Enlightened Art & Tattoo

05/30/2026

First tattoos are exciting and overwhelming and nobody really prepares you.
So I’m preparing you.
Save this for yourself or send it to someone who needs it.

05/28/2026

Strength, loyalty, protection, endurance. The feeling of carrying weight quietly and continuing forward anyway.

Really loved bringing this piece to life and building the atmosphere around the arch and posture of the figure. It feels calm, heavy, and reflective all at the same time.

Projects like this always remind me why I love storytelling through tattooing so much.

05/26/2026

I think one of the biggest misconceptions about tattooing is that it starts and ends with art.

And while drawing is part of it, tattooing is also reading skin, understanding anatomy, managing energy, adapting in real time, and carrying the responsibility of permanence into every appointment.

A tattoo is not paper.

Skin changes. Bodies move. People feel pain differently. Emotions are involved. Trust is involved.

The reason great tattooing can look effortless is because there is so much happening underneath the surface that most people never see.

And honestly, that is part of what makes me love this craft so much.

05/25/2026

Signs by yours truly 🫶

Obsessed with the new farm stand signs! 😍🌿

Can’t wait til this summer when we have fresh garden goodies & flowers!!

Shout out to our cousin Caitlin for the beautiful artwork! I love it 🥰 (I’ll tag her in the comments!)

05/25/2026

Someone asked me recently if I regret any of my tattoos, and honestly I had to think about it for a second.

Because I do not really see my older tattoos as mistakes.

I see them as proof of who I was at that point in my life. What I loved, what I needed, what I was searching for, what mattered to me then.

Of course I am not the same person now.

That is kind of the point.

I think a lot of what people call “tattoo regret” is really just growth. Distance between old versions of yourself and who you are becoming.

But that older version of you still deserved to exist. Still deserved to take up space. Still deserved to leave a mark.

And honestly, I think there is something really beautiful about being able to look at your skin and see evidence that you have lived through different seasons of your life.

05/24/2026

05/22/2026

A very accurate representation of what getting tattooed with me feels like.

The setup, the stenciling, the lunch I ate while drawing your design (sorry not sorry), A little bit of art, a little bit of chaos, good conversations, overanalyzing placement for twenty minutes, random life updates, probably laughing at something unhinged, and then somehow leaving with a permanent memory.

I really love that tattooing is more than just the final piece. It is the experience, the trust, the energy, and the connection built throughout the process.

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studiovlog tattoobts

05/21/2026

A while back, a client came in for what looked like a simple tattoo.

But during our conversation, she shared what it actually represented in her life.

And I realized I had almost missed the most important part.

Not the design.
Not the placement.
The meaning behind it.

Since then, I have approached consultations differently.

I do not just ask what you want and where you want it.

I want to know what it means to you, what you are marking, and how you want it to feel years from now.

Because a tattoo can be a memory, a milestone, a healing process, and a part of your story.

If you are trusting someone with something permanent, you deserve an artist who understands the weight of that.

If you have an idea you have been carrying for a while, I would love to help bring it to life.

Text 833 508 7552

05/20/2026

Love it here 🫶