Nate Siggard - Tattoos, Photography, Art, Design, & Music

Tattoos in Gilbert, AZ

Nate May 6th, 2008 0 Comments

A few tattoos from this week in Gilbert, AZ. Some of my biggest and most creative work is started and will be finished later this week.

Tattoos From the Past Week

Nate May 3rd, 2008 0 Comments

Santa Rosa

Nate April 27th, 2008 0 Comments

I’ve been in Santa Rosa for the last week hanging out with friends, tattooing, and meditating in the redwood forest. There are so many things to do here and such a focused “home” in the center. I’m going to be back to Santa Rosa very soon. Two more tomorrow night, and Tuesday I’ll be driving down HWY 1 all the way back to LA. I’m going to be in Phoenix May 3rd through the 7th tattooing. If anyone knows of anything I need to check out, let me know!

Riva Del Garda – Photos Published

Nate April 16th, 2008 0 Comments

I had a few photos published in an Italian “Welcome Book” for Riva Del Garda, a beautiful town along Lake Garda in northern Italy. While I can’t understand what it says, I’ve managed to translate enough to know that Riva Del Garda has unique unchanging winds that are perfect for sailing. Looking at photos of the city makes me want to pack everything up and kick it EU style at the base of the Alps for a few weeks.

Wear The Mark

Nate April 13th, 2008 0 Comments

I got a few business cards and updated WearTheMark.com. I can’t decide if I should separate the tattoos from the rest of my work, or keep it all on one site.

Clean Lines

Nate April 11th, 2008 0 Comments

I am very happy with this new tattoo on Ben. We matched the font and placement of the “Trust” on his opposite arm. Carson showed me how to mark off a target using the muscle definition on his arm, so that the tattoos would be symmetrical.

Bleeding Heart

Nate April 11th, 2008 0 Comments

On Tuesday I filled in the heart on Jack’s leg. The outline was healing nicely and I got about 3 hours of tattooing in before the skin was too irritated to keep going. Jack has a great attitude though and his friends made sure to keep him occupied the whole time. Only a few more hours left on this piece before it’s finished.

A Big Step In A New Direction

Nate April 7th, 2008 3 Comments

For the past 8 years I have been working full time as a professional graphic designer and web developer building websites for companies like Userplane (an AOL company), H&R Block, and EMI Music, to name a few. What began as an interest in experimental interactive design expanded into an expert skillset in user-interface design and front-end development.

Now, for the first time since I was a teenager I’m taking the biggest step towards pursuing my artistic vision. Today I gave two weeks notice at Userplane, in order to focus 100% on tattooing. You read that right folks, in two weeks I will no longer be “the web guy”, and will become “the tattoo guy”.

Decisions like this typically don’t come without having to make sacrifices along the way and my financial security is the most overwhelming sacrifice that I have to make. I’ll also be leaving one of the best companies I’ve ever had the pleasure to work for, and venturing into an entirely new career and lifestyle that I’ve only begun to understand.

I’m excited to see what happens and hope you’ll join me along the way! To celebrate, I’ll be giving half-price tattoos in May for new clients. Those of you lucky enough to have been tattooed by me already are welcome to a free tattoo session, for believing in me from Day 1.

‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Tattoo

Nate April 6th, 2008 2 Comments

Jesse is the man, and this is his new Where the Wild Things Are tattoo. He came in 3 days we did the third session on the koi on the opposite side of his calf. I really like using the needle as if it were a pen, and the neuma makes it comfortable for me to do. Jesse says it hurts a bit more though. Lucky him, I’m not using a coil machine or it would hurt a lot more.

Claddagh Tattoo Outline

Nate April 3rd, 2008 0 Comments

Lucky Jack has a beautiful new Claddagh tattoo outlined on the back of his left calf. Jack’s family is Irish and the Claddagh is a traditional Irish ring design. His mom and sister are getting their own claddagh’s very soon as well. I’ve seen a few claddagh tattoos that were very basic and decided to spice it up a bit with some realism. We’re scheduled to finish this coming Tuesday and neither of us can wait.