01/09/2026
I know I’ve been pretty quiet on here recently, and I just wanted to explain why.
Life has thrown quite a lot at me lately and, if I’m being truthful, for a while I simply haven’t had the capacity for everything.
Alongside dealing with things in my personal life, I’m still a dad first. I’ve been trying to keep my head together, be present for my kids, deal with everything life carries on throwing at you and somehow keep all the plates spinning.
And something people probably don’t always realise is that The Beast Withink is a one-man band.
There isn’t a team behind the scenes. It’s me. The tattooing, the custom designing, bookings, messages, admin, organising, cleaning, posting, promoting and everything else that comes with running the business.
Eventually, I had to give myself some breathing space.
The tattooing and standard of my work were never going to suffer because of what I had going on. When somebody trusts me with their skin, they get my full focus and 100% of what I can do. That hasn’t changed.
But for me, it’s never just been about doing a good tattoo either.
Anyone who’s spent time in my chair knows I’m normally full of fun and banter. I want people to feel welcome, comfortable and looked after from the minute they walk through the door. We have a laugh, the kettle’s never far away, we put the world to rights and I want people to leave having enjoyed the whole experience, not just the tattoo.
I didn’t want what I was dealing with personally to change that version of me or the experience people get when they come to me.
So I took a breather where I needed to.
Unfortunately, when you’re a one-man band, there’s nobody else to pick things up when you do that — and the business has taken a massive hit because of it.
The messages, admin, enquiries, posting and promoting myself have all taken a back seat. And when you stop shouting about your business, naturally the diary starts getting quieter too.
If you’ve contacted me recently or the past few months and I’ve been slow replying, my responses haven’t been as good as they normally would be, I’ve missed something or I simply haven’t got back to you, I genuinely apologise.
It was never personal and it was never because your enquiry wasn’t important. There just genuinely hasn’t always been enough of me to go around.
I’m not posting this for sympathy or to go into the details ☹️ . I just wanted to be open about why I’ve been quieter and where I’m at now.
Taking that breathing space was something I needed to do, but now I need to get the business moving again and I need to get my diary filled. And more importantly the smile back on my face ☺️ and I’m counting on you lovley lot!
So if you’ve been meaning to book back in, have work we need to continue, want to get tattooed, or you’ve previously messaged me and I’ve dropped the ball with getting back to you — please give me another nudge.
And to everyone who has continued to sit in my chair, recommend me, share my work, check in or support my business while I’ve been quieter — genuinely, thank you.
The business might have taken a hit, but the passion for what I do and the love I have for you all hasn’t gone anywhere.
I’ve had the breathing space I needed.
Now it’s time to rebuild the momentum, fill that diary and get back to being me.
🖤time to bring the beast back out 🖤
As usual my place is a safe place for any one please share away
