it feels like a tattoo is never finished to me. when does the process stop?

the body lives on

<3

sharing an array of healed tattoos below

do you have a healed tattoo of mine?

send a pic to nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com, pretty please :)

:)

free touch ups forever

i like thinking about touch ups as maintenance, everything you use every day needs maintenance every now and then to stay in tip top shape

xoxo nico

i’m excited to be returning as a guest artist at Angel Kisses Studio in echo park september 18-20

<3 email nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com to book, flash or custom <3

i’m obsessed with these recent custom projects, more birds and rainbow pencil please! i am also dying to do a lizard with a strategically placed long swirly tail as an arm band. it’s an honor to bring your ideas to life, whatever they may be :)

thank you for looking <3

xoxo nico

i love writing and drawing with my rainbow colored pencil. it’s nostalgic and feels charming yet is unpredictable, you don’t get to choose what color comes next. it simply is. i’m excited to bring this improvisational energy into tattooing <3

booking august + september in los angeles, email nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com

flash:

i see two approaches to rainbow colored pencil tattoos. the more approachable path is built around shape repetition and thoughtful choice of the best color flow, like my flash. the second path is a little more daring. we agree on a design, and when you come in for your appointment, you or i trace it with the rainbow colored pencil to see what the gods have decided for your tattoo. which path would you take? what do you think about improvisation within the permanence of tattooing on our impermanent bodies?

recent work:

can’t wait for more!

<3 nico

i write to ask if you have any interesting light sources and/or depictions of light in your daily life? beautiful light that always shows up in the same way once a day on your ceiling, a vintage lamp, stained glass windows, old windows/mirrors, mirror reflections, a religious book/pamphlet that heavily illustrates light, a creeping shadow…

if you do, i would love to see <3

my latest source:

please keep an eye out for me and send anything my way, email nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com

<3 nico

i want to give a glimpse into what it looks like to work with me on a custom handpoke tattoo <3

i start by asking you a bunch of questions to best understand your dream. do you have size and placement and budget in mind already? any lizard or do you have a specific species in mind? color? stripes? are you open to me freehand drawing the water on your body so that it flows organically or do you prefer a pre-drawn shape?

then, i draw a couple of options for you in pencil and send them over for your initial thoughts. this is the best time for big adjustments. once i have your input, i make any changes and go in with pen for a more finalized design. then, i send them to you for final thoughts and any additional adjustments. i aim to have finalized designs to you at least 1-2 days before your appointment. i am happy to draw more ahead of time if you would like more time to sit with your design, please just let me know. :)

custom requests currently start at $200, scaling up with size and level of detail. custom designs are non-repeatable. email nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com to book <3

for this custom peregrine falcon request, i sent over 3 options in pencil, and the client came back with a preference on the flying falcons, so moving forward i shifted my focus away from the perched falcon. i want to emphasize that changes can always be made, right up until the last moment. for example, we decided to darken the falcon’s feet on the day of the appointment.

reflection from the top duckling + position from the middle duckling + fluffiness from the bottom duckling = most adorable duckling on the left

i freehand drew this seaweed onto my client’s leg, but it was helpful to draw some reference material beforehand to make the decision making process during the appointment more approachable.

another example to highlight drawing with specific placement / flow of the body in mind.

i love the highly collaborative nature of custom requests <3

email nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com to book <3

xoxo nico

i’m a handpoke tattoo artist based in los angeles. feelin excited to share new flash, booking updates, travel announcements, wonderings, and wanderings here. i’m currently always booking, let’s chat, email nicolettyyyyy@gmail.com with your dreams on design, placement, and budget <3

little archive of available flash:

(flash is repeatable, custom is not)

i imagine that there is a deep well of water at the top of my head. from this pool, there are currently 3 creative streams flowing. i’m curious to see which streams run the strongest and if there are any new streams that break through the mud in my brain.

tiny god stream:

animal ecosystem stream:

barrel racer wannabe stream:

<3 thank you for looking <3

xoxo nico