Orion Ink LLC

09/04/2026

My neighbors! ❤️

🧵🪡 Do you do EMBROIDERY? 🪡🧵

Why YES! YES we do!

09/01/2026

Found him! Spooky Waldo added onto the ghoulfriend. She is about a year healed!

It's officially spooky season!

08/31/2026

I love paw prints! Especially when I get to tattoo prints from exotic animals.
I have been tattooing Alyssa most of my tattoo career, and in that time she has brought me some really fun stuff to tattoo. Alyssa worked at the Wahpeton zoo and now works at a zoo and a vet clinic in Wisconsin! We have been filling the side of her leg with prints from the animals she's worked with.

Today we did a Bengal tiger, North American otter, Ring-tailed lemur, African Crested porcupine, and not pictured is a tiny Leopard gecko print!

Alyssa has also gifted me canvases with paw prints from some of the animals - today I got cute little skunk prints and a beautiful shadow box made by Alyssa!

Thank you for driving all the way from Wisconsin! It is always fun catching up and talking animals all day✨️

Looking for your own paw print? I do all tattoo inquires and booking at the link below!

https://venue.ink/

08/29/2026

Friendly PSA to refresh everyone on what my policies are for booking, deposits, and design changes. I hate making these posts because they kind of make me feel like a b*tch, but here goes - 🫣🥴🫠 -

These are my policies -- every artist/shop has them, or should have them. My policies are what help establish boundaries, respect, and fairness. I am one person running Orion Ink. I am also a person who has a family, bills, rent, etc just like everyone else. Then there are the personal battles that have been ongoing this summer. I fully understand when 'life happens' because it's been happening to me for months now.

INQUIRIES AND BOOKING: I do all of my inquiries on Venue. Ink only. ✨️Please do not message me on Facebook or Instagram to talk about a tattoo.✨️ One platform of communication is how I operate. The link below will take you my booking site -

https://venue.ink/

SHOWING UP AND DESIGN CHANGES: When a client doesn't show up, I don't get paid. When a client books four hours and changes their mind last minute to a piece that only takes maybe an hour -- I lose income. Going from a $500 day to maybe an extra $100 after the deposit sucks. It would be like walking into your job and being told you were supposed to get paid for the full day, but will be paid a quarter of your daily wages. You'd be a little upset, right?

I understand the economy is a dumpster fire and nobody can 'afford to throw away money'. Trust me, I know this. I have to throw away money when I set up for a tattoo and the client doesn't show up. I take a hit when the design is made significantly smaller last minute - or made larger and the client is upset the pricetag also gets bigger.. I adopted the design change policy within the last couple of months because of this.

BOOKING REMINDERS: As annoying as they can be, my booking site sends out automatic reminders for booking completion AND a reminder 24 hours before your scheduled appointment. Both of us get the reminder actually! If you miss your appointment, you will need to reschedule **with a new deposit**. If ya want to book again, please do! The booking process is the same each time.

My booking and deposit policies are laid out very clearly before a deposit is even put down. If a client isn't a fan of the policies, that's okay!, they are not being forced to book 😊. ✨️But when you DO choose to book, please just be aware that my policies stand for everyone, and I will uphold them✨️. I also have the right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason- and disrespect will be one way to not get booked again.

Tattooing is my livelihood - I've had a few instances the last couple of months where it's felt like I wasn't viewed as a person, just a service. That doesn't feel great when I try very hard to treat my clients well.

Like Aretha Franklin, all I'm askin' for is a little respect. ❤️

08/16/2026

I was definitely an art room kid. I would skip out of other classes and hang in the art room. Not only did the art room make me feel like I belonged there - Mr. Bachmeier made me feel like I was meant to be there...even if I was supposed to be in math class instead 🫣🤣.

To this day Mr. Bachmeier is one of the most influential mentors I've ever had the honor of learning anything from.

08/12/2026

'Rambo' pheasant!
This was such a fun tattoo to do -- too bad I took the WORST photo of it, ever. 🫠🥴

Scott also brought me caffeine and an AWESOME bat specimen to add to my collection 🤌🏻.

08/10/2026

I LOVE Alien (1979). It is my favorite movie, ever. The concept of the Xenomorph was created by H.R. Ginger, a Swiss artist who masterfully married flesh and industrial machinery.

But what if the Nostromo became a Baba Yaga? And had Queen xenomorph feet instead if chickens feet...

I crave tattoo subject matters that lean on the darker side. Surrealism, biomechanical, dark fantasy, horror/gore, animals like gators/reptiles, bears, sharks, vultures, dinosaurs, hippos (they're BRUTAL), wild boar, etc. I'd love to do Baba Yagas, witches and demons, cryptids, anything to do with entomology.

I bought a whole practice arm in the hopes to sleeve it up in subject matters that make my lil heart go 'pitter tatter'😎😅. My hope is to use it as a reference to gain clients who align with the types of tattoos I am dying to have in my portfolio.

https://venue.ink/

08/06/2026

*THIS IS NOT MY DESIGN* This badass piece was originally created by Jose Gabriel Alegria Sabogal. I was just fortunate enough to replicate this on skin for my client.

When Nena sent in the booking request, I was HYPED. I've been wanting to dip into woodcuts, medieval imagery, darker subject matters in general.... the stuff my lil tatter heart aches to do daily🤌🏻. Nena looked at a lot of wonderful options in the FM area to do this tattoo (and there are some wildly talented tattooists in the FM), so I'm really grateful to have been chosen! It was fun chatting, jamming to post rock, and checking out the rad tattoos Nena has gotten overseas.

07/31/2026

Yesterday Jill got to fill my cancelation spot with a birthday tattoo! The universe has it's way of working things out 😊✨️.
Fine lines and circles always make me sweaty in the best ways possible! Lol. This was a really fun piece to do✨️.

I have August availability yet that I would love to fill up!
Studio minimum: $75
Hourly rate: $125
Full Day (8hrs): $800

https://venue.ink/

07/29/2026

A little memorial tattoo from last week 💙.

I ended up with some last-minute reschedules and now have time open tomorrow AND Saturday!

Here are booking links that will take you right to the date and time available. You do not need to fill the entire time!

Thursday: https://venue.ink/o/off-8vARAHzGT9k

Saturday: https://venue.ink/o/off-8vARlK6WfLc

These links are first come, first serve once booked.

Thank you!