Accessibility Information

Studio COVID Color Tests Sliding Scale Home Visits Booking

Studio

I work out of a private studio, which is accessed via 2 flights of stairs. There is paid street parking available directly outside the door, as well as free parking on side streets nearby. The Argyle red line is around 5-7 minutes away on foot.

The massage bed I use for tattoo is rated to 450 pounds, but I would probably trust it only up to around 350 comfortably. For some arm and back placements I use a simple chair and tattoo armrest setup, but most of these placements can also be done laying down if prolonged sitting is difficult.

COVID Precautions

I practice reciprocal masking in my tattoo studio. If you arrive wearing a mask I will also mask during our appointment. I generally use a duckbill KN95, as this is the best fit I've found.

That said, I do not practice extremely stringent COVID precautions in my day to day life -- I work as a substitute teacher, as well as attending live music events. I am periodically unmasked (to eat/drink, to make myself heard while teaching) in both contexts. I am happy to rapid test prior to your appointment if you request it.

Color Tests

I offer color tests as a free service (no immediate booking required) to people with melanated skin, and as a free add-on to any color tattoo booking if requested.

Color tests are small patches of color (typically in a discrete area or an area planned to be covered by black fill) designed to test how color ink will heal and settle in the skin. They can be made into small shapes (hearts, sparkles, etc) or simple lines/dots. They can include as many or few colors as you'd like, but often just use whatever basic pallete you're interested in for a future color tattoo.

Sliding Scale Appointments

I am able to offer 2-4 sliding scale appointment slots each month, depending on my workload. Sliding scale appointments are pay what you can at a rate of 50% to 80% of my full hourly, and I aim to prioritize BIPOC and/or trans people for these appointments. This is all honor system, I can't/won't police anyone's identity or income status.

Home Visits

I am developing a system for home visit tattooing, to improve accessibility for those who are not able to come into the studio for various reasons. This is still a work in progress but feel free to reach out if this sounds like a service you'd be interested in.