What year did you start tattooing?
got into industry 2005,tattooing 2 years

Who influenced your tattooing and/or art the most?
Chris jeffry and Richard Vega on the tattoo side of things. For art just everyday life and surroundings in general

Where did you learn how to tattoo?
Learned the basics at Liquid Amber here in Vancouver,and so far quite a bit from the artists on west 4th.

What style of tattooing do you enjoy the most?
i like script and lettering with an urban type style

What was the very fist tattoo you’ve done and received?
first one was on myself, first recieved was script “the world is yours” by Anthony Orsatti

Why do you enjoy tattooing?
Doing something you love to do, doesn’t really seem like work

What’s the hardest thing about tattooing?
everything. its pretty tricky

It makes me happy at work when….
when i’m busy, learning something new, and just getting better in general

If I weren’t a tattoo artist, I would be?
hopefully doing something creative, and if not probably miserable

Hobbies outside of work?
drawing,music snowboarding,ping-pong

My hero is?
My dad and artistically Steve Moore, James Tex, Craig Driscoll and way to many more to mention

Nickname.
MIKE “WALK- INS”
Modest mike, Modest 1
Arden would like to add “Mr Clean”

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