Kelsie Shriver Tattoos

05/08/2026

01/17/2026

Hello everyone! I am currently in the process of closing my books until March, and will be booking for July when they reopen! If you have already sent an email and been in contact with my assistant and I about a tattoo, we will still try to get you scheduled in the few open days that I have left between May-June.
✨✨When my books reopen, I will be prioritizing portraits and realism, both in color and black and grey, watercolor, trash polka, and neo traditional/nouveau style work.✨✨
I can provide referrals to other artists for work outside of those styles, but want to start really focusing more on the work that interests me as an artist.
Thank you all so much for your support and for keeping my books packed solid over the last 8 years!! 💖

12/10/2025

✨Luminary is looking to expand our team of artists! We are seeking a full-time, **licensed**, and established artist with a solid portfolio who fits the positive vibe of the shop. Open to booth rent or commission, DM Kelsie Shriver or email [email protected] to further discuss!✨
(Fear not, all of our resident tattooers are still here)

*we will consider an apprentice with a solid background in art, preferably at least some realism work in their art portfolio, and availability*

12/06/2025

This is what “Trust the Process” means while tattooing! While scrolling through my camera roll yesterday, I found this session progression on the wolf coverup I did a couple of years ago that i never posted. In total, this piece was around 12 hours of work, completed 4 hours at a time over 3 different sessions. What you see here is the end result of each one, and it can be a little nerve racking to say the least on both ends. I knew I was going to be able to do most of the color blocking by the end of the first 2 sittings, and then come back to add details and finishing touches in the final one. I was also *really* hoping that my client would trust me in the awkward, in-between stages and know that it wouldn’t stay looking that way. I’ve often described the process of a lot of my color work as being “a bunch of colorful nonsense until it all makes sense at the end” and after 8.5 years of tattooing, I still find that to be extremely accurate. It takes faith in your artist to see something like the first round and trust that it’s going to look the way you discussed in your consultation, and it takes a lot of faith in yourself and your skill AS the artist to look at that and feel like you’ve got this. Adding in the fact that this was a massive coverup makes that even scarier, but continuing with that trust in the process always makes it all very worth it!! Anyways, that’s my long ramble about this that I felt the need to share!! 💖

11/30/2025

November’s scar coverup giveaway! 🍂🐈‍⬛

11/27/2025

Pet portrait day! 💖🐾
Frame color, background and highlights on Cooper the bunny are fresh, lines and 95% of the color is healed
The entire b&g portrait of Ivy the dog was done today. A full day of nothing but pet portraits is my literal dream day!!!

09/08/2025

If you aren’t already on my schedule and would like to get tattooed by me before next year, this is the only chance I will have to make that happen! Come show support and love for Tyler and Kelsy, and get cool tattoos knowing that the money spent is going to help not only a family within the Lincoln community, but also a former member of the tattoo artist community! .t.tattoo

09/08/2025

Kelsie Shriver Tattoos

08/31/2025

💖📣 Exciting news about the October scar cover name drawing!! 📣💖 I am thrilled to announce that Jon Fleming and Kai Kightlinger from Luminary Tattoo, as well as Steve Scheid from Crimson City in Omaha, will be participating in the October scar cover giveaway by each drawing a name. This collaboration will enable us to support four individuals in their healing journeys that month, rather than just one. I am so proud to partner with such talented artists and remarkable individuals. Thank you all for your ongoing support and outreach!!! 💖

08/27/2025

Ella Minnow Pea book cover art I got to do recently! The top micro portrait part is fully healed, the minnow and pea pod are fresh 💖