DeadCity

DeadCity DeadCity Was founded in 2011. For the love of tattooing.
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08/25/2024

Hey. Here’s a tattoo style I never get bored of. This one is a good example of a nicely
Healed/settled tattoo. One session, all
Rock n Roll.
Yes, I know, I need to get through all
The msgs.
I’m trying,

However. If you’re committed to
A new piece, the best way, with the least amount of bu****it, is to txt me. It’s way less frustrating, so much so, it might not even be necessary to send “????????”
Seeing those question marks warms my heart and makes me want to get to your dm even faster!

705 280 0070

And yes, that’s my cell phone number.
And it’s totally cool to send a
“hey,
My name is (insert cool name) and so and so sent me, or the ghost in my bedroom had your phone number on a chalk board on the chain around his neck, or
I saw this post on InstaBook, and I’d like to get a snake fighting a one eyed bat”

I’ll get back to you as soon as I am able, but the secret here is that it’s a txt msg so it’s sitting there and it’s hard for my brain to avoid.
But TEXT, don’t call. I
Hate talking to strangers already,
then some random number calls.
I get like 75 random numbers calling every day. So I’m not answering unless you’re in my contacts. ((Which you will be, once we book the tattoo)) but if you txt o have a whole conversation I can refer back to when I have to figure out if you’re Luc with the lion face tattoo, or Luc with the tree forearm.
Obviously, common sense and etiquette applies. I don’t want to talk about your neck tattoo idea that just changed so I need to know about it at 3 am.
But also, “????????” Will make me take longer to answer on purpose.
Yes, I forget stuff, we all know, yes I know it’s a pain in the ass. (Try being me!!) one of my clients sends a “nudge nudge” txt
I laugh, I answer say “whoops” and no one has to duel anyone.
I think duelling should be a thing again. It would make people think twice before that send the “???????”

Luv ya!

😘❤️❓❓❓❓❓❓❤️

06/24/2024

Well, I’m done semi-retirement I think.
I actually got to paint, and I’ve been painting quite a bit. Here’s one piece that will be available in prints. I like my art pretty big so it’ll be available as a big print. Approx 16”x20”.

This is my cell number.
I have spots in the next two weeks.
705 280 0070

TEXT me if you want to get something done soon. I actually have lots of time since I haven’t booked anything new in a long while and I was booked days a week max. Theres a huge backlog of msgs and I’m going through them somewhat in order.

Thanks for your patience!

Hey Everyone, Happy Valentine’s Day. In 2018 I decided that I would go it alone running DeadCity. I wanted to just have ...
02/14/2024

Hey Everyone, Happy Valentine’s Day.
In 2018 I decided that I would go it alone running DeadCity. I wanted to just have a private studio space, no fuss.
But I couldn’t let go of that brand. It was tied to my identity. I wasn’t ready to split yet, I kept it going. First I was alone, then others joined me. Then inevitably I was alone again. And this time I’ve been at the shop alone has been pretty awesome.
DeadCity has been basically running like a private studio for a year. I’ve had some long days. Like seriously, very long days. It’s probably abnormal for
A guy to sleep on his shop couch after a long day because there’s no point in going home since I have to be back early. So I’ve been trying to balance paying all the bills myself, still enjoy tattooing and spend time with my children. And of course there needs to be some time for self care. Last winter I went through a serious depression. I learned SO much from that. I’m one of those stubborn men who work with an infected foot for a month instead of going to the hospital.
But, burnout is a real thing. And I want to obviously avoid that.
I am going to spend more time with my children., and family. And I want to paint. Because up until this past month or two I haven’t painted anything in 5 years. I’ve barely had time for doing my drawings for the tattoos I’ve been doing in order to pay for a a shopfront and it’s associated bills. And a house and it’s massive bills.
After tattooing for 26 years. It’s time to be the old school dude with a private studio. . I’m going to basically “retire” the DeadCity brand. I’m in the process of taking a small break and setting up my art space.
The sign is down at 150 Oak st. And I am moved out.
So let’s answer some questions

1) Yes you can still get a tattoo. It’ll just be in a different studio space. And I’m still just mostly taking on bigger projects. Mostly clients just txt me and make appointments. Once you set up that first appointment, you’ll
Have my number and it’s pretty easy after that. Still takes me a few days to
Answer sometimes.

2) DeadCity gift certificates are basically just James Sroga gift certificates. They don’t expire and as long as I’m alive and tattooing. You can redeem them. I know there’s. Going to be at least two people with gift certs from 2018 that panic about this.

3) this page is going to get retired eventually too. My personal page on Instagram is the best way to get a hold of me.

4)I WILL be going through all the msgs on this page. I am grateful for the interest and support. I guess after working at the shop from 11 am to 2 am the next day. And being a dad on my off days. I can suck at replies. I will own that and do better.

5) YES the DeadCity storefront is closed.

A big thanks goes out to all of the characters that have contributed to this shop for 13 years. It’s definitely been a ride. I hope everyone is doing well and thriving wherever they are.

Your humble tattoo guy.

James Sroga.

12/20/2023

I can do a lot of things. Changing the stupid banner picture on this profile is definitely NOT one of those things.

12/18/2023

So the past 4 times I’ve tried to log in here it was showing me that I have nothing in my inbox and no content published. I have no clue why all the glitches. But my IG has been running steady. If you’re not getting through, try .Sroga on Instagram. It’s a whole lot easier than this crappy platform.

I truly believe that I’m the only tattooer in North Bay that uses traditional coil machines. Everyone’s joined the wirel...
12/04/2023

I truly believe that I’m the only tattooer in North Bay that uses traditional coil machines. Everyone’s joined the wireless dildo-spacevape-pen club. Do you guys know of anyone else that still uses loud electromagnet coil machines??

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