I guess I’ll start with the basics of just who I am. My name is Randy (nice to meet you) I’m one of the many artists at Eternal Images and I’m also one of the owners. I’m married to a wonderful, and supportive wife who puts up with my crazy work schedule and juvenile sense of humor. Together we have 4 kids (no, that’s not a typo, 4 kids.),an array of pets, and a pretty normal life. I spent 8 years in the Army tooling around the southwestern U.S., as well as a tour in South Korea. Anything else you want to know about my personal life, you’ll have to come in and ask.
On to the professional side of Randy Smith. I started tattooing friends at a very young age (I attempted my first tattoo at the tender age of 11). I’ve been fascinated  with tattoos for as long as I can remember. I had one of those “cool uncles” who was young, heavily tattooed, rode a motorcycle…the whole bit. I knew back then that  I wanted to have tattoos of my own.
So, in 1994, after hand-poking, and working with home made machines, I started to tattoo with a professional setup. Drawing everything myself, I worked like that from 94 until 2000. I know I shouldn’t have, but…Anyway, in 2001 I ended up at Eternal Images  and started tattooing full time. Since then, I’ve gone from the part-time walk-in artist, to a full time artist and part owner.

TROPHIES AND AWARDS

2ND PLACE BEST BACK MALE
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2002
2ND PLACE BEST BLACKWORK FEMALE
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2002
2ND PLACE MOST REALISTIC
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2003
2ND PLACE BEST COLLECTION
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2003
1ST PLACE BEST BACK MALE
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2003
1ST PLACE BEST COLLECTION BLACKWORK
AM-JAM TATTOO EXPO 2004
1ST PLACE BEST COLLECTION COLOR
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2004
1ST PLACE BEST BACK MALE
UTICA TATTOO CONVENTION 2004
1ST PLACE BEST BLACK&GRAY
AM-JAM TATTOO EXPO 2005
2ND PLACE BEST BACK
PENN-NY TATTOO EXPO 2005
1ST PLACE TATTOO OF THE DAY-SATURDAY
PENN-NY TATTOO EXPO 2005
1ST PLACE TATTOO OF THE DAY-SUNDAY
PENN-NY TATTOO EXPO 2005
1ST PLACE BEST PORTRAIT
PENN-NY TATTOO EXPO 2007
1ST PLACE TATTOO OF THE DAY-SUNDAY
PENN-NY TATTOO EXPO 2007
1ST PLACE BEST UPPER BODY
AM-JAM TATTOO EXPO 2009