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View fullsize Q1 update. I miss tattooing, but this hiatus has been quite worthwhile 😌
View fullsize Goodbye, Diving Swallow 🖤 As we leave behind 2024, my time as a resident at Diving Swallow Tattoo is also coming to a bittersweet end. I began my journey there having no idea if I was going to survive a major career change or ever “make it&rd
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View fullsize For the love of the outdoors and his cat 💕 . . . . . #handpoke #handpoketattoo #contemporarytattoo #bayareatattoo #bayareahandpoketattoo #jazzinkdivingswallow
View fullsize A night at Martin’s Beach, CA 🌌 . . . . . #handpoke #handpoketattoo #contemporarytattoo #bayareatattoo #bayareahandpoketattoo #jazzinkdivingswallow
View fullsize Honored to create this piece based on the koa tree and koa butterfly for Ada’s first tattoo 🦋 Booking new projects for January-February via jazzinkstudio.com 🖤 . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked
View fullsize For someone who loves Joshua Tree Park. It really is a magnificent place! . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #stickandpoke #contemporarytattoo #machinefree #handpokers
View fullsize Healed to perfection🌻 . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #stickandpoke #contemporarytattoo #machinefree #handpokers #bayareatattoo #oaklandtattoo #sanfranciscotattoo #
View fullsize A still-life for a coffee aficionado ☕️ The last photo is of the healed piece alongside its muse! 🫶🏻 #chemex . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #stickandpoke #contemp
View fullsize Happy to be building such a unique collection on my client’s arm! The dagger, sunflowers, and bauhinia leaf are fully healed. The hannya mask and cat matryoshka doll designs are based on real-life mementos. . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos
View fullsize A cinema scene with nods to Edward Hopper and Giorgio de Chirico, plus a simple art nouveau era CA poppy stamp #handpoke . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #stickandpo
View fullsize This pairing is based on two novellas by Jose Revueltas: El Apando and Los Muros Del Agua. El Apando is fully healed while just the shading is fresh on Los Muros. I haven’t tattooed comic-like style art with bolder outlines in a minute, so this
View fullsize #Handpoked this leopard shark friend to fill a nice lil space for my lovely client’s arm 🦈 . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #stickandpoke #contemporarytattoo #
View fullsize Nagano & Hakuba 🇯🇵🌨️🏂 March 2024 . . . #japan #japantravel
View fullsize Healed! I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to #handpoke this stormy city scene for my incredibly patient, kind, and supportive client. The larger format allowed me to fit so much detail into the frame. ⛈️🏙️ . . . . . #qttr #tatt
View fullsize Grayscale RBG & CMYK diagrams #handpoke . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #stickandpoke #contemporarytattoo #machinefree #handpokers #bayareatattoo #oaklandtattoo
View fullsize Healed! These water studies were my client’s first tattoos. Thank you for trusting me with this challenge 😮‍💨 #handpoke . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #handpoketattoo #stickandpoketattoo #
View fullsize California poppies and tulip, representing my client’s past and present homes. It’s always an honor to decorate such a large focal point on the body 🙏🏻 Done in two sessions. In these photos, the poppies are healed while the tulip is fre
View fullsize Living proof that it’s okay to change your mind. There is beauty in chaos. This chrysanthemum-esque flower evolved from a prior custom piece we did based on a Mariko Kusumoto brooch. My client also wanted it to fill more of the gaps between the
View fullsize Two forms of non-electric tattooing collide, ancient meets modern. I added the minimalist framing around @fathom_art’s existing Thai Sak Yant tattoo #handpoke . . . . . #qttr #tattoo #tattoos #handpoke #handpokedtattoo #handpoked #han