Coming from a long background in fine art, John shifted his creative path to tattooing. An experienced sculptor and painter, he was driven by the desire to experience a directly engaging media and a more involved relationship with clients. Tattooing was a perfect fit. Living and working in Chattanooga, Tennessee, John McLeod graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi in 2001. His earliest influences come from studying ancient Mesoamerican and Egyptian sculpture and imagery. John works with a wide range of materials and methods to explore emotional experiences, communicate beliefs in visual terms, create enigmatic situations or simply to share beauty, pain or both. Featured in Beautiful Bizarre and American Art Collector magazines, his work is collected internationally.
