Awards received by Carl Hesse

Tattoo Society of New York:
 Best Color Piece - 1st
 Best Overall Female - 1st
 Best Chest Piece - 1st

PowWow in the Poconos, PA:
 Best Sleeve - 1st
 Best Sleeve - 2nd
 Best Sleeve - 3rd
 Most Unique - 1st
 Best Black & Grey - 1st
 Most Realistic - 3rd

North Coast Images - Cleveland, OH:
 Best Back Piece - 1st
 Best Black & Grey - 1st
 Best Black & Grey - 3rd

Tattoo Expo - Pittsburgh, PA:
 Best Cover-up - 1st

Tattoo Rendezvous - Kansas City, MO:
 Most Realistic - 1st

Cyclemania Tattoo Show, New York:
 Best Colored Sleeve - 2nd

Down East Tattoo Show - Ohio:
 Best Black Work - 3rd

Rhode Island Tattoo Show:
 Most Realistic - 1st

Am Jam - New York:
 Best Portrait - 1st

Tattoo Artistry in Ink - New York:
 Most Unusual - 1st
 Best Black & Grey - 3rd

Mad Hatters Tea Party - Maine:
 Best Portrait - 2nd

New Orleans Tattoo Expo:
 Most Realistic Color - 1st