LA Production Notes: Color Outside the Lines

Artemus Jenkins and myself filmed in LA this week...we interviewed international tattoo legend "Zulu" from Zulu Tattoo...and the maker of film "Afro Punk" James Spooner....Artemus will be keeping y'all updated every step of the way with "Color Outside the Lines"


Production Notes: LA Edition from artemus jenkins on Vimeo.



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Miya Bailey Q&A "Part 4"

Miya Bailey QnA Pt 4 from artemus jenkins on Vimeo.

The 4th QnA of the series features Miya speaking on African-Americans and religion, as well as his short lived period as a 9-5er

UPDATE: Color Outside the Lines

We have been working hard on the first tattoo film about the lives & struggles of the black tattoo artists nationwide...we named it "Color Outside the Lines" and it will be released later this year...here are a few photos & stills from the film... I will keep you updated.. If you know of any African American tattoo artists you feel should be featured in this movie please email me @ miyasart@gmail.com I'm always looking for artist that have their own signature style of custom tattooing..







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QnA with Miya Bailey pt 3

In Part 3 of the Q&A series..I get asked questions about racism in tattooing and what I would I thought I would be doing when I was a kid....enjoy more videos to come!...new Q&A intro will also be shown on Part 4

QnA with Miya Bailey pt 3 from artemus jenkins on Vimeo.

Q&A With Miya Bailey Pt. 2

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For the second part of the Q&A series the people ask Miya: What defines a great artist? & How do I see myself at age 50?

Q&A with Miya Bailey: Part 1

QnA with Miya Bailey from artemus jenkins on Vimeo.

The first episode features international tattoo artist Miya Bailey shedding light on his career choice and why he started the art form

Filming in London Part 1

Photos by Artemus Jenkins

The Mountains of Asheville

When I need to escape from Atlanta....I go home...I sit in the mountains and reflect on my life... My struggles and kill all negative energy... Looking at those mountains I know God is out there and how humans are only just part of the world and NOT the owners of Earth.... It's crazy to see the nature of man and how mankind would destroy trees, and land for self gain.... God is real and wittnessing the evil actions of man makes me want to seprated myself from people.... But I have faith in mankind.... Maybe women are the secret to saving this planet...their emotions and their nurturing nature would heal the souls of any troubled man....love is the answer to all.... Clearly














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Asheville Pics 4 "My Dad"

Torry and my Dad bond over a game of computer chess....


Me and my dad talking on the porch.....


Son, Grandfather, and Father


My arm and my dad's arm... He has one of my first tattoos on his arm... The famous middle finger


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Asheville Pic 3

Fellow tattoo artists, checking out my ink.. They couldn't believe how bright colors show up on my skin tone....


Asheville is full street performers... Music is everywhere


Kevin chillin in the streets of Asheville....


Hippies & Ashevillians dance in the streets....











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Asheville Pics 2

Photos from Bele Chere....


This dude's skin was painted all white...he wouldn't move until money was put down then he would wake up like a robot and start playing music & singing again....


Me over in Hillcrest Public Housing (the projects) returning tattoo text messages.... My phone never stops


My homeboy, Chuck's Lil girl... She's a real star


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Photos from the Film

These are photos taken from the film when we interviewed Ant over at his tattoo shop....











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FILM Update: Atlanta Interview Photos

Last Tuesday we filmed and interviewed people from Atlanta...this tattoo lifestyle film is coming along nicely.. We still don't have a title for it but when the people do see it.. I hope they learn something special... This life of art, pain, beauty, and time











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Location:Miya Bailey Art Studio

ATL: Tattoo Film update

We have started filming in Atlanta now...the first person we interviewed was one of the founding members of City of Ink (and 1/4 of Hollyweerd) Chris McAdoo....here are more sneak previews of me & AJ's tattoo film





We even got a few scenes of Tuki Carter tattooing...beautiful work








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Filming in Queens, NY

Me and AJ aka Artemus Jenkins have been hard at work on our film project... This film is based on the lives and struggles of black tattoo artists in America....it will teach the people the difference between scratchers, tattooist, and tattoo artists... Me, Artemus, and Corey hit up One Stroke... A tattoo shop in Queens ,NY.....like I said before this film WILL change how the black community view this art form.... We will have to destroy the so-called "urban" tattoo scene and rebuild after the people have a true understanding what tattoos on skin of color suppose to look like, cost, and what training your tattoo artist suppose to have before he or her even touch your skin.... These are stills from the NYC scenes shot by Artemus Jenkins


























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