Pat

$150 an hour
$90 minimum

     Pat developed a serious interest in tattooing at an early age.  In the 80's,  when Tattoo Magazines could only be purhased in the "adult" sections of select bookstores, his reluctant mother had to buy the magazines for him.  Pat started designing tattoo flash in 1989 for the Chop Shop tattoo parlour, taking the bus to the after school to sell sketches to the bikers. He first began apprenticing at age 18 under Reg Morrell at Arcane Art, which would eventually evolve into Eye of the Needle tattoo. He left apprenticeship for a couple years, and returned again in 1996 at Eye of the Needle on Broadway and  consistantly has been involved in the trade ever since.

     In late 1999, Pat established Rites of Passage Tattoo with partner Jeremy Friesen in the basement of the KG Hotel. In 2001, ROP Tattoo moved to 2nd avenue with new partner Chris Wenzel, who now operates Electric Underground Tattoo in Saskatoon. Jeremy now works at Tattoo Zoo in Victoria.

    In 2003, Pat finally convinced his brother Graeme to come work at his studio with him and in 2005 Graeme began tattooing. Keeping with the motto "blood is thicker than water", thier mother Holly also took over shop administration and book keeping.

     Aside from his beautiful daughter, Pat's energies are also devoted to Filipino Martial Arts, Eastern Philosophy, Kustom Kulture, Live music and Writing.