FULL TIME ARTISTS
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Pony reinhardt | @freeorgy
Books closed until January 4th 2025 for all 2026
Express Booking requests may be possible!
Founding Artist - $700/hr debit/cash - $750/hr credit
+ Drawing Fee:
Small : $350: up to 8x10”
Medium: $600: up to 11x17”
Large: $850: beyond 11x17”
+ 4.5% NYC service tax
4 Hour Minimum ( $3150 Cash / $3350 Credit + 4.5% tax )
Pony Reinhardt is an astral ruffian, thriving in the wilderness of the lost and found nebulae and dripping carbon monoxide. Their art is a cosmic cataclysm of the Ghastly Phantastic. View their fine art at The Lost Fur.
Pony has shown in the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art and their awards include US Presidential Scholar of the Arts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship, and The National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts Silver Award.
Their body of tattoo work is built on a framework of ritual placemats and alchemical diagrams. Each piece is a synergy of elemental spell materials, drawing inspiration from the natural world.
SANTIAGO | @smp.tattoos
Senior Artist
$400/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$450/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
Two Hour Minimum
Santiago Martinez Payan was born and raised in Cali, Colombia. He grew up loving art, cartoons and anime and always had a desire to create: from music, to sculpture, to drawing, and finally tattooing.
“I love human and animal anatomy, death, metamorphosis, bones and anything related with mushroom and fungi. [Below] are some of the styles that I enjoyed doing during these 6 years that define my career as a tattoo artist.”
Liv | @witch.toes
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Liv has always had a passion for creating. Living most of her life around nature, she developed a deep appreciation for both flora and fauna early on, which have translated into her work today. After moving to NYC, she fell in love with the handpoked technique as well as the relaxing, gentle experience it provides. She enjoys using this method to produce both delicate ornamental designs and soft nature inspired pieces.
Liv draws inspiration from neo-traditional, surrealist, and ornamental styles, and enjoys tattooing a multitude of subjects, primarily in black and grey.
PHIA WALLA | @phiawalla
Senior Artist
$350/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$400/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Phia morphs their inspiration from the natural world with abstract, unnatural, and magical elements. Working mostly with black ink, they focuses her attention on the minute details creating intricate pieces comprised of dots, lines, and various other patterns and textures. They enjoy playing with darkness, both in their artwork’s style, subject, and composition, and is dedicated to creating unique designs that flow and fit with the individuals unique body.
Phia enjoys tattooing a wide variety of subject matter and is always focused on broadening their abilities as an artist and trying new things.
River | @river.tatt
$200/$250hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$250/$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
River specializes in fine line, realism, and one-of-a-kind designs. With her years of experience in the editorial industry as a visual artist, she uses her skills to convey stories and ideas through the realm of tattooing. She is trying to capture the mystique aspect of nature and human form in her work. River enjoys blending abstract shapes with realistic elements to create a reimagined look.
zARA | @zaratattoos
Senior Artist
$300/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$350/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
Two Hour Minimum
Zara finds her greatest inspiration in nature and its inhabitants, She specializes in detailed fine line work with the unique use of colors and in black and grey. She started her tattooing career in Brooklyn, and uses her background in illustration to incorporate the whimsical touch and finesse needed to bring the delicate florals and enchanting creatures to life.
Wherever you find your inspiration, Zara is passionate about transforming it into an everlasting embellishment.
MARTE | @marte.ink
$300/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$350/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Marte is a tattoo artist from Santiago de Chile, specialized in figurative and naturalistic elements in a soft and vintage aesthetic.
Focused on the use of fluid forms, and surfaces, he tries to capture movement and nostalgia in his designs, whether in color and black.
NEEKEH | @neekeh.tattoo
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Hailing from Sweden, Neekeh is a tattoo artist with a background in fashion and graphic design. She approaches her work with a designer’s mindset, aiming to harmonize her tattoos with the body’s natural contours. Her portfolio includes a variety of styles, from large blackout pieces to smaller ornamental designs and colorful illustrations, catering to diverse preferences. Neekeh is dedicated to the art of tattooing and takes pride in creating personalized designs for her clients. She believes in the power of self-expression through ink, making each piece a unique reflection of the individual it adorns.
BONGJIN | @telephonepole2
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Bongjin is a South Korean-born artist who specializes in blackwork tattoos. His vision is to use his preferred medium, the skin, to create statement pieces and conversation starters. Bongjin’s tattoos present a blend of contrasting forms that are both edgy, yet delicate. His adornments are inspired by his fascination with the odd or unusual, juxtaposed with the visuals of everyday life. A fairy on a cow-print moon. A scorpion whose stinger is a miniature scorpion.
His favorite thing to do when given the opportunity is incorporate an element of wit into a piece. Although he is meticulous in his handling of bold outlines and solid planes of crisp, all-black ink, he believes that part of the fun in life is not taking oneself too seriously!
Mika | @carrottoptattoos
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Mika is an artist from the Midwest who moved to NYC to immerse herself in the arts and further develop her career. She has a background as a figurative sculptor, and illustration. She specializes in black and gray illustrative realism with themes of nature and ornamental elements. She enjoys integrating fantasy and feminine components into her work with delicate details and imaginative subject matters.
EVER | @yzy.ss
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Ever is a Venezuelan artist that came to New York looking for new horizons in 2018 with the philosophy of patience, kindness, and constancy. In 2019 Ever found interest in the art of tattoos as a way to express himself and explore a way of representing his world and how he interpreted different subjects through his form of art.
Nature themes, human figures and still objects inspire his pieces, exploring how these themes create appealing compositions through lines, light, and shadows showing the beauty of the humble complexity of our world.
DIANA | @themoonwhisper
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Diana is Filipino-American artist who has lived in California, Texas, and New York. She specializes in delicate fine line tattoos with black and gray wash stipple shading. Being also a fashion model, she understands the challenges of expressing yourself through tattoos in a conservative industry, and she wants to change that. During her free time, she loves to sketch, paint, knit or crochet, and tend to her orchids. She is also passionate about astrology, past life, goddesses and all things spiritual as she used to read astrological natal charts. Diana's inspiration comes from nature, food, and still life.
Victoria | @sacredxprofane
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
Victoria is an artist from NYC. She has a fine arts background as a painter. She specializes in fine line tattoos with attention to pattern, placement, and texture. Her tattoo journey began 10 years ago when she started handpoking tattoos, she has since started tattooing with a machine, but has an abiding love for dots and textures. Her work ranges from pointalism depicting nature and nostalgia, to decorative pieces taking inspiration from architecture and art nouveau. Whether working with a client on a custom piece, or tattooing a piece of flash, she understands that all skin is unique and treats every project with the individual care and thoughtfulness necessary.
IAN | @666toska
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
Ian Starling is a transdisciplinary artist based in Ridgewood, Queens. As a tattooer his practice is trauma-informed and centered in transformation through bodily autonomy. He aims to give every client not only a beautiful tattoo, but a positive, healing, and fun experience. Ian was raised Eastern Orthodox in Texas and completed a BA in Philosophy/Literary Studies at The American University of Paris, before dropping out of graduate studies in philosophy in New York City and finally turning to tattooing in 2020. All these experiences inform his visual work, which uses religious and mythological imagery as well as reference to art history to explore themes of identity, trauma, and transcendence.
Layne | @laynemillertattoos
$175/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$250/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
($100 minimum)
Layne Miller (b. 1999, Long Island, New York) is an artist and tattooer who ties a string between past and present, combining ancient and modern tattooing techniques whilst striving to create uniquely timeless tattoo designs. Using sacred and archetypal images, Layne examines the collective unconscious and the transformative power of mystical imagery. Layne merges delicate machine linework with precision handpoking techniques to create tattoos that heal and age beautifully over time.
Layne finds inspiration for his work in nature’s sublime, ancient folktales and old dusty manuscripts, as well as his own mystical experiences. He is a passionate student of history and Ancient Greek. Layne enjoys Classical guitar, growing medicinal plants, and volunteering as an archaeological illustrator whenever he’s not tattooing.
His message is: do everything with love.
Stephen | @pineapplexxvibes
$250/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$300/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
1 Hour Minimum
Growing up in the Adirondacks definitely instilled a love of nature that heavily influences Stephen’s work. As well as the miniature jungle of plants in his house! In his free time, Stephen loves antiquing. The hobby plays a deep role in inspiring his designs. Stephen would describe his tattoo style as whimsical, and illustrative. He loves organic life, timeless patterns, and textiles with a touch of classic baroque elegance.
Cody | @compersioncompersion
$150/hr debit or cash + 4.5% NYC service tax
$200/hr credit + 4.5% NYC service tax
One Hour Minimum
Cody is a genderqueer tattooer and portrait photographer coming to us from Detroit, Michigan. They prefer a slower and more handmade approach to art making which is what drew them to hand poking. They are inspired by photographs and nature, but also enjoy inserting humor and queerness into more traditional tattoos and imagery. They are currently excited to tattoo more detailed stippled/dot work photorealistic tattoos in addition to their more simple and folky flash pieces. Cody deals with chronic joint pain which informs their philosophy: tattooing should be accessible for everyone and every body.
