I'm writing this from living room in Sao Paulo after a 27 hours journey from Hawai'i...as usual is just nice to be "home"....just for 1 night though...as tomorrow morning I'll get in my car and drive to Bahia for the second time this year...to celebrate the end of another crazy one...and after that I might just visit the Amazon for the very first time in my life,the state of Roraima deep in the rain forest,right on the border with Venezuela...literally another world,another state of mind....in case that trip really happens you'll see some of it in here for sure... The picture above is of my studio in Tokyo and below are photos of the last tattoo I did in it...and if you haven't been there,well you never will...for the place will be gone...yes we're moving and the team has a new member...Mr.Han from intersection tattoo will join me and Corey at the new L.U.Z. studio to be opened next year...and just like that everything changes,and we just go with it... to all my friends and the people that have bothered to visit this blog during this year my sincere thanks...thanks for the support and criticism as well...in the end it all matters in many different ways...let's welcome the wild boar and keep on moving forward with open minds and hearts....see you again in a few days....tchau...

Went to the north shore the other day to check the world famous pipeline waves...as usual in this time of the year the waves were an overwhelming spectacle of nature showing us who's in charge...a dream for some a nightmare for others...too bad I forgot my board at home... (more...)

I'm on my way back to Brasil now...taking a different route this time...HAWAIIAN X'MAS....