I have been tattooing in Brighton for eight years. My hyper-detailed tattoo style is based on antique botanical illustration; I attempt to accurately recreate the texture and patterning of the plant. I am also inspired by how those forms interact with the body; I most frequently work by drawing the design directly onto the client.
Getting a tattoo is an act of creative defiance, personal expression and a reclamation of our bodies.
In 2018 I created the Plant Project, where clients would come to the appointment with an idea of what they would like a tattoo to represent, and I would research the Victorian symbolism of flowers and plants to find a shortlist of options. I would then draw and tattoo the chosen plant for them.
In 2020 I launched the Tree Project, which aimed to capture the beautiful (some endangered) trees of the local Brighton area. Clients would choose from a selection based on photographs I’d taken in the city parks, and I would freehand tattoo a branch of the chosen tree.
In 2020 I co-founded The Dollhouse, a private studio in central Brighton designed to be a fun, safe and inclusive environment, and in 2022, we expanded to a bigger premises with a wonderful group of artists.
