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The GYPSY has been a
Professional Member of the Alliance Of Professional
Tattooists since 1994. He also has completed and passed the
APT's Tattoo Mastery Test and is recognized as a Tattoo
Master. Through education, knowledge and activism, APT and
its members promote the understanding that professional
tattooing is a safe expression of art.
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AWARDS, MEDIA AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION FOR
The GYPSY and SKIN ART CREATIONS TATTOO EMPORIUM
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WE ARE PROUD OF THE AWARDS WE HAVE WON. HERE ARE A FEW OF
THEM.
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TATTOO RENDEZVOUS - 1992, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
FOR PARTICIPATION PRESENTED TO THE GYPSY
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SKIN ART CREATIONS TATTOO SHOW - 1993, "BEST TRADITIONAL
TATTOO," COLLECTOR - LINDA BEAVER, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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SKIN ART CREATIONS TATTOO SHOW - 1993, "BEST BLACK & GREY
TATTOO," COLLECTOR - CHRIS FRIEND, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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SKIN ART CREATIONS TATTOO SHOW - 1993, "BEST OVER-ALL
TATTOO MALE," COLLECTOR - NORMAN FISCHER, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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TATTOO RENDEZVOUS - 1993, "BEST OVER-ALL TATTOO - MALE, "
COLLECTOR - BUBBA SCHMIDT, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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TATTOO RENDEZVOUS - 1993, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR
PARTICIPATION PRESENTED TO THE GYPSY
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THE GATHERING PLACE - 1994, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
FOR ARTISTIC TALENT PRESENTED TO THE GYPSY
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LION'S CLUB INTERNATIONAL - 1994, CERTIFICATE OF
APPRECIATION AS GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTED TO THE GYPSY
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SKIN ART CREATIONS TATTOO SHOW - 1994, "BEST TRADITIONAL
TATTOO," COLLECTOR - MOTEL LEE, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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TATTOO RENDEZVOUS - 1994, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR
PARTICIPATION PRESENTED TO THE GYPSY
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STURGINK - 1995, 2ND PLACE "BEST COLOR TATTOO," ARTIST -
THE GYPSY
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STURGINK - 1995, 3RD PLACE "BEST TATTOO OF STURGIS,"
TATTOO ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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HAWG HAWLER - 1996, 2ND PLACE "BEST TATTOOS," COLLECTOR -
RICK MOORE, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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SKIN ART CREATIONS TATTOO SHOW - 1997, "BEST FRONT
PANEL," TATTOO ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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25th ANNIVERSARY REUNION CONVENTION - 1/19/2001, 2nd
PLACE "BEST TATTOO OF THE DAY," COLLECTOR - M.L. BRADY, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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ABATE OF TULSA MOTORCYCLE & TATTOO SHOW - MARCH 2002, 1st
PLACE "BEST PATRIOTIC TATTOO" COLLECTOR - DARREN HENSLEY, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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ABATE OF TULSA MOTORCYCLE & TATTOO SHOW - MARCH 2002, 3rd
PLACE "MOST REALISTIC TATTOO" COLLECTOR - DARREN HENSLEY, ARTIST - THE GYPSY
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Mayfit 2009 Pawhuska, Oklahoma - May 2009, "Best Overall Tattoo"
-Collector Lesley Jackson, Artist - The GYPSY
PUBLICATIONS WE HAVE APPEARED IN OR The GYPSY'S ART HAS
BEEN FEATURED IN.
"TEEN TODAY" MARCH 1974
"ABILENE MAGAZINE" JUNE 1981
"SCOUT JAMBOREE PROGRAM" NOVEMBER 1981
"PRONGHORN PRESS" DECEMBER 1981, FEBRUARY 1982, MARCH
1983, MAY 1983
"ENEWS" JUNE 1983, JUNE 1986
"EL PASO SUN TIMES" OCTOBER 1985
"BAXTER CITIZEN" AUGUST 1992
"TATTOO" OCTOBER 1992
"TATTOO" MARCH 1993
"BAXTER CITIZEN" JUNE 1993
"SKIN & INK" APRIL 1994
"PARSONS TIMES" APRIL 1995
"CROSSROADS" SPRING 1995
"PITTSBURG SUN" APRIL 1995, APRIL 1996 & APRIL 1997
"JOPLIN GLOBE" OCTOBER 1996
"ASC TATTOO DIRECTORY" 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
"AMARILLO GLOBE-NEWS" JANUARY 1999
"EASYRIDER MAGAZINE" OCTOBER 2001
"HISTORY OF TATTOOING IN AMERICA"
"A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TATTOOING"
"IMAGES OF 66 VOLUME 2: DIGGING DEEPER ALONG THE LENGTH
OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66."
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS WE'VE DONE.
"KSN-TV - JOPLIN, MO. 1993 & 1996
"KOAM - PITTSBURG, KS." 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
TELEVISION PROGRAMS WE'VE BEEN FEATURED IN.
"A ROTTEN LOOK AT STURGIS" DOCUMENTARY ON BIKE WEEK IN
STURGIS, SD. VHS HOME RELEASE.
"THE GREAT RIDE" DOCUMENTARY ON THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE STURGIS RALLY AND RACES FOR THE "TRAVEL CHANNEL."
MUSIC CDS WE'VE BEEN FEATURED ON
RADIO STATIONS WE'VE BEEN INTERVIEWED ON
"KOCD" LIVE REMOTE. JUNE 1993, 1994, 1996 & 1997 -
Joplin, MO.
"BIG DOG 97.9" SEPTEMBER 1999 - Joplin, MO.
"BIG DOG 97.9" STEVE & JIM IN THE MORNING. MAY 2000 -
Joplin, MO.
"KCAR 104.3" THE ROTTEN RADIO SHOW. JULY 2001, SEPTEMBER
2001, NOVEMBER 2001, DECEMBER 2001. - Joplin, MO.
"ROCK 105" MORNINGS WITH CORIE. SEPTEMBER 2001, NOVEMBER
2001. - Joplin, MO.
"KIND 102.5" CRUISE NIGHT - NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2002,
JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2003, MAY 2004 - Independence, Kansas
MUSEUMS WHICH HAVE OR HAVE HAD EXHIBITS IN WHICH "The
GYPSY'S" ART HAS BEEN FEATURED.
BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS HISTORY MUSEUM - "FIRST COW TOWN"
ORIGINAL SIGNED & NUMBERED PRINT ON DISPLAY.
THE AUSTRALIAN TRAVELING MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE.
"BODY MODIFICATION EXHIBIT." 2000 - 2002
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CAREER HIGHPOINTS
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2005 - 2006 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR THE KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT #12
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TATTOO RENDEZVOUS 2008 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JULY 2008,
CERTIFICATION: ALLIANCE OF PROFESSIONAL TATTOOISTS TATTOO MASTERY TEST.
- September 3rd, 2009 -
Appointment from Kansas Governor Mark
Parkinson to the Kansas Board of
Cosmetology.
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