to though I would totally appreciate any input you may have on my art and how you think I can improve it or whatever.. I have made a decision to go for more quality than quantity with my blog posts so look for some more original stuff - I will still be posting my Boob pics though have to do that.. 

I stayed up till 5:00AM glazing the Nikki Six piece I was working on. I hope it comes out of the kiln good today! I am going to go deliver it to him maybe next week. I want to go down to LA for the "Musink" Tattoo Ink Convention and may stay over at a friends house to see if I can go by the studio or something.  I am trying to get some celebrity exposure for my art business. Nikki has a bad ass radio show called Sixx Sense and I would like to have my picture taken with him, etc.. for my website. Hopefully I will be taking a great picture of it and posting it on tomorrows blog...


I am also so excited to have this AWESOME Stamp (video of it below) that my good friend Bryan at Jewelry My Tattoo gave to me. I love it and it has completed a artist vision I have had now for about 8 years actually. I have always thought it would be great to have a stamp of my tattoo and artists logo to make these little Medallions to give away to people that purchase my art. I like to just give them away to people that I meet on the street or whatever too. People really like to get something from a complete stranger.  I take a piece of clay and smush it into a small mound, let it dry for a few hours and then carve it like a rock that you would find on the beach. I then glaze it with a glaze called "black Ice" this is my signature glaze, it is like a black mirror - you can see yourself in it. I put some red Tattoo ink in the middle and string some beads to finish the piece. I like this red Tattoo ink I got because it has a nice yellow tint to it. I will be making a lot of these in the weeks to come so if you would like one I will be glad to give you one just let me know... 

Finished TooTall Necklace 


TooTall Necklace You Tube

Below is the latest handmade ceramic plate I have completed. It is a special plate I have done for a very special friend of mine and I will be giving it to her on Saturday It is my artist interpretation of a blue willow plate. I liked the idea when she gave it to me, to incorporate blues and whites. I use a white or clear crackle glaze a lot so this was a good match. I also have been really learning on how to use the tattoo inks that I have to paint with on my pottery. It is a great medium for me to work with! They have a high density pigment and the versatility that it gives me in working with it on the ceramic bisque. You can re-constitute or dilute it with water, etc... very cool.  

When I was in the process of completing this plate I leaned a lot about the vision I want my pottery business to go into with tattoo art. I am learning a lot every day at this point.  I am finally set up and running and it feels great to be able to produce some art instead of worrying about getting everything "right" so I can start to be productive. I am a bit of a perfectionist so I am just sucking it up and making myself do my art and get it out there. It is a scary thing to put your heart and soul out to the world on a regular basis and be true to that. Artists will understand what I am talking about. I have been afraid of producing my art because I was afraid of loosing what I have again and having to start all over. I recently learned at an AA meeting yesterday that I was acting in "self centered fear" by being afraid of loosing everything. I thought I just didn't have enough faith and was scared but really when you think about it it is a form of selfishness to be afraid of something you should be doing like producing the art I was meant to no matter what happens. I only have today, I wish I could remember that every day and live happy, but I seem to forget so often.. Thank God for my meetings and the people in them! 

This is a Collie Pet Urn that I carved from a design that Maria my good friend in Italy drew for me this week. I am so blessed to have these wonderful people in my life to help me with my art.  We are going to split the profits of the sale of Pet Urns that I will list on the other sites that carry my art. She is a great artist.  This is a Collie and we will be doing a collaboration of several dog breads in tribal design so look for these in the upcoming weeks to follow. 

Maria drew this Tribal Cat that we did together about 6 months ago.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Tattoo Art Video by Tootall's Pottery 2-7-11

Posted by TooTall’s Pottery, Ceramic Tattoo Art Phone: (805)-765-1113 TooTall's Pottery Supports the Susan G. Koman Cure for Breast Cancer! Phone: (805)-765-1113

Tribal Tiger - Wall Hangings


Here are the latest Videos I have uploaded on my YouTube Channel for my Ceramic Tattoo Art.  Please let me know what you guys think?  I need some input from people!  I am so glad I got to order the part for my kiln today so I can start actually firing some finished pieces the end oft he week.  Check back soon for finished glazed pieces... Soundtrack for the video above is from Stone Sour

Tribal Urn - Art Urns


Dragon Urn - Art Urns





Saturday, February 5, 2011

Surfing and Ceramic Tattoo Art

Posted by TooTall’s Pottery, Ceramic Tattoo Art Phone: (805)-765-1113 TooTall's Pottery Supports the Susan G. Koman Cure for Breast Cancer! Phone: (805)-765-1113

I think this guy says it so dam good man!  I often eat a little bit of my clay before I start to throw for that same reason. I can totally relate to what he is saying.. Only true artists will understand this shit. It is a language of the arts and anyone who has had the burning desire in the pit of your stomach to be compelled to produce your art and get it out of your soul and into form you will understand this video.  Enjoy!


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