Tattooing is a team sport.

It takes two people to make a good tattoo; the client and the artist. You don’t need to be friends, or have anything in common for that matter; only a willingness to pursue a shared goal and the ability to listen. It’s a dance. The tattooer leads the dance, but both parties are active participants.

I am beyond grateful to have so many return clients that stick with me through the years. It’s the ultimate compliment, really. To have the opportunity to create real working relationships with people. To foster trust and thereby stronger work. And to make cool tattoos on cool people.

Quite a number of my clients have been working with me for well over a decade now. There are many individuals, but also couples and even whole families who work with me on a regular basis. I have so much gratitude for these relationships and am excited to build new connections with future clients.

Much gratitude. Thank you.

Collecting healed photographs of my work has always been something I value and enjoy doing.

I feel strongly that a tattoo doesn't really look "done" until a few months after its completion; at which point it's settled into the skin and the client has had a chance to wear it. Once a tattoo has been lived in for awhile, it takes on the energy of the wearer and it just feels different. It's a part of them and their story.

Plus, on a more superficial level, I simply like the look of healed black and grey tattoo work. The shading softens, black appears less dark and takes a more organic feel, and the skin is free of any irritation associated with the application and healing process.

Got a healed tattoo from me? Always feel free to reach out! I'd love to grab healed photographs.

I love tattooing flowers.

Floral tattoos lend themselves quite nicely to the flow and form of the human body: complimentary shaped petals that mirror and echo the curves of an arm and leaves that tumble and twirl around the curvature of a rib cage. These design are always a joy to draw and to tattoo. I'm always excited when potential clients reach out with design that include floral elements.

Birth flowers for loved ones, herbs for healing, or botanicals that acknowledge significant life events. Perhaps the blossoms from a wedding bouquet  or blooms which used to adorn the backyard of a grandparent who has since passed away; flowers are a powerful way to mark something meaningful without having to disclose the underlying intent of a tattoo. There is always strength and potency in subtlety.

Flowers emit a balancing of energies. Their bold power exudes delicate grace and a fragility that's met with unforgiving resilience. We give flowers to celebrate birth and acknowledge death. The intoxicating scent of a rose cannot be enjoyed without cautiously minding the prick of its thorns. There's an exciting tension created by two opposing forces together in harmonic union.

Here's some projects that feature floral tattoos...