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hi angels, as some of you know i have been getting ready to take a break from tattooing if you’d like to be the first to know when i return to tattooing go sign up for my email newsletter linked in my bio on substack with the motor hotel that hosts amazing mixed use arts space looming towards demoviction, solo running a private studio during 2020s economy chaos & dealing with complex personal trials its come time to take a pause for awhile i will be closing up shop nov 1st & am all booked up but accepting waitlist requests for possible cancellations i am getting really excited to see where putting my energy into other creative endeavors will take me & relieved to be able to get some needed recovery time soon too if you want to keep up with that go follow my art account via @softworlds &/or join my patreon & please do keep following me here as well i will be posting lots through october as i do some final sessions with clients & say goodbye to the stabshack — what a special space, nostalgic already [email protected], if you need to reach me xo (ID: a photo of bug smiling from a profile angle over a lime green background their handles pasted in the corners and white text reads tattoo hiatus)

so delighted with these honeysuckle adornments for my friend nate we finished up earlier this week loved building the symmetry/asymmetry with them, the additions of baby slugs & drippy dew & getting to work on several pieces together over a couple months thanks for the trust, hype, patience & sitting like a rock @coldmetalwarmflesh plants are such cool beings & great tattoo subjects — more like this plz! booking for july, flash, custom & freehand projects, link in bio to request a session with me also if you’ve read this far ive been slowly preparing to host guest tattooers & small events at the stabshack to help support the community & my own work in tandem, follow me early via @the_stabshack for updates xoxo #yvrtattooartists #vancouvertattoos #qttrs #honeysuckletattoo (ID: hip tattoos for Nate of fine line honeysuckles on their tummy they are done in black ink with light grey wash shading and are placed to emulate both symmetry and asymmetry at the same time placed as branches hanging down with tiny baby slugs among them and little droplets of dew they have a light skintone and they are tucked among other tattoos on their torso and photos include a panned out and two close ups as well as a slomo video)

some special tattoos for one of my favourite people @tinyshrine at a beautiful studio space in the dtes today water and rocks for their stomach & a matching bestie tat that days DREAM in flowy trippy text, mines on my belly big thanks to @glenn.thorn & company for sharing your space — you can really feel the love & intention that goes into into there if anyone reading this is wishing they could get a tattoo with me before i leave town offically its not too late, still got a couple spots left mid may & if you have sent a request i will write you back soon xo #yvrtattoo #qttr (ID: tattoos for James on his belly and thigh of water running over rocks and the word DREAM)

back from a six month hiatus for some short guest spots thank you jasmine for coming by for tattoos & thank you glenn for hosting me hmu if you are wanting to grab a spot mid may, flash only & catch me before i switch coasts ‼️ (ID: two tattoos for jasmine one of a moth with a broken wing above her leg and one of a freaky mushroom with eyes on her calf)

“puddlelace,” from otherworldly flowers flash for arial this one just clicked, perfect placement — amazing connection & conversation, slow paced & chill i always say tattoo havers are the real art the tattoos they choose just adorn the fact thanks arial for this, the trust & a couple hours of real talk hope this tattoo makes the body feel even more like home #yvrtattoo #vancouvertattoo #bugcru (ID: a tattoo of a surreal other worldly plant on arials lower back done in black ink with soft and subtle shading he has a medium skintone and the tattoo features low lying leaves tall flowers and a little frog poking out from one corner)

a special freehand earlier this week, came together out of loose visual concepts, grounding, self return, the process of letting go and protection — the plant is madder, known for its brilliant red roots used commonly for natural dyes and the soft stern energy of rabbits what a treasure to be trusted with something like this #vancouvertattoo #freehand (ID: a tattoo of a rabbit on a stomach held by two hands encased by madder plants its done in delicate black linework with pepper shading and the client has a light skintone)

a flash piece made after the subtle beauty of clutter in chaotic collective homes #qttr #finelinetattoos #canadiantattooartist #collectivehouse (ID: a tattoo of a house plant in a broken pot on an old wood chair on the back of someones leg it’s done in black ink with pepper shading and the client has a light skintone)

big fan of this piece and of my clients in general, thank you dev @devpetrovic bad ass choice & it felt great to get another tattoo in for your collection with you today its such intense times we are all living through right now it just makes sense to do the little things to live as hard and as true as we can, tattooing is so exactly that — big respect for the act of making personal ritual out of it #qttr #ornatetattoo #queerdiytattoo #canadiantattooartist (ID: a tattoo of an ornate tile design on the back of devs arm it’s symmetrical featuring two tiles with flowy plant like designs mirroring eachother its done in black ink wirh pepper shading and they have an olive skintone)

today we tattooed the iconic alien baby bursting out from rae’s stomach scars to say i was impressed with being brought this concept would be an understatement, truly genius on their part thanks rae, if there was an award for the truest freak today it would go to you @raespoon #yvrttt #vancouvertattoo #alienbaby #ostomygargoyle #alienbaby #theirson (ID: a tattoo of the alien baby from the movie alien for Rae on their stomach its done in black ink and peppering and Rae has a light skintone)

a fun one for a wonderful returning client the other day who do you think would win in a battle, that frog or this fly? #yvrtattoo #ignoranttattoo #flytat (ID: a photo of a ignorant style fly screaming on a clients arm he has a light skintone and its done in simple black linework)

frog pile for the one & only lee @queercheer91 how many frogs are in this pile? 💭 your guess is as good as mine! two big sessions in one week, we were on such a similar wavelength for this one frogs know two things: attack & chill, be like frogs no fr though really love being wittness to the way people utilize personal rituals of tattooing with personal growth, change & making homage to their movements through time it’s so cool & i never stop feeling grateful to help with that, thanks lee & thanks to the frogs that inspired this for you #vancouvertattoo #frogtattoo #pnwtattoo (ID: a tattoo of a pile of frogs on the front of lees leg its done in black ink and soft peppering under their knee and they have a light skin tone)

some progress on this mossy fungal rotting nurse log project for a wonderful friend & client lee, we are planning to eventually continue it up the back of their leg sort of crumbling off between the ditch of their leg and reforming up the back of their thigh @queercheer91 timed out in a surreal perfect kind of way with eclipse themes, personal work & hikes to go touch moss — this is one of two nurse logs ive done its such a rich theme & just makes sense that both tattoos belong to gender expansive people thankful & loving this where it’s at right now while also looking forward to expanding on it in the future #qttr #mosstattoo #motherlogtattoo #pnwtattoo #yvrqttr (ID: a tattoo of a rotting nurse log on the back of a friends leg it is done in black linework with delicate shading and they have a light skintone its super detailed with two moss types turkey tails mushrooms salal and crumbly wood)