Steel Heart Tattoo: Reloaded

09/01/2026

Just a reminder that tomorrow we'll be doing a $100 flash tattoo special where 80% will be donated to Cat's Cradle !
I wasn't taking requests for flash, but someone made a very good suggestion and there's a piece I just added today if you can find it in the photo and not in the previous previews.
See you tomorrow!

09/01/2026

My client got called into work early during our appointment so had to come back for some details. This is basically a healed photo except for the minor details on the nose, lips, collar, and white highlights.
I also didn't get a great photo because it doesn't look quite so bright and washed out in person.

08/30/2026

Fun project we just finished.
A pretty significant one for someone's first!

08/30/2026

08/27/2026

Added a vegvisir to the top of this Odin piece we did a couple of weeks ago to round off this sleeve so everything else is healed. Sometimes the photos I get of tattoos seem a little light and I get worried that the lighter tones of black and gray will fade as they heal judging by the photos, but they've been doing great recently.

08/22/2026

Last session on this underwater calf!
This was a ton of fun. A lot of people don't want to commit to something this big or backgrounds, but I think it's pretty evident how much it adds to the contrast and vibrancy.

08/16/2026

Some more flash for the Cats Cradle fundraiser event.

08/16/2026

We touched up this Jormungandr I originally did a few years ago. It's a subject and design I really enjoyed and thought would benefit from some technique changes I've made recently. We touched up another one, but I'll make a separate post for it.

08/12/2026

08/09/2026

One more flash piece and a photo dump of appointments that were made during the flash event. I hate to play favorites, but the fluffy cat was mine!
Proceeds from these 6 after the event(plus a little of my own donation to just make it a nice level number) means another $500 for the Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA and a total of $1800.

There are still leftover pieces from the event that will be available at the shop but the portion that will be donated will be slightly different. If money wasn't an issue I'd donate everything, but I have to eventually get back to making rent lol.