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hello everyone out there in internet land ,
i would like to inform you that as of the of may third i am no longer working at graven image tattoo .
i would like to extend my deepest gratitude and respect to Paco Dietz for four years of putting up with me (LOL) , teaching me, and assisting me to become the artist i am today .get tattooed by him if you can , it is well worth it . i would also like to extend my gratitude to Lindsey Dietz , without you everything surely would have fallen apart . last but not at all the least Aaron Crocker you have been a shoulder ,an ear, and a friend . you are destined for great things bro.
i will be working at Humble Beginnings Tattoo 1411 W San Carlos Street San Jose, CA 95126 PH: 408.288.6814 from Wednesday through Saturday ,one p.m. until done .thank you to Orly and Tobias for having me, i know it is going to be an amazing experience !just from the short time i have spent there i can tell. if you have a appointment with me the time and date have not changed, only the location . if you have a Sunday appointment with me and i have not already contacted you , i will shortly. thank you for your time and please stop by the shop anytime to make an appointment or just to say hi and check out the new digs
much love and respect
Matthew Hamlet
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Matthew Hamlet
I began tattooing six years ago (as of August 6th 2010) as a result of divorce, an unsatisfying career as an architect, and a deep yeaning for truth. I believed I could find this through the pursuit of art.
I embarked on a quest to discover everything I could about tattooing and painting. I opened a studio in Hayward California and began to study night and day the art of tattooing and painting, three short years later my thirst for knowledge prompted the sale of my studio. I travelled around the United States and Europe learning from some amazing artist, after a year of this I returned to the bay area and began working with Paco Dietz and have been at graven image for the last two years. I believe this has been the single greatest experience in my artistic life under the tutelage and friendship of Paco I have grown as an artist and I believe I am closer to finding that truth I spoke about
So thank you, all of you, which along the way have helped me in my quest. I don’t know what I would do without you; you are not clients; you are friends each one of you .thank you for allowing me to discover my truth.
Much Love
Matthew Hamlet
