I grew up creating endless collages, and drawing on myself and friends, which now all falls into place. After being discouraged from pursuing tattooing through school, I eventually returned to education to finally make it a reality. I graduated my Level 3 Art and Design course in 2020, where I explored in more depth those same collage interests, and applied it to 3 dimensional and installation works. This carries over beautifully to tattooing in informing my ability to work with the natural contours of the body; which I believe is such a defining factor between tattooing and other forms of 2 dimensional illustration. I am endlessly grateful to say that I managed to secure an apprenticeship straight after finishing my diploma, at Stained Nation Tattoo Studio, which was at the time Jersey’s longest standing and one of the most respected tattoo studios in Jersey. I spent most of the next year shadowing, and learning both the techniques of tattooing, and the intricacies of the rigorous health and safety which goes into it. I have been taking clients and tattooing full time since August 2021, and I am very thankful to everybody who has been tattooed by me and trusted me with their skin and ideas in that time. 

I primarily tattoo in fineline blackwork. I use a combination of etching, derived from traditional scratchboard techniques which I have adapted to tattoo application, and dotwork shading to create vintage inspired effects. My artistic influences draw massively from surrealism, and I enjoy pooling ideas from vintage anatomical, botanical, and medical illustrations; I also find massive inspiration in the natural world, and love any opportunity to tattoo birds and insects especially.