The Artist Behind the Work
The Story
I've been making things my entire life — drawing, painting, carving, building. Art wasn't a phase. It was just how I processed the world.
I started tattooing while serving in the United States Marine Corps, finishing my apprenticeship in 2015 while stationed in Jacksonville, NC. What began as a craft became something closer to a calling. Over a decade later, I'm still at it — still obsessing over the details, still chasing that moment when a client sees their finished piece for the first time and something shifts in their face. That moment is what this is all about.
The Studio
I work out of a suite at Parlor Suites in Columbus, Ohio. Appointment only. No walk-ins, no waiting room, no chaos. Just you, me, the work, and a few plants.
Every session is unhurried. Every design is built from scratch. You get my full attention from the first conversation to the final line — and I'm still here after, through the healing and beyond.
The Work
My style lives at the intersection of illustrative realism and Art Nouveau — photographic depth, flowing organic lines, and compositions designed to move with your body. Whether you're after vibrant color or refined black and grey, my approach stays the same: intentional, personal, and built to last.
No flash. No templates. No repeats. If you bring me something meaningful, I'll treat it that way.
A Little More About Me
My clients describe me as calm, patient, and easy to talk to. I'd say I'm just a weirdo who loves plants, can quote Tolkien at length, and gets genuinely excited about a good botanical or mythological reference.
I've sat with people through some heavy things in this studio. Life transitions, grief, healing, becoming. I don't take that lightly. If you need the session to be quiet, I'll put my headphones in and we'll both disappear into our own worlds. If you want to talk for four hours about inner earth theory or Norse paganism, I'm here for that too.
Outside the studio, I make things under the name Fatmunk3y Designs — handmade goods on Etsy, including prints, jewelry, resin work, and watercolor paintings. Because making things doesn't stop when the machine goes off.
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