Your Life Matters

Seems I've been hearing a lot about suicides lately. It is a very sad situation. It makes me think about my life and no matter how bad things get I don't see suicide as an Option. We all have our problems but I feel we can all help each other out of a situation that makes us feel like we must take our own life. The Holiday season does get many down and
depressed but it is a time for joy and love. So no matter what, we need to let others know that they matter to us and that we are there for them. Give that person you pass on the street a smile, that maybe all they need to know that they matter. If someone you know is thinking of suicide please find them the help they need. Thanks for reading. Much love.

Graphic Design Work

I am looking to do some more Graphic Design work. I do Business Cards, Flyers, Posters, Logos, Product Packaging and other design work. E-mail me if interested at traviswycofftattoo@gmail.com until my design site is up. Here are also some samples of things I have done as far as Business Cards, Flyers, and Posters.

Back at it again

Well I'm moved in to the new house and have got my art space all set up. I'm working on a few new paintings and having some fun. I hope to have some stuff done soon so I can share it with you. A few of the pieces I'm working on will be in the art show in January. They will be for sale as soon as they are finished. If you buy a painting that will be in the art show you can pick it up and take it home right after the show. Thanks for all the love and support.

Update

I've been a lil quite on my blog lately. Been busy and dealing with a lot of new business ventures. A lil update on the live painting I had scheduled. It going to be postponed until further notice. A few of the places I was going to do the painting at we're out doors and do to the weather change, it just wasn't going to be a good idea. But there will be some indoor venues that I will still be doing the live painting but it will be announced the day before or day of. Thanks for the love and support.

Motivation, sometimes the thing I lack the most.

Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.

It involves the biological, emotional, social and cognitive forces that activate behavior. In everyday usage, the term motivation is frequently used to describe why a person does something. For example, you might say that a student is so motivated to get into a clinical psychology program that she spends every night studying.

Psychologists have proposed a number of different theories of motivation, including drive theory, instinct theory and humanistic theory.

Components of Motivation

There are three major components to motivation: activation, persistence and intensity. Activation involves the decision to initiate a behavior, such as enrolling in a psychology class. Persistence is the continued effort toward a goal even though obstacles may exist, such as taking more psychology courses in order to earn a degree although it requires a significant investment of time, energy and resources. Finally, intensity can be seen in the concentration and vigor that goes into pursuing a goal. For example, one student might coast by without much effort, while another student will study regularly, participate in discussions and take advantage of research opportunities outside of class.

Extrinsic Vs. Intrinsic Motivation

Different types of motivation are frequently described as being either extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as trophies, money, social recognition or praise. Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem.

Dirty Dames

This is April Madera modeling for Dirty Dames sporting a owl I tattooed on her arm a while ago. Check out dirty dames on Facebook. (Photo by Isaac)

Convention line up I will be doing for 2013

These are the Ink Life Tour 2013 tour dates I will be doing with Coast 2 Coast Ink Magazine. Hope to see some of you out there.

Amarillo TX Feb 15-17 3rd annual Confirmed
Ft Myers FL, March 1-3 2nd annual Confirmed
Oklahoma City April 26-28 3rd annual Confirmed
Albuquerque NM May 17th-19th 1st annual Confirmed
Madison WI June 28-30 2nd annual
El Paso TX July 12-14 4th annual
Longview August 23-25th 2nd Annual
Kansas City Fall date TBA
Colorado Springs Fall Date TBA
Tampa Florida Fall Date TBA