Dreamy "Early Bird" Tattoo

The early bird gets the worm.... In this cut throat world....

















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Time + Space : Mister Cartoon Part One by Off The Wall TV

Time + Space : Mister Cartoon Part One from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.

You have to RESPECT any man who comes from the Ghetto and gets to travel the world leaving his mark... Mr.Cartoon in Toyko... Very dope & inspiring!


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For the Love of his Family

This weekend I did this piece....something to represent each family member..


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Color Outside the Lines (Lettering)

Yesterday I officially started the artwork for the film "Color Outside the Lines" here is a step by step look...














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Miya & Tuki Collab Tattoo

Paper Frank & Tuki Carter are up in DC @ Pinz-N-Needlez...lastnight Tuki added to a piece we are both doing together.... He did an amazing job... Tuki is a master of colors...we have been tattooing together for 16 years so his style and my style flow together nicely... I hope more people get Miya/Tuki body art... Beautiful work bruh...











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Classic MB "Ankh" Tattoo

I took it wayyyy back to my tattoo roots again...I did my first ankh in 1993... They became very popular in the urban community around 1995... I took a break from doing them because they became a trend...but I decided to bring them back after tattooing Zulu out in LA and Erykah Badu promoting me on twitter... It might be a sign.... It was my very first tattoo.... 360 degrees





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Miya Bailey & Zulu in LA

Wednesday in LA I got to tattoo one of my Heros in the tattoo industry, "Zulu" back in 1997-98 I wrote him an email about how he inspired me to take my tattooing way more serious as a career... he was the first black tattoo artist to get press world wide... This brother was international when I was still playing around in the streets... It was an honor to ink him and it was also an honor to have him star in "Color outside the Lines" having him be apart of my first film is a milestone in my life.... And to tattoo him...amazing... Thank you, Zulu for believing in me and proving we can do anything if you believe and focus....many blessings, MB


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Tattoo "Balance" Sleeve

This was my last appointment in New York... It was a rainy day... We rolled a few blunts up and let the art flow....he wanted balance... He already had his lower arm & chest done by Queen's tattoo artist, Made Rich.... Rich reminds me of a young version of myself so I was easy to flow off the pieces he already had on him... It was an Allday session....this client was super cool and laid-back... Good energy makes it earlier to work Allday... I'm thankful






























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Peacock Chest Tattoo...

A chest piece i'm working on... It will flow over and connect with his sleeve...adding color on the next session...

















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Lotus & Dragonfly "Half Sleeve"

A colorful rebirth represented by the lotus..the short life of the dragonfly...and a classic "City of Ink" background... Flowing with the curves of your arm...this session is finished... Stay tuned.. The next session I'm doing the inside of her arm




















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City of Ink "Lettering"

The lettering from "City of Ink" she asked me to add on to her other piece...in the honor of her family "Brown"








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"Moon & Bird" Tattoo

This was step one of a joint piece me and Tuki are doing... I started first with a moon & bird shoulder to chest piece....soft full color

















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