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Yesterday I was invited to present at Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Exellence’s Annual Celebration of BrotherHood. This year’s theme was “My Brother’s Keeper Rising!”
Their mission was to provide young men with a safe space to engage in rich dialogue and activities with each other and with community educators regarding the issues, struggles, and rites of passage of growing up as a male. I talked about my life, work, and how I ended up where I am, showed a bunch of tattoo, mural, illustration and comic work. Then as an activity I made bodysuit pads so they could use their imagination and design tattoos. It was a lot of fun, these kids were bright and asked a lot of great questions. Thanks to Jamie for thinking I had something worthwhile to bring to the classes. #urbanfolkart #adamsuerte #brooklynlove #student #bushwickleadershighschool #brooklyntattoo #encouragetheyouth

20 years ago on this day, April 2nd 1999, All Souls Tattooing was opened and my apprenticeship started. Under the tutelage of owners @meesterortega (who’s birthday it is) and @tatmyke , my fate was sealed. The photo of me tattooing myself was actually taken on my birthday, December 1999, but I thought what better way to commemorate 20 years in the biz by touching up one of my first tattoos. I can’t thank Jeff and Myke enough for trusting me not to waste their time, as well as the original All Souls lineup- my partner in @brooklyntattoo of 17 years @weelow71 and Bayoan “Bee” Cortez (RIP) for all they gave to me in those formative years and beyond. Last but not least of all the multitudes of people who trusted me with marking them for life, I would not be here without you. #gratitude #brooklyntattoo #brooklyntattooshop #brooklyntattooartist #nottooshabbywiththestabby #bkt2 #brooklynlove #adamsuertetattoo #adamsuertecomics

Thanks to the good people @redhookstarreview. In their latest “Focus” fold out they interviewed a couple local shops in the neighborhood including us. You can read the article online at Star-review.com or get the paper at one of the fine businesses in the greater #southbrooklyn area, banks, take out joints. #brooklyntattoo #brooklyntatooshop #brooklynlove #hanssaloonbrooklyn #nottooshabbywiththestabby #redhookstarreview #BKT2

I finally finished this commission for my old friend Aram. Around 2002 he bought a painting I did of my favorite bar at the time #lastexitbar (Met the mother of my children there!). The Exit symbolized a special time in his life, and over 15 years later, as #theredhookbaitandtackle was closing, he contacted me to see if I would paint that bar as it symbolized another special time in his life (he bartended there for a bit). He wanted it the same size as the Exit piece 50”X40”, and it was done. I unstretched it, to get it ready to ship. looks pretty nuts without it’s bones. As you swipe you can see how my style has evolved over the years (damn, even my signature is wearing big boy pants!). I can’t wait to see them side by side. Let me know if the comments if anyone would interested in prints, as I will be making them soon. #baitandtackle #baitandtacklebar #redhook #redhookstarreview #brooklynlove #adamsuertepainting #lastexitbar

The kids and baby mamma were off this week so we shot up to #ithacanewyork to catch up with the 18 year old who’s at her first year of college. While my heart will always by in the streets, I love the winding sidewalk-less roads with quickly disappearing vanishing points leading who knows where. #cayugalake #triphammer #urbanfolkart #adamsuerte #prismacolormarkers

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