My name is Derek James Jackson born August 1st 1989 in St Louis MO. I moved to Rock Island when I was five and grew up with four sisters in a household where there was never a dull moment. After I graduated Rocky in '07 I met Ron OTool that summer and got into tattooing. I've been doing it since then and recently got back into airbrushing, which I started in high school.

O'Tool has recently opened a new shop and hired new artists which I've been trading tips with that I believe makes me a better artist. I'm also into cars. I have a '63 Cadillac Coupe De Ville, and 2 Eagle Talons. One of those has around 550 horsepower. I look forward to the summer, expanding my airbrush skills, and doing some awesome portraits. In the last few years I really feel that all of the hours I put in really reflects in the tattoos I do every day and it shows that I love to do it.
                                                      
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