Hi there,

This year I skipped Inktober. Inktober is a 30 Day inking Challenge started over 10 years ago by Jake Parker. Since I got off Social Media (IG, Facebook) in January of this year for a variety of reasons. Posting daily and hash tagging has been a big part of the Inktober experience. But at the end of the day, the core purpose is the 30 day challenge. Choose a skill you want to improved and do it every day for 30 days. After blowing off October, this month brought on some much needed down time. As a tattooer, things naturally slow down in the winter/holiday season each year.

I didn’t really intend to commit to a 30 day challenge. But I did find myself wanting to create something bite sized each day. Creating Sketches and Artwork that has no “marketable” end game. Just create to create. Free-flowing subconscious scribbling, that after enough tinkering, rendering, crafting - turns into a fleshed out design. Slap a little paint in the Hollow Spots, and outline— VIOLA!! Done for the day! Hope you enjoy looking at these. I know I get a ton of satisfaction and Joy from doing these. It has taken me years to be able to relax, and just create for no other reason than to just make cool stuff I want to see in the world.

Kevin Harden