I met Elisa at an agency party on U st, in Washington, D.C. I get out of the elevator the room is stacked with agency creatives in suits. Meanwhile, I am in my Nojin Nojin, black wide-legged uniform. I see and greet my friend Andrea Carlota, who wore a white dress with the head of a poodle dog stitched to the front. Elisa was standing right behind her, wearing a black beanie with devil horns, comes up and hugs me as if we had known each other for years. From that moment knew we would be homies.

During this session, Elisa and I had been planning to hang out for weeks, but as adults in the arts. We kept pushing out meetups. The day came when Elisa invited me to her new Studio in Baltimore. We drove to her house and picked a tattoo machine, then we rode to her new spot. In an old factory in the middle of town, historic, large, and full of wandering memories floating through the halls, finally, we arrive at her studio. We open the double doors and reveal the open space with smaller offices inside. “ This isn’t a studio, this is a community,” I said to Elisa, “ EXACTLY!” Elisa exclaimed. She was stoked. So was I. Thanks Eli!