Growing up in a blue-collar Irish-Catholic family in the high and dry Mojave, Eddie Stacey learned firsthand about the value of hard work. His father painted signs, one of which was a gargantuan Viking that nine-year-old Eddie envisioned getting tattooed one day. Following in his Dad’s artistic path, Eddie settled into the skateboard industry, holding high-profile artist positions at companies like Osiris Shoes and Arcade Skateboards. What drew him to tattooing, though, was a desire to progress as an artist with full creative liberty, elements that his other career lacked.

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