Do you tattoo minors with parental consent?

Even with parental consent, it is still illegal to tattoo minors in the state of Wisconsin. If your child has their heart set on getting a tattoo before they turn 18, the nearest neighboring state that will tattoo them with parental consent is Michigan.

Will you show me my design before the appointment? Will you show it to me in color, so I know what it’ll look like?

Typically, I show people their design the day that they come in. I can make exceptions if someone is particularly nervous, but I usually don’t have the tattoo drawn up until a day or two before the appointment anyway. If you’d like to see it before hand, just ask me. :)

I am less likely to show you something in color. Tattoo ink is fluid and beautiful, and unless I’m dedicating a LOT of time to a colored pencil drawing, it’s not going to accurately reflect what your tattoo will look like when it’s done. I can give you an illusion of what it’ll look like—but colored pencil will always look worlds apart from ink.

Do you do cover-ups? Or will you touch up another artist’s work?

Full disclosure: I LOVE doing cover ups… as long as the client is really open to what they’re getting. Not everything will work for a cover up, and a successful one depends heavily on using a lot of the ‘old’ tattoos design. So, yes, I will do cover ups… but only if I think they will work to cover your piece.

I will touch up another artist’s work, if it’s something I think I can make ‘better’. (I know, art is subjective, and there really is no ‘better’ or ‘worse’.) Just fill out the tattoo form on the Contact page and I’ll see what I can do for you!

Why won’t you do my tattoo?

It’s not that I don’t like your tattoo—but after ten years in the industry, I know what I believe I do well, and what I enjoy doing. Since I want you to have the best possible tattoo you can get, I suggest other artists who can bring your tattoo to life much better than I can, if it’s not a style that I’m particularly good at.