ERIK SMILEY

Smiley was born in Santa Cruz California, where he cultivated his love for the sea and various mediums of art. He came to live in Costa Rica with his father in 2005 when he was 17 and started his tattoo apprenticeship in 2010.
Smiley loves to cook, knows a lot of pointless information and travels as much as possible with his wife Mona and son Zephyr, but always calls Mal País home as he’s truly Trapped in Paradise.