Been Away....

I have been away from my blog... My aunt died Christmas morning...me & Corey been working on the merchise for the new City of Ink online store.. AJ is up in DC & NYC filming Chris, Imani, & Sophie... I been working hard saving up money for the grandopening of City of Ink "Brooklyn". Prophet had his 10th bday this month... It's been a longggg Dec...my book is almost finished... I need to go back and add a few random sketches... I started this drawing over in London.. The guy was sitting across from me on the train... He was an interesting character so I had to capture the moment...The people of London with their fashion & style REALLY inspire me...well y'all will hear from me soon... I will be going to Asheville today.. My aunt is laid to rest tomorrow... God Bless you Aunt Pauline... I love you lady....RIP.. Use the pain to fuel the art... That's what she wanted from me...





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I'm a BEAST

Running from time.... Hunting dreams like animals in the jungle.. We are BEAST....my prey will be as pretty as a morning dove.... But I will eat you alive... I'm a BEAST

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SELF LOVE (18 & over)

Self Love...Dreaming of the perfect lover.. The others couldn't fill you up...left you wanting more... Those spots were only touched once...the back of it only touched once... You dream of... Pleasure... Pain...to get go... The perfect lover.. The perfect size...the perfect soul.. But you can't have him.. He's only a dream.. So your left alone to self love

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Drawing allnight....

I just got off work and everyone is sleep....after a long day of tattooing it sucks when your the only one up with no one to talk too.... I'm thankful I have my bulldog, Rabbit.... He's a lazy as dog but he's really good company on nights like these...I'm about to work on pages from my book
"Before I'm Gone".... My blunt is rolled up, Rabbit is being lazy, Rick Ross new album is playing, And I just put on my favorite shorts now it's time to get inspired and get to drawing again.. My first tattoo appointment is at 3pm so I have a few hours to work on this book, get some sleep and wake up and get ready for work again.... Life of an artist...when everyone is away & sleep "ART" will be your best friend... So let's get started










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We shared the same Dream once...

This pen & ink drawing was inspire by an old friend back in my hometown...he would tell me words that always inspired me to stop hanging out in the hood allday and to follow my dreams... I think of him often wishing he would have followed his dreams also...and how helpless I feel when I see him because he's in the same place we were as kids... This piece of art is for him, here is one of the pages of my book "Before I'm Gone"



We shared the same dream once... To leave the hood and make a better life for our families.. But you let the hood beat you.... Remember how we would lay on the project floor and we would tell me to be strong and never give up.... You gave me hope and strength with your words.... I wish I told you the samething in return...last time I went home you were in the same hood on that same floor telling me those same words....

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It never stops...

Thoughts are unlimited...everything comes in..mixes up and come out beautiful...nothing is wasted...memories are gas fueling flames of untamed thought patterns... Different from yours... But understood by my kind...artist they call us...the creators of worlds...the masters of turning nothing into something...worshipped by some.... Hated by those who don't understand... We are visual angels....taking orders to create by the Most High.. We are artist and it never stops


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The Making of: "Before I'm Gone"

I have been working hard on my first book "Before I'm Gone: the Art & Life of Miya Bailey" I usally don't let people see how I create my private art...but fuck it...here you go...I never work on one piece of art at a time.. I work on a LOT of pieces all at the sametime...my mind floats around to each piece of paper... And each one is a different thought or emotion....here are samples of my pen & ink work...since tattooing is becoming more "business" this book and my film project is my ecsape from work.. It's 100% ME... I don't have to listen to other peoples ideas... It's all me all my soul.. My fears, my passions, desires... And my past... These stories WILL let you know who the REAL Miya Bailey is.... Before I'm Gone





























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Location:Miya Bailey's Art Studio

Body Suit Sketch

I have been designing a few full body suits for the "tattoo" session of my book....here is just a preview of one I'm working on now... It's not done yet..still have to draw the leg tattoos





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Location:City of Ink

Nasty Dreams "the tattoo"

I love when I'm asked to turn my artwork into tattoos....a few months ago I did "Let her be free" as a tattoo and yesterday on of my favorite Chicago clients ask me to do "Nasty Dreams" as a chest tattoo..this was a fun piece to do.... I will post better photo once I upload the pics to my computer from my deal camera....thanks bruh it was an honor once again




















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Location:City of Ink, GA

My Skin...

My skin tells you my story...no words are needed...I come from a City made of ink...where freedom starts in the mind, and outsiders look at us trying to figure out what we stand for...everyday we get closer to freedom...and each step of the way we capture the moment in our skin....our goals our failures our love and our pain.. You can see it all on my skin... No words are needed....the art speaks for itself..and only the ones like us will understand the hidden message....a pain of beauty touches my skin and the mind of the artist use me as a canvas...I tell the artist my story to inspire a spark of images in his mind...he can feel my words....those words turn into pictures...the pictures flow from his mind to his hands... Touching my skin turning my body into art.... An art that will only attract others like myself...and distant the negative ones with leak of understanding... My body is covered in a story... My story, the artist story....the story of life & dreams... And forever I will live in the City of Ink.



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Location:City of Ink