booking REQUEST FOr
MaRCH 2025
ACCEPTING REQUESTS FEB 1ST-7th
This booking window has been shortened due to a very exciting announcement coming soon!
These are catastrophic times and I understand tattooing as a luxury cost will not be accessible to everyone. I also understand that connection and art during these hard times can provide a place of safety and a sense of normalcy when so much is not. I hope to work with your budgets as much as possible to keep this work affordable, while also allowing me as a small business owner replace all of my equipment that was lost to the flooding and begin to rebuild.
I am honored to offer this work to the incredible Asheville community in hopes it provides us both a little beauty through the pain.
This is a booking request. Submit for flash (available pieces in my instagram highlight) or customs below. I’ll go through booking requests in the order they’re received, although submitting early doesn’t guarantee an appointment. I will prioritize requests that are clear- providing details about size, placement, and subject are crucial for me to feel confident taking on a project.
I’ve Submitted, WHAT Now?
I’ll start sending the automated booking system link out out to a selection of pieces I’m most excited about within about a week. I’ll continue rolling out links until all spots are filled. If your submission is accepted, pay your deposit and secure a spot quickly.
note: you’ll pay your deposit at the time of booking now instead of having to go to a separate site!
Appointments will (MOST LIKELY) be at:
ZEN INK
752 Depot St, Asheville, NC 28801
*NOTE:
THIS IS THE MAIN SHOP, up the block from my usual location. THEY HAVE OPENED BOOTHS FOR US TO USE WHILE we assess if our STUDIO can be repaired. location MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON a number of factorS, please keep an eye out for reminder emails with updates.
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I will prioritize requests for illustrative, fine-lined blackwork with stipple shading. I don’t offer color, portraits or copies of other artists’ work. I prefer themes of nature, herbalism, mysticism/folklore, and antique patterns and aesthetics. Not sure if you idea fits into one of these categories? Still submit! I can recommend other artists if it’s not my jam.
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Feel free to list multiple ideas to complete in one session- this can be time and cost effective for both of us! I can block out more time for us accordingly.
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My rate is $180/hr with a minimum of $150. I tattoo fairly fast so my tattoos remain on the affordable side compared to industry-standards. If you’re concerned about cost, reach out and I can do my best to estimate what you’re wanting to get!
Reach out at tattoo@taureantrade.com with any questions or special requests. Thank you for your trust!