TJ has been drawing and painting all his life. Heavily influenced by comic book artists such as Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Jack Kirby, as well as animation directors like Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, and John Kricfalusi, he spent most of his young life drawing superheroes and cartoon characters. After spending some time in the University system as an art major and then attending technical college to attain a degree in printing & publishing, he spent 6 years as a graphic designer. TJ then took an opportunity to add tattooing to his repertoire and spent 4 years honing his skills at a shop in Menasha, WI. By the summer of 2007, he felt it was time to move on, and approached Oshkosh Tattoo, where he was hired to take up their third chair, alongside Cliff and Chris.
He enjoys working in lots of different styles, but his favorites include colorful new-school, anything cartoon/comic book/videogame/pop-culture-oriented, and black & grey, although he'd like the opportunity to do more Japanese and old-school/traditional styles as well. Click here to visit TJs website and here to check out some of his merchindise.
