EVERY
LINE
IS A
DECISION
Custom tattoo work out of a basement studio. No flash. No compromises. Every piece starts with a conversation.
THE WORK
Healed pieces. Process shots. The full arc from sketch to skin.
Geometric Blackwork
Botanical Study
Before the Needle
Ink Caps Ready
Dragon Backpiece
Machine Detail
Hand Lettering
American Eagle
The Work Begins
THE PROCESS
The Consultation
Every piece starts with a conversation. You bring references, context, and what it means. I bring 12 years of reading skin and knowing what lasts.
The Drawing
Stencil gets drawn by hand. No clip-art. No Procreate templates. The design is made for your specific placement, your specific body.
The Session
Needle hits. The buzzing starts. This part is between you, me, and the machine. I work in silence unless you don't want silence.
The Heal
Six weeks. No sun. No picking. Then you come back, we photograph it in natural light, and it goes in the book.
THE WRITING
The artist writes about pieces, process, and what it means to put something permanent on someone.
The rib piece took four sessions. She never once asked me to stop.
She came in with a photo of her grandmother's handwriting on a birthday card. We spent two hours just talking about what the letters meant before I drew a single line. By session four the words were permanent. She cried. I pretended to check my machine.
Why I stopped doing walk-ins three years ago.
It wasn't about the money. It was about the conversation I couldn't have with someone who walked through the door at 11pm wanting a skull on their knuckle.
Packing black: the difference between a tattoo that ages and one that disappears.
The machine doesn't lie. You can feel when the ink is sitting right in the dermis versus when it's going too shallow. After twelve years you stop thinking about it.
FOLLOW THE PROCESS
Studio diary entries delivered when a piece finishes healing. No newsletter cadence. Just the work.
REQUEST A
CONSULTATION
The artist curates their own books. No pricing is listed here because every piece is different. Fill this out and a real conversation starts.
Response Time
5–7 business days
Who Reviews
The artist personally
Studio Location
Disclosed on booking
"I don't take every piece that comes through the door. I take the ones I can't stop thinking about."
— The Artist
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