The Chumash Native American tribe left hundreds of fine rock art paintings on the walls of a single small cave carved from towering sandstone boulders above Santa Barbara. Known as Painted Cave, it contains some of the finest remaining rock art on the West Coast. This sun pattern is a compelling example of their symbols, and makes a fine tattoo.
A Family Crest for my Surgeon
This is my first art made since recent major surgery. A family crest for Dr Seth Gamradt MD, head of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine for USC Keck Hospital. I incorporated the USC Trojan symbol, origin and occupation symbols. I wanted to show gratitude for my shoulder repair in a way that calls upon my own skills.
I am housebound and unable to tattoo for many upcoming weeks, and I request followers if at all possible to consider commissioning me to do some art for them. I am financially in distress with scant income, and in order to meet financial obligations and return to work I ask for patronage at a distance.
I may be contacted at patfish@luckyfish.com
Michael & Bub
Another animated reel >>> from a still photo of my client/pal Michael with his new camel pet Bub. While I'm recuperating from surgery I am eager to earn a little income by making reels, please consider hiring me.
Reverse total shoulder replacement
Just had a neighbor drive me down to Los Angeles for a post-op check in with my surgeon. Staples are removed, x-rays show everything in place...... Reverse total shoulder replacement switches the joint’s ball and socket—placing a metal ball on the shoulder blade and a plastic cup on the humerus—so the deltoid can lift the arm when the rotator cuff is irreparably torn.
I'll be a month or two before fully back at work, but I am brave and persistent and will overcome this.
Meanwhile the bills do not pause: studio rent, feed for the Irish wolfhounds, mules, and the rest of the menagerie, and ordinary living costs. Income from the tattoo studio is gone until I have the arm back.
If you have ever thought of being a patron of the arts, a donation now would mean more than you know. It will keep me and the animals fed and the studio lease current until I can work again.
While I am one-armed I can still animate a photo into a short reel. If you would like something back for your charity, send me a picture (a childhood pet, a person, a place) and I will happily bring it to life and send it to you.
PayPal or Zelle: pat@luckyfish.com
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pat-fish-recover-and-return-to-tattooing?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0gyttet5
Thank you for helping me heal so I can return to the career I love and to trail riding.