• Your Body Your Choice

  • As a professional tattooer my goal is to provide as much information about tattoos as an organic medium in living skin so that you can make decisions about what kind of work you’re interested in getting, ultimately any decisions about your tattoo are up to you— it’s your permanent body modification

• Speaking Up

• It is my goal for you to leave your appointment with a tattoo that you are happy with. If upon seeing your design, and it’s not what you were hoping for, please let me know! We can make adjustments in-person as time allows or we can reschedule

• I encourage you to take up space— there is space in my practice for you to voice your needs or concerns

• You can request adjustments to the stencil (placement, size, orientation of the design) so you can feel confident about your tattoo before we begin. I consider stenciling to be an important part of the process to get the stencil right. There is no reason to rush. The stencil can always be moved– your permanent body modification cannot!

• Tattooing is an intimate craft that will often involve me resting my hands or arms on your body in order to position myself to tattoo well. If there’s ever a position you’re in, or a place I am touching, that makes you uncomfortable please let me know and I can re-adjust as much as is possible

• Take breaks

• While I do need folks to sit still so I can tattoo well, please don’t feel like you need to push past your limits or pain tolerance– we can always take breaks as needed, including breaking a tattoo up into multiple sessions 

• No Need To Apologize for your Body

  • There is no reason to speak negatively or apologize for your body in any way. We live in a world with an entrenched legacy that encourages us to be harsh to our bodies. I invite you to let that go as much as possible within the space of my practice

• It’s Okay to Change Your Mind

• Hey it totally happens! Sometimes the day of your appointment rolls around and it just doesn’t seem like the right time to get a tattoo, and you don’t need to share a reason. If you’re having any doubts about your permanent body modification please let me know. I do not want you to feel you must push yourself to do something you do not feel ready for

In order to uphold these client affirmations in my practice I do need clients to understand and follow my policies and deposit policy. Deposits are meant to protect my livelihood as an independent, self-employed artist. The purpose of my deposit policies is to allow for room for these needs described above in a way that doesn’t hugely affect my income & livelihood, which is why deposits are non-refundable and last minute reschedules require payment of an additional deposit. Thank you for your understanding!