Owner & Resident artist at Valhalla Tattoo Studio

“I have been tattooing since 2016, in different studios in England, Ireland and Argentina. Before that, I was working in the fashion industry as a fashion designer and make up artist.

Since I was very young I started painting and drawing, I’ve done many commissioned murals around the world, and participated in many art exhibitions. I’ve also done a lot of illustration work, I’ve published my own book and I am planning to publish many more.

My tattoo work is mainly fine line, micro tattooing and dot-work.

My customers describe my work as “dainty and delicate”

I am fascinated with nature, and that is what I enjoy tattooing the most. Plants and animals are my favourites, but I’m always open for a new challenge .

I love putting a lot of details in my work and create an art piece that my customers will love forever. “

View Michelle’s work here

Resident artist at Valhalla Tattoo Studio

‘I am a self-taught artist. I started painting seriously around the age of 17; I got my first show and sold my first piece a year later. Like a lot of creatives though, my obsession started from childhood, where even my earliest school reports will attest to the obsession of drawing. (Not that I actually bothered studying art whilst at school)

Over the years my art has taken many different forms and taken me to a lot different genres. I have curated interactive fine art exhibitions both collaborative and solo across the UK, done art drops around the world, sold pieces from London to New York, painted live at large scale at Urban Art Fairs and had my art exhibited in public city galleries.

My art has always been punctuated with themes of Chaos, Accident, Decay, Darkness, a love for nature, Sympathy for animals and explorations of the frailty of human experience. Since 2018 after years of successes and failures; and a few attempts i am very proud to find my self operating in the world of tattoo body art. Each new genre i move through often informs the output of work. A lot of the themes I have carried through my career are now the bases for my work as a tattoo artist. As Tattooing is my main focus today each piece is a one off original and designed solely for the wearer of the tattoo in mind.”

View Jakob’s work here