How long should I expect to be in the studio?
On top of the estimated tattooing time, we can take up to 1 hour before starting the tattoo to get stenciling and placement right. It’s good to allow 30min for breaks (could be more if it is a 3+ hour session), and 30min at the end for wrap-up and photographs.Do you do customs?
It depends! A lot of people mean different things when they say custom. I won’t do copies or renditions of another person’s artwork. The following is what I am open to:
No charge - Minor modifications done on the day (resizing and skewing)
$150+ - Fully custom piece. I charge the same hourly rate for drawing, and these will typically take 1-2 hours. For these I’m mostly interested in the themes I talk about on my IG page: memory, scars and trauma held in the body, language, personal relationships with tradition and community, philosophical and spiritual reflections.