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🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 Longtime friend of the studio @other.memory returns October 24-25! Contact Matty directly for all of your flowing abstract and stippled (sur)realism needs
@_adriannala flash for the @hibrfalastin flash day this weekend to raise funds for P@lest!ne aid!! These designs are repeatable and prices range from $200-350 depending on size. Contact @_adriannala directly for to book!
NEXT Saturday 10/11 & Sunday 10/12, some of the Thorns Tattoo crew will be participating in the @hibrfalastin worldwide flash fundraiser for Palestine!! Artists will be posting their flash sheets in the coming days, so please stay tuned and be su
🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 Continuing our fall lineup of pop-ups from local artists is @whaackart tattooing select dates in October!! We love getting to work alongside other Bay Area tattooers and build community beyond our phones. Contact Wes directly to book!
🔥GUEST ARTIST ALERT🔥 @freak_body has time to tattoo you @thorns.tattoo THIS FRIDAY 9/26!! Send Jorb a DM to book!
🔥GUEST ARTIST ALERT🔥 @poke.aaa.dots returns to @thorns.tattoo October 6-8 for more shadows, tiles, flows, and more! Contact her directly to book
🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 Can’t wait to host @astrophys.inks next week all the way from Hawai’i! She may still have some spots left, so hit her up! Contact artists directly for details 🐱
🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 We LOVE when former Bay Area tattooers come back to guest! Looking forward to hostinf @luminous.wound from Portland for select dates between September 28 - October 9. Their books may be nearly full for this visit, so reach out now to
🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 Soooo excited to have @snakeoclock tattooing with us on September 24-25. Their books are full for this visit, but give them a follow for notifications on cancellations and future visits to the Bay! 🐍
🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 Can’t wait to host @acumenttt from NYC September 17-21! Contact them directly for delicate ornamental black work, moody peirrot clowns, ethereal flowers, and more ✨
🔥GUEST ALERT🔥 It’s gonna be a lil @fruit.camp party! Excited to have @ghostnests tattooing with us for 1 day only, September 1st. Contact artists directly to book!
Gorgeous snake friend done recently by @kissmyangst whose books are currently ✨open✨ Contact artists dorectly to book!