Gatesofshell Tattoo

Gatesofshell Tattoo Welcome to Gates of Shell 🖤 I’m Michelle, a Cardiff-based tattoo artist. I specialize in black & grey realism, inspired by horror, fantasy & the surreal.

I create custom tattoos that are bold, subtle, or deeply personal. DM to book & follow for updates

See! I can do girl stuff too! 😂 thank you for trusting me
05/04/2026

See! I can do girl stuff too! 😂 thank you for trusting me

Bit of white to go in but starting to see the progress on this sleeve! All the clients ideas with my designs. Really enj...
30/03/2026

Bit of white to go in but starting to see the progress on this sleeve! All the clients ideas with my designs.
Really enjoying doing this 🙌

Coming along nicely! I only tattoo on Saturdays and Sundays so I spend the rest of the week drawing commissioned pieces ...
19/03/2026

Coming along nicely! I only tattoo on Saturdays and Sundays so I spend the rest of the week drawing commissioned pieces like this! Can do family or pets if anyone ever need a special gift 🫶✍️ /blackandgrey

Space available if anyone’s looking for this kind of style 🫶 just drop me a message 🩷
17/03/2026

Space available if anyone’s looking for this kind of style 🫶 just drop me a message 🩷

Pretty little gothic fairy 🧚🖤Taking bookings for march 🫶
05/03/2026

Pretty little gothic fairy 🧚🖤

Taking bookings for march 🫶

Honoured to be asked to do this tribute for my friend of his father. I actually tried to say no as I’m still quite new t...
03/03/2026

Honoured to be asked to do this tribute for my friend of his father. I actually tried to say no as I’m still quite new to portraits but he has more faith in me than I do 😂

Super cool couple tattoo done recently 👩‍❤️‍👨 designed by the husband 👻
02/03/2026

Super cool couple tattoo done recently 👩‍❤️‍👨 designed by the husband 👻

Another one for my bestie today! 😂👊
15/02/2026

Another one for my bestie today! 😂👊

I’ve been absolutely rubbish at remembering to post tattoos! So here’s a few I’ve done while I remember Edgar Allen poe ...
06/02/2026

I’ve been absolutely rubbish at remembering to post tattoos! So here’s a few I’ve done while I remember
Edgar Allen poe 🐦‍⬛
Ozzy 🤘
Jigsaw ghost 👻

Working on a commission ✍️Will have a few prints available when its done 🫶 Drawing will always be my absolute favourite...
05/02/2026

Working on a commission ✍️
Will have a few prints available when its done 🫶
Drawing will always be my absolute favourite 😊

29/01/2026

Having a break from designing today. Going through my videos and found this from my last work’s Christmas do! Hell of a karaoke night

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751 Beechley Drive
Cardiff
CF53SJ

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