Lara

Thank you so so much for choosing more flash and your on going support @oftheferns !! 💚💚💚 . . #Hexcellenta #cosmicnoisetattoo #medievaltattoo #woodcuttattoo #engravingtattoo #blackworktattoo #linocuttattoo #renaissanceart #medieval #seattletattooartist #seattletattoo

About the artist 🧑‍🎨 Hey! I’ve never done one of these - so I figured it’s long overdue! Hi 👋 my name is Lara (she/her) and here is some Lara-lore. I hail from Minneapolis, Minnesota, born in the snow blizzard of 87’. I was lucky enough to be raised immersed in art and encouraged to be my weird self. I fell in love with book arts at the age of 16 when I was lucky enough to receive a free year long mentorship at the Minnesota Center of book arts, where I was trained and encouraged to pursue art, my favorite being the large printing presses and the photography darkroom!! My happy place has always been carving linoleum, but I will occasionally dabble with etching (though it’s been far too long since I’ve had access to such facilities). As a young adult, I was hot mess 😅 hopping trains and hitchhiking back-and-forth across the country and playing in a band in Canada. I discovered my love for sailboats when someone gave me a sinking wooden sailboat to live on ⛵️ I moved back to the states -to Port Townsend WA and begun learning under a shipwright so I could teach high school girls how to use tools and work on wooden boats. And somehow a place I planned on staying for one year turned into 9-10ish? years. I found working on boats gave me a job i felt pride in! I enjoyed working hard, I enjoyed working outdoors, and with my body. As a very hands-on person, seeing what you did at the end of the day felt good! But admittedly, my art practice had fallen. around 2018 I got obsessed with sign painting taking classes from two amazing sign painters -one in San Francisco and one in Minnesota. I ventured into opening my own sign business. I had finally found an outlet to be more creative again! And that motivated me to get back into carving new prints. And I have to say coming back into block printing was like putting back on a pair of well-worn gloves! Oh gawd I guess this is too long according to ig. Well, if you made it this far, my hat is off to you! The story doesn’t end here, but my rambling does. I look forward to hearing your stories while I tattoo you! Thank you for all your support - I appreciate you! -Lara ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

One new and one with a touch up. I had so much fun getting to know you better Morgan 🫶 thank you for supporting my art! Done at @cosmicnoisetattoo . . . #medievaltattoo #medievaltattoos #historicaltattoo #seattletattoo #woodcuttattoo

A quick look-see at available flash 👀✨ . . Some up coming info 🥳 I will be participating in two flash events and the Seattle tattoo convention this summer! 👉The first one will be May 29th for Honk fest in Georgetown! 👉The second one will be @cosmicnoisetattoo pride flash event on July 25th! 👉The third event will be tattooing walk ups at the Seattle tattoo expo. I’ll be tattooing two out of the three days of the weekend of Aug 14th-16th. Tba And that will be it -until the Friday the 13th in November! So keep an eye out, be sure to follow my account and make me a favorite so I show up in your feed, with up coming info on these events! I also wanted to say that I am beyond thankful and honored that y’all bring such amazing projects my way! I have some big things in the books and I am so incredibly grateful that y’all allow me to put forever art on you!! Thank you, with all my heart 🙏❤️‍🔥 . . #medievaltattoo #woodcuttattoo #woodcuttattoos #blockprinttattoo #blackworktattoo

Feral rabbit with a neck ruff Thank you so much for choosing me as your artist for this fun one Maria!! 🫶 📍 Done at @cosmicnoisetattoo . . . #medievaltattoo #woodcuttattoo #seattletattoo #seattletattooartist #medievalrabbittattoo

I had so much fun creating this for you Daniel! Thanks for hitting me up for a tattoo while visiting Seattle! 📍Done at @cosmicnoisetattoo . . . #woodcuttattoo #medievaltattoo #seattletattoo #blockprinttattoo #linocuttattoo

Moon sun custom for Michael! 🌜🌞 . . 🗡️ Done at @cosmicnoisetattoo . . . #medievaltattoo #medievalmoontattoo #seattletattoo #seattletattooartist #sunandmoontattoo

Hanuman for the wonderful @rionthelion I’ve lost count how many tattoos I’ve put on you, your friendship and ongoing support means the absolute world to me, thank you friend 🙏💗 Done at the wonderful @cosmicnoisetattoo . . . #Hanumantattoo #seattletattoo #blockprinttattoo #woodcuttattoo #medievaltattoo

I had so much fun creating this custom for Phoebe ❤️‍🔥 phoebe came to me with the fun idea of a sundew plant inside of a tooth. I love love the ideas y’all bring to me and I’m always so honored to create them for you! Done at @cosmicnoisetattoo 🏰🐉 . . . #medievaltattoo #blockprinttattoo #linocuttattoo #woodcuttattoo #seattletattoo

A Fem knight for Olivia! ⚔️🖤⚔️🖤⚔️ This was so much fun to create for you! Thank you for your trust and support !🙏💗 . . . #medievaltattoo #seattletattoo #knighttattoo #femaleknighttattoo #blackworktattooseattle

Just a lil clown rat with some patches on its booty ❤️‍🔥🤡🐀 Fun little one to start the week out! Tysm for hitting me up for a tattoo while in town B! . . . #medievaltattoo #linocuttattoo #clownrattattoo #seattletattoo #seattletattooartist