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⟠ Est. 2007 ⟠ Owner @CodeOfConductTattoo ⟠ Photo • Art • Life • Books • Plants • Moto • Dog ⟠ Plz Book All Tattoos Via Website ↯
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The Black Parade from My Chemical Romance
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#tattoo #tattoos #tattooed #tattooartist #ink #inked #inkedup #tattooartist #tattoolife #instatattoo #tattooing #chicago #chi #tattooistartmag #inkedmag #skinartmag #bngsociety #blackworkers #tattoodesign #artist #tattooartistmagazine #bnginksociety #inkfreakz #tattoosofinstagram #tat #mychemicalromance #frankiero #bands #scene #theblackparade
06 Feb 2019
Sacred heart and some healed work...
#chicago #tattoo #artist #sacredheart #clock #dali #hermes #acousticguitar #stencilstuff
29 Jun 2021
8’ hr grandfather portrait tattoo @codeofconducttattoo
#tattooshop #tattooartist #tattoo #tattooartist #portrait #portraittattoo #tatfat #chicagotattooartist #chicagoartist #chicago #artist #photographer #chicagophotographer #ink #blackandgreytattoo #blackandgreytattoos #realism #realismtattoo #fineline
28 Jun 2023
Nearly twenty years of tattooing, and I’m finally beginning to understand what the work has taught me.
I originally was studying aerospace engineering, imagining I’d work on satellites. Instead, I followed art into tattooing and built a life around marking strangers.
I never cared about becoming famous. What mattered was the human exchange. Two strangers meet. One brings an idea, the other a skill, and something permanent is created. That is an extraordinary privilege.
I’ve never wanted one style to define me. Learning to meet people wherever their ideas took me made me a better artist and let me serve more people.
Years of doing this have shown me how little separates us beneath the surface. We have different lives and histories, but we’re similar in what we fear, love, remember and hope for. Tattooing has always felt like music. Different people, brought together by one shared experience.
A tattoo can outlive its moment. It can become a marker for someone you loved, a place you lived, a version of yourself you survived, or a decision you made one afternoon.
The tattooer should never be the most important person in the room. The work is on someone else’s body. Their trust is the privilege. My job is to honor it.
I’ve stepped back from large custom projects. I’d become so consumed by quality that tattooing was taking more from my life than I was willing to give. I was helping others create pieces of their lives while missing pieces of my own.
I’ve made the same mistake with money. I undercharge, give away work, and treat my time as though it has no value. I’m learning that earning a living from my craft doesn’t make the work less meaningful.
So I made more room. Time to photograph, ride, read, spend time with my pup, and be present. I think I was born to give flowers, even if it leaves my garden empty. But I’m learning that giving to others shouldn’t mean abandoning yourself.
These are a just a few small tattoos and walk-ins.
Tattooing was never about being known. It was about getting to know people through it.
I may never know what my place in the universe amounts to. But I know I’ve left some people happier than I found them. For me, that’s enough.
08 Sep 2026
1–2.
Applied for a passport back in October. It triggered issues and I was suddenly facing potential deportation. Couldn’t afford a lawyer. Studied the law. Represented myself in immigration court. Won. Last month I became an official American citizen. Grateful beyond words. Freedom to travel, finally.
3–4.
Be careful who you pour all your trust and loyalty into. For some, love and relationships are conditional, seasonal, situational, and transactional. “You’re my person” can quietly turn into pretending while secretly planning an exit. Sometimes people leave once they’ve taken what they needed. Or realized you no longer served their needs. Everyone has their own struggles. Love your best. Survive the disrespect. Learn. Forgive. But never forget.
5–9.
Nurture the mind, body, and soul. Rinse and repeat. Healthy meals. Supplements. Tea. Sunlight. Chess. Long walks. Movement. Discipline isn’t aesthetics, it’s rebuilding your relationship with yourself. Each push-up is self-respect. Motion into healing. Pain into purpose. Even a little bit goes a long way.
10–12.
4 recent books finished. 4+ on deck. I’ve been shot at, jumped, fought for my life. None of it compares to heartbreak. A recent IQ test said 122. Still capable of dumb decisions. Wits and intelligence don’t override ignorance, attachment, or the heart.
13–16.
I don’t know where I’d be without my lil’ Frankie. Unconditional love. No agendas. Just presence.
17–18.
Almost “done” with this Escher-inspired oil painting. Been creatively drained and tapped out for a long while. Battling depression and unfortunate circumstances. Even debating retiring from tattooing this year. Still figuring that out.
19.
I picked up writing around 2017, rambling on thoughts and with myself ever since. Sharing this recent thought in the photo from my experiences, observations, readings, and philosophy of life.
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No matter how cruel and unfair life or people can be, choose kindness anyway. Be love anyway. Be grateful anyway. Keep going anyway.
#resilience #reflection #discipline #citizenship #keepgoing
13 Feb 2026
#swallowtattoo #tattoo #chicago #chicagotattooshops #chicagotattooartist
12 Feb 2026
Random snaps, recent & past, #20 is my fave.
1. Handlebar after work
2. Closing up shop
3. Work things
4. Film Contact Sheet
5. Biker doggy
6. Bridge rip
7. My niece Ria
8. My son Frankie
9. Tree reflections
10-11. Restoration pod
12. Sauna meditation
13. Funks barbershop
14. Groceries
15. Muffler shop
16. Jake jams
17. Art making
18. Sedona AZ
19. Rincon Puerto Rico
20. Life lately
#chicago #chicagoartist #chicagoland #chicagophotographer #photographer #life #art #chicagotattooartist #artist #meme #blackandwhitephotography #colorphotography
10 Dec 2025
Under Dog 💥🦴
#tattoo #chicagotattooartist #chicago #chicagoartist #chicagotattooshops #tattooartist #chicagotattooartists #artist #underdog
10 Dec 2025
The kind of weekend that steadies you without trying. Loving people, soft light, quiet places, and a loyal little shadow who knew exactly what my heart needed.
#SouthHavenMI #QuietMoments #HealingInNature #DocumentaryStyle #WeekendReset #GroundingMoments #MensMentalHealth #LifeLately
18 Nov 2025
William Shakespeare 🎭
#shakespearetattoo #williamshakespeare #portraittattoo
#literarytattoo #blackandgreytattoo #chicagotattoo
#chicagotattooartist #ames32 #chicagoartist
18 Nov 2025
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
10 Nov 2025
Healed. Bout 1 yr.
#chicago #chicagophotographer #chicagoartist #chicagoartscene #chicagoartgallery #tattoo #tattoos #tattooshop #tattooart #floral #floraldesign #florals #floraltattoo #floralart #floralarrangement #floralinspiration #flowers #flowerstagram #flower #flowertattoo
04 Jan 2024
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