Kelly Rogers started his tattooing career in Sedalia, MO where he apprenticed for 3 years. Unsatisfied with the level of tattoing he was exposed to, he decided to hit the road, traveling to different shops and conventions across the country before landing in Southwest Florida, where he fell in love with the scenery and laid back lifestyle. Switching coasts to Fort Lauderdale 2 years later, he worked with a slew of talent at under Bruce Bart Tattooing honing his craft and focusing more on simplicity and cleanliness of oriental styles with the likes of Damien Bart and Chris Slota. Deciding the East Coast lifestyle was a little to fast paced, he moved back to Cape Coral FL and focused on opening Gearhead Tattoo. Kelly tries to specialize in being as versatile as possible as far as styles, but favors realism black and grey. His work has been featured in various tattoo publications, and has won various awards for his tattooing.
When not tattooing, he relaxes by breaking his motorcycles and cars, playing shitty grindcore, boozing it up, & reliving his childhood by playing star wars and reading comic books with his son Daniel.
