It costs a lot to be free..

Today is Veterans day and as I look at my life, my brand and the opportunities I've had. I know I owe it all to those brave men and women throughout our history that has fought for our freedom. There is no way I can say thank you enough. They are the protectors of the american dream.

The Plan....

Those of you who know or read our first blog, may have realized we are opening a second shop. Today the architect's plans arrived. That means that after 2 months of waiting construction will begin soon. I will be documenting the progress here. We chose our new location because it was located by a mall. A very popular mall, with good traffic. This shop will have tattooing and body piercing with a strong emphasis on retail and the 12 oz. clothing line. Pretty much to test market our new designs.... We were hoping for December but with talks and all red tape from city officials... Looks like January.. We'll see what happens..

By the way people, we are looking to add some talent to our family oriented team. So if you know any tattoo artist send them our way. Have them call our Brooklawn shop  856-742-1234 to schedule an interview.

12 oz Tattoos at The biggest tattoo show on earth in Las Vegas

 The first week of October, Jose and family, Meghan and I headed out to Las Vegas to work our booth at "The Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth" hosted by Mario Barth at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Hotel.

Not only were Meghan and I busy tattooing and representing 12 oz. Tattoos, Jose was busy making friends and Promoting the 12 oz Clothing line. This was our debut out west. I was happy that the west coast kids was digging the line. Don't be surprise when you see our "Crown & Arrows"tm Logo walking around out there.

  

These may not be the originals but they could have fooled me.. They are still amazing.... 

Me and Bob Tyrell...Master of Black and grey..

Mario Barth. The mastermind behind the show, Starlight tattoos and Intenze Products

Here we have two living legends. On the left you have Gil "The Drill" Monte, and on the right you have Crazy Philadelphia Eddie signing his book. I read this book within 2 days. I couldn't put it down. Anyone who wants to know some true tattoo history needs to buy this book.

Below we have tow more Legends. On the left we have Mark Mahoney who was so busy all weekend I didn't get a chance to meet him.. Now I have an excuse to go to LA to visit him at the Shamrock Social Club and get tattooed. On the right is Mr. Bowery Stan adding another member to his piranha and hammer crew. The man has been tattooing since 1948 and still kicking ass. I'm proud to say I sport a Bowery Stan tattoo. If you ever get a chanced to get tattooed by him, Do. It'll be one of the most memorable experiences of your life.

We were fortunate enough to make some new friends. Here we have the Civilian Press booth. Tony Mash is not only the clothing lines owner but the talented designer behind it. He's not stranger to design. He's worked on some amazing project before launching his baby. Show Tony some love and check out www.theCivilianpress.com  

Finally after the convention we got to explore a bit and party it up Vegas style. We were shocked and happy to find and original DAIM graffiti piece inside City Center. In a way it didn't surprise us because if u look at this amazing Complex it looks as if Daim either designed it himself or was a major inspiration to the architects. 

 Someone is taking a Siesta under the Brooklyn Bridge at the New York, New York Hotel

We spent hours at the Vladimir Kush Gallery. It took so much restraint to not buy this.

Farewell Vegas, See ya next year.

Welcome to the world of 12 oz Studios.

Welcome to our first blog. I should take this opportunity to introduce 12 oz and what we are.

12 oz. Studios Custom Tattoos and Body Piercing

J. Isobel Delisle-photo

12 oz. Studios defines the word “lifestyle”.  As a unit and as individuals we wake up everyday to create. We are a multi-project lifestyle brand that houses a tattoo and body piercing shop, a clothing line, an art gallery and Love Thy Neighbor Magazine.

Founded by Alex Feliciano in 2005, 12 oz. Studios opened its doors as a custom tattoo and body piercing shop set in an art gallery space. It’s what we call a retail art studio, bringing the best in tattoos, body piercing, and original artwork to the South Jersey/ Philadelphia area. Our shop and all of our employees are registered with the Camden County Board of Health and we uphold the highest standards of sterilization along with tattoo and piercing techniques. We will continue to grow as individuals and as a shop and will do all that we can to educate our customers and all others willing to learn about our industry and how serious we are about bringing the best to our profession. Still to this day we wake up to create.

We are first and foremost ARTISTS.  We have chosen to showcase our artwork not only through drawings, paintings, and sculptures, but also on the human body.  We are a custom shop and a very creative and diverse group of individual artists that want to give something unique to each of our customers. When you walk into 12 oz. Studios the first thing you may notice is all the artwork on the walls.  We are not a flash shop but we do have a small display of flash to be used for inspiration, and most of the flash in the rack is our own artwork. You can get a better understanding of our shop and our artist by reading the individual bios on our website.

12 oz Studios Apparel

12 oz. Studios Apparel debuted as advertising t-shirts for the tattoo shop. Most selling out immediately. As soon as one design would sell out, a new design was introduced. Due to the high demand and limited prints, we had to start a call list to let customers know as soon as the new designs were delivered. 

12 oz. Studios Apparel‘s Artistic Directors Alex Feliciano and Jose Bolorin grew up across the bridge from Philadelphia in Camden, NJ during the late 80’s and 90‘s, where they started airbrushing “streetwear”. In 2001 Alex started his first line of t-shirts called “K.I.N.G.” which comprised of designs based on the 4 elements of hip-hop (graffiti, b-boying/breakdancing, DJ-ing, and MC-ing). Having only regional success that pre-dates the current surge of internet marketing, “K.I.N.G.” faded out.

Their new designs for 12 oz. are inspired by their urban lifestyle surrounded by graffiti, skateboarding, hip-hop, punk, car culture and everyday life as tattoo artists. The line includes graphic  t-shirts, hoodies, sweat shirts, headwear and accessories. Just like in the beginning, the line will be sold in limited quantities and will be designed by our in-house artists, as well as collaborations with our friends and artists in our industry that also wakes up to create.

www.12ozSTUDIOS.COM

12oz Studios Stores

12 oz. Studios Brooklawn 
Custom Tattoos and Body Piercing

116 new Broadway

Brooklawn, NJ 08031

856-742-1234

Hours:

Monday-Thursday:   2pm-9pm

Friday-Saturday:      1pm-10pm

Sunday:                    12pm-6pm

12 oz. Studios Deptford  (opening Dec 2010) 

Clothing, Custom Tattoos, and Body Piercing

Timber Creek Plaza

1135 Hurffville Rd. unit #6

Deptford, NJ 08096

856-848-2222

Hours:

Monday-Saturday:    12pm-9pm

Sunday:                     12pm-6pm