Iron Rose Ink

Iron Rose Ink 🗡️ Shona Johnson 🗡️

Tattoo Artist | Books OPEN | Custom Designs & Flash | NEW STUDIO: 4739 50th Ave, Whitecourt, AB | Message for Booking Info Message to book!

Blastover/Cover-Up in progress! We still have some more grey shades to add to really disguise the old piece. From old fu...
09/12/2026

Blastover/Cover-Up in progress! We still have some more grey shades to add to really disguise the old piece. From old fuzzy eagle to a sick rendition of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem to start his full sleeve. Scroll to the end to see the original piece.

I never thought I’d be the artist to take on so many cover ups and blast-overs in my career but it’s so rewarding seeing how happy each client becomes when they no longer have to look at the old piece they had.

Every transformation feels like an extra win when we get to give you a piece that makes you feel good about your art again!

Gearing up for my trip back to Nova Scotia, I can’t wait to see all my lovely clients back home! I have a couple slots left for a lucky few while I’m back; Message To Book!

09/08/2026

Had to hit this one with a before and after transition, it’s also been a hot minute since I posted a reel from my TikTok.

For this one I was given a handful of reference photos and told giver with creative freedom. He wanted a pretty woman and a bad ass hannya mask, I told him a pop of red would look killer. What do you think? Did we nail it?

I’ve been loving getting to tattoo all these women’s faces. I have a super exciting witchy piece I’ve been working on with one of my best friends & mentee that we can’t wait to show you!

Hers is a Hekate themed sleeve featuring not one but two coverups (she really challenged me with that one).

Stay tuned!

I have very limited availability left for September & October message now to book!

Update on this custom Hannya Mask piece for Nathan! I’m super stoked with how this is coming together and I can’t wait t...
09/07/2026

Update on this custom Hannya Mask piece for Nathan!

I’m super stoked with how this is coming together and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the sleeve brings.

My books are still open for September and October, though I have limited availability in October however, as I’ll be making the trip back to NS to visit some of my clients there! 🫣🙌

Momma & Baby Otter for the sweetest mother-daughter tattoo featuring her own mother’s thumbprint doubled to make a heart...
07/27/2026

Momma & Baby Otter for the sweetest mother-daughter tattoo featuring her own mother’s thumbprint doubled to make a heart.

I love getting to tattoo fuzzy little faces. 🤍

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Limited availability for August. Message to BOOK.

Love lovedd creating this sleeve as both an add-on and continuation of the pieces she already had.The simple flow of the...
07/21/2026

Love lovedd creating this sleeve as both an add-on and continuation of the pieces she already had.

The simple flow of the vines and leaves with the hummingbirds is chef’s kiss (in our humble opinion).

Feeling inspired to step out in the beautiful summer air with a new tattoo? I have limited availability for August! Message to book.

You don’t need a perfectly mapped-out blueprint to book a session. You just need a vision. 🤝My client brought me a handf...
07/15/2026

You don’t need a perfectly mapped-out blueprint to book a session. You just need a vision. 🤝

My client brought me a handful of separate ideas: he wanted a woman’s face, a Hannya mask, and really liked the vibe of kitsune masks. He trusted me to connect the dots.

We used delicate, sharp linework for the portrait, then accented her features with red kitsune-inspired markings.

The ultimate goal? A full Japanese Neo-Traditional sleeve. My next idea is to have a stylized Kitsune fox trail from this upper piece and climb straight down the forearm.

Swipe to see the video breakdown of the linework! ➡️

If you were getting a sleeve, would you prefer a slow build like this or mapping the whole arm at once? Let me know in the comments!

The cutest butterfly in flight for the sweetest client! Thank you as always for making the drive to come see me girl. 🤍🦋...
06/10/2026

The cutest butterfly in flight for the sweetest client! Thank you as always for making the drive to come see me girl. 🤍🦋

Swipe to see the video of this tattoo in motion!

We’re officially in the new studio and I can’t wait for everyone to come see us!

I only have three spots available left for June, July and August are filling up fast. Message to book. 🗡️

Got to tattoo this glass shard broken doll piece for the hair queen .saint.amour This was one of my last pieces in the o...
05/29/2026

Got to tattoo this glass shard broken doll piece for the hair queen .saint.amour

This was one of my last pieces in the old studio, can’t wait to welcome everyone into the new space!

Limited availability left in June. Booking July & August.

𝔉𝔦𝔯𝔰𝔱 𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔬𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔰 🖤🩶🤍Grateful for the souls who stepped into my chair and left with a piece of my ar...
04/28/2026

𝔉𝔦𝔯𝔰𝔱 𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔬𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔰 🖤🩶🤍

Grateful for the souls who stepped into my chair and left with a piece of my art, and to every artist who inspired me.

Now for anyone whose been in my chair for the past few months have also heard about my plans to tattoo my boyfriend’s shin. We did a huge 10+ hour sitting the night before the Expo (he still helped us all weekend long and even held hand while she got a particularly painful spot of her foot tattooed 🤍) and entered it into the Neo-Traditional contest on Friday night. While we didn’t win, it did make it to the second round and the feedback left me proud of the piece and the energy behind it. I’m eager to put even more hours into it (not sure how excited is for more shin-blasting though 🫣)

Overall I learned a ton, pushed myself, and left even more motivated to grow and sharpen my craft. This is just the beginning.

ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʙᴀɴɴᴇʀ. ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴏɴ.

What a difference a year makes! I was brought the fun challenge of doing a matching flower to complete this beauties che...
04/06/2026

What a difference a year makes! I was brought the fun challenge of doing a matching flower to complete this beauties chest piece.

Let’s talk growth. It’s inevitable and a natural part of this craft. I wanted to get this video as a “before and after” of sorts to capture that growth. Even just a year apart, your craft will grow with you so long as you keep striving to learn. We also went back and brought the original flower and her sleeve back to life with a second round of blackwork and shading; stay tuned for the full reveal!

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