hi i am jimmy formas from Philippines i am a 27 yr old single.im a born artist. i started sketching when i am 6 yrs old. i draw a free hand drawing at the time with the used of my left hand.due to accident happened to me i will never expected in my life.when my left hand it was totally dis-able.due to the fire crackers.that was late 1990 january 1st around 11:30 a.m. Philippines time.i felt my life ruin cause for the accident that happening to me.but i wake up at the hospital bed.i saw a pencil and bond papers on my table. that was the biggining to write again and to practices my right hand. because i was worried at the time to my self that i connot write again and to go back in school.however due to my determination i made it for a 3 weeks later on the hospital. i found out that i can write draw again.and i prove that i can make it agin.i receive my 1st gold medal award in on the spot poster making at the inter school art competition on the spot poster making contest.and it was a long story goes on for how many times that i received the merit of awards during my previous year on elementary and high school.and even on open category of the inter barranggay and open category.one of my most memorable moment that i recieve the award when i joined the editorial devision school press conference that held on hinoba-an negros occidental Philippines champion on editorial cartooning contest.for almost 2000 delegates for different school particepated here in philippines. however due to the poverty. i never continue my studies on college.but i still study my art and design specially on mural painting, comics illustration, tattoo design,portraitor,henna tattoo and body painting i started tattoing since 2001 freelancer.until now it was 17 years later when the accident happened to me.but yet i never stop to draw and to write and to study the knowledge that i have own.i am a trainer for summer art and creative workshop for the city government of victorias negros occidental for 3 consecutive years on drawing and painting and members of the alfred galvez [link] and i must been interview on 3 national broadcasting company dyhb radio, bacolod city province of negros occidental abs-cbn the no.1 teleradio and tv station here in philippines. and the most respected radio station here in philippines dzrh about body art tattoo and the traditional cculture here in the Philippines soon i will join the national competition on body art tattoo.all of your creticts are welcome to my site if you are interested to my tattoo design and work you can contact me at my e mail address at jims_ph@yahoo.com thanks and more respect to all the deviantart fans and members on this wonderful website it was a very interesting site and alot of knowledge.