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La Tigresse

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08/21/2026

I am so happy I got to finish this leg sleeve this trip 🦋 done over 4 sessions in Oakland with my friends Serpent Song Tattoo

08/17/2026

Mike Hooves approached me in 2024 after their first cancer diagnosis. Today I attended their celebration of life virtually. I learned that they had a soft spot for Justice ❤️ When Mike approached me about getting a tattoo I don’t remember exactly how our conversation around design went, I just know that they asked for something protective and I put everything I had into this piece. It was imbued with healing intention, care, respect, protective energy and so much love. From the moment I met Mike, I saw someone who was completely themselves in a time and place that is not easy for people like us. It is not easy to be a q***r person in Alberta. It is not easy being a q***r person with cancer in Alberta too. But for people like Mike, ease isn’t more important than freedom and unapologetic authenticity. They touched so many people, they made such meaningful and kind art. I only spent two days with them but they left an indelible mark on me as much as I marked them. I remember them being really sad to lose their hair so the tattoo was a sort of consolation around that process in part. And when their beautiful red hair grew back it got hidden again, just as the best protection isn’t always visible. If ever you wonder if my clients stay with me long after I’ve seen them last, they do. I was so touched by Mike. I never stopped thinking about them after we worked together. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they showed me what kind of tattooer I wanted to be. Thank you Mike. You made the world brighter and more beautiful. This photo I took of Mike is in the Human Marks book, from the university of Connecticut. I am glad that this reminder of Mike can stay on in print among all the other incredible markers of their legacy.

08/05/2026

These two seminars are the only time I’ll be teaching anything, so if this is helpful or interesting to you, this is your chance 🦋please note, there will be no technical tattooing skills taught, this is about composition, flow, large scale body mapping, and stencilling for multi day sessions. Also I am unfortunately not able to offer any online participation, this will be in person only.

07/31/2026

Thank you so much to my client for flying in from Minnesota to start and finish a vintage mehndi-inspired sleeve in two sessions! The backpiece is healed from 2 years ago, everything was drawn on to fit. I’m booking one last client in Calgary for September, and afterwards I’m booking Oakland for October. Email is always the best way to reach me.

07/29/2026

I’m looking for one or two clients to fill these spots while I’m Serpent Song Tattoo next month. This could be a chest piece, the beginning of a sleeve or back piece, hand tattoos, or armbands. Email now to inquire.

07/17/2026

These sleeves were finished almost two years ago, made in collaboration with who contributed the is my only collaborative project to date, and I’d love to do more with my friends and creative community 🦋these sleeves are for the incomparable who I’m lucky to call both my occasional lawyer and also my friend. Thank you Jas. I’ll never be able to thank you enough. I’m booking new clients for Calgary and Oakland, email is the best way to reach me always.

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Calgary, AB

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http://Www.ciarahavishya.bigcartel.com/

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