Yo ho me hearties, been a bit lazy with photos this week, and I know that Im a crap photographer, but here are a couple of this weeks efforts. A sleeve I started a while back on Andrew and a pirate hooker on my buddy Kirsty . Both were a while in the making so there you go.

Got a gnarly few weeks ahead in the lead up to Christmas, a couple of exciting things I am looking forward to doing, like Mr Cox's sleeve and Mr Snow's pant and a surprise for Mr Culley.

Also for those who give a shit we will be closing from 19th of Dec until 3rd of January . Middle Earth here we come.

Saw a couple of sweet movies this week too :- Inglorious Basterds, 500 Days of Summer and Paranormal Activity. They were awesome and definetly worth a look. Saw New Moon too just don't tell anyone (surprisingly not too bad but I can't decide if that's because on going in I expected it to be utter shit). Supposedly I look like Carlise Cullen, thanks Tom. I also look semi-idiotic but I can't help that.

Sammy and I also got tickets for Isis in Melbourne next year and when we go over for that we are organising to get tattooed . Im basically gonna get everything bar a part of my left leg and my left arm done and Sam is getting her back done. I can't wait because I pretty much hate all of my tattoos and I need good ones !

Best be off now . Drawing, tattooing , Indian Food, Wine, Tattooing Sam and watching Zombieland all in that order await.

Have a good week ya hear. If you read this write me something . M

To become a true dork listen to - Neurosis - A Sun that Never Sets

- Pixies - Doolittle

- Dissapearer - The Clearing

You have learned much young one but you are not a jedi yet......

Adventure pfft, excitment pfft, a Jedi craves not these things.....

Ola ! Fair week or so I would say. I like the heat definetly made sweeter with cervesa. So I got to finish a couple of small tattoos on our buddy Linda, a couple of japanese robins. Linda is from Sweden. She is going back soon. Bye Linda . Cool Fact :- Linda is from Umea the home of two of the raddest bands ever - Refused & Cult Of Luna .

Also did a Dark Lord of the Sith on Tye the Wet Dog. We Listened to Converge the whole time it was fun. I did a little peoni on my buddy Dan too . This week there a few things I will hopefully finish up , Dale's sleeve ( finally ! ) , Snowy's Yoda & Jason's 1/2 sleeve. I got at least three sleeves to start next week so I may try and put the pics of those up too!

I pretty much only listened to the new Doomriders last week and this week I have started off with a few golden oldies like Snapcase , Husker Du , The Get Up Kids & Neurosis , if the music is anything to go by this week could be weird .

I also think I got wayyyyyyyyyy too obsessed with soccer hooligan movies . Easy up son!

Sam and I hung out with our good friends Dave & Tash Sunday night , Dave helps with all our design stuff , and we are putting together a bunch of merch stuff. We have one new design in the works and another on the way . Hopefully we will get them soon so keep a lookout on here if your keen.

Anyway its about 4 weeks till we are having our christmas break when sam and I go to New Zealand . Should be neato . Get to see our buddy Sarah too . Yay! It is also roughly 6 weeks til my big sister Bri has a baby , and my best buddy Steve and his wife have one too ! Its raining kids !!

Im tired now Bret Micheals "Rock of Love Bus " mentally drained me

See you M

" Game over Man , Game over! "

Hello and Welcome.

So me and Sam are gonna try and keep the three people who may care to read this up to date with life at Progression . Hopefully it may give a bit of an insight to what we are about and what we are trying to accomplish.

So again it was a busy week. Finished my bro Zoran's 3/4 Jap sleeve and I also knocked off another part of Pat's Pirates Of the Carribean leg. Pat is responsible for hooking me up with the sweet XXX Tattoo T in the pic. I wanted to visit this shop when I was in Switzerland last year , but missed closing by 30 minutes. So Pat was kind enough on his trip there to pic me up a t. Cheers Boi!

This week also saw the arrival of my new custom 18kt Gold liner from Marv Lerning. Marv makes some of the sweetest customs machines around and I was so stoked to get one . Check out his machines @ www.marvinlerning.com Thanks again Marv!

So this week will hopefully see the finish of a couple of sleeves I have going on for Dale & Tiarnee so I hope to put up some pics of those.

This week I was fuelled by the new Between The Buried And Me, new Air, the amazing new Converge, Strung Out & always Isis so hopefully a good week ahead! Cheers M

"Hey Man your Bleeding!"

- "I ain't got time to bleed"

Hi

Well we are gonna try and blog. Im pretty much retarded so I hope this can be slightly interesting

Matt & Sam

compassionateblackdevotion

okay, today this blog is about hyping up this zine i'm working on.





so that's some of what i've been up to for the last while. if you want updates about when the show will be or to find out how to get the zine email compassionateblackdevotion@gmail.com.