Mechmaster Mike

SEEKING CLIENT for collaboration X in UTAH. St. George area. Right next to

St. George area. Send me a message if you’d like a spot!

What’s your order?
Mine is 4x4 animal style, Dr. Pepper, vanilla shake 🙌

Day off today!
Got some InNOut 😮‍💨 Always hits!!
Got my eye exam (holdin’ steady)
Went grocery shopping
Took a nap 😴
It was a good day!

SEEKING CLIENT for x collab for PHOENIX

Please tag anyone you think would be interested!

Comment any ideas you’d like to see come to fruition!Would love to hear all your ideas.

Thanks everyone! Really stoked for this project!

REPOSTING

THE $200 MILLION BARREL ROLL. I’M CONNECTING THE DOTS.
The past few days, l’ve been sharing with you the pieces. I’ve shown you the banking hypocrisy (Day 1), the BIC/BAA takeover (Day 2), and the MoCRA regulatory trap (Day 3).
Today, I’m connecting the dots so you see the whole picture.
THE DOCUMENTED FACTS:
THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION: The CEO of Body Art Alliance
(BAA) is the former CEO of Crocs. He is applying a mass-market retail playbook to the trade, treating professional gear like global consumer commodities.
THE INSTITUTIONAL BACKING: BIC is a lead investor in the
BAA platform, which now manages FK Irons, World Famous Ink, and Kwadron. They also acquired Inkbox for $65 Million to capture the consumer side of the market.
THE CONSOLIDATION: Audax Private Equity owns Nexus Brands Group. This institutional firm has consolidated TATSoul, Eternal Ink, Critical, and Bishop Rotary into one portfolio. This brings furniture, pigments, and machinery under a single corporate owner in Boston.
THE STUDIO ROLL-UP: Factory Capital has secured a $100
Million fund to acquire independent studios. They are converting fragmented shops into an institutional platform anchored by brands like Club Tattoo.
THE REALITY:
MoCRA is the established starting point for federal oversight.
This regulatory framework favors large-scale manufacturers who have the capital to maintain the legal documentation anc registration required by the FDA.
This is the standard ‘Buy & Build’ model: consolidate a trade, implement corporate infrastructure, and utilize new regulations to secure market position.
* * We are currently in a unique window of time.
Communication is instant. The choice of where to direct capital still rests with the individual. These institutional entities are guests in a house built by independent artists. If the trade continues to fund the industry side, the outcome is simply a matter of business math.
Supporting the trade means making an informed choice for vourself.

PAINTING AUCTION HAPPENING NOW https://www.instagram.com/p/C6j4oDRyCJg/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

*AUCTION ENDED* Thank you for all the love and support! PAINTING AUCTION “AMETHYST” Oil on gallery mounted board. 5 inches by 7 inches. (Will be signed and varnished) Ends Sunday 7pm PST. Please bid under my “BID HERE” comment and tag who you out bid. (BEWARE OF SCAMMERS)

Limited pecial May The 4Th pricing! https://mike-cole.myshopify.com/