I was born in the Rio Grande Valley, I moved up to Austin Texas in 2007, playing in a blues band with my best friends. In 2011, I moved to San Marcos, that’s when I met Bubba Ward, tattooer and owner of Bubba’s Family Tattoo Parlour. After a great friendship, he was nice enough to offer me an apprenticeship at his tattoo shop. After woking with him for two and a half years, I was offered my first job tattooing at Diablo Rojo in Austin Texas where I got the chance to work with some of my favorite artists. They opened up the door to learn more about the craft and the tools I was using, as well as traditional values. At that time I also started tattooing all around Europe, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Ireland.

Getting the opportunity to learn more from so many artists gave me a very dynamic approach to tattooing and furthered my craft. My style of tattooing, applied with the fundamentals of traditional Americana, displaying clean fine lines that you would typically see in black and grey tattoos.

I’m currently situated in Canyon Lake, Texas with my amazing partner Brittany and our beautiful newborn daughter. Taking walk-ins and appointments in Austin Texas at Eastend Tattoo located at 1302 E 6th St. and working to establish a private studio in Canyon Lake, American Altar Tattoo.

I appreciate everyone that continues to get tattooed by me and lays there trust in my hands.

Juan Diego Martinez