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Woke to some very sad news today. We lost another legend. Gone too soon, at 63. R.I.P. Cronos. 💔 @venom_band_official #venom

#boss

Bad and good are just steps along the way. Great is when your choices start building toward the work you actually want to do. Which one are you stuck on right now? Want help mapping the next move? Comment or dm COACH and let's set up your C

Clean & friendly is more than just words at Iron Brush. Everyone is welcome. Tattoos and piercings, walk-ins and appointments, 7 days a week. Bring a friend and wear your story.

Hey mamma Shaw…. Shawmarie Jeffery 💀🌙🐓

Teal team 6 , these guys will be available at our @hopegallerytattoo art show and @collectedcon

Red Arbor’s Halloween Flash Day! Saturday, October 24th 12-7 p.m. Arms and legs only Walk-ins only $120 a piece Get ready, it’s spooky season and we couldn’t do it without you, boo!

Insane couple days drilling on @sebastian__casper …pushed through some pretty painful places to get to this point. Looking forward to our next visit! @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkreations

Great session today on Alvin’s back, can’t wait to dial in this light source in a few months! @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkreations

She wasn't short on clients. She was short on a finish line that was actually hers. She kept looking at the tattooers around her and deciding she was behind. Meanwhile she was booked out, burnt out and coming home to her kids with nothing l

#Ancientbear #SpiritBear #MessengerBear #Spiritguide #Beautifulmountains

Fall is the best time to start those sleeves and other big projects. Get tattooed while you can keep them out of the sun over the fall and winter. Here’s some pics of sleeves currently in progress, I have some room in my schedule to do a fe

Every day is a tattoo day. Every day is a piercing day. Walk-ins and appointments seven days a week. Clean shop, friendly artists, and always room for your friends.

Bring a friend and treat yourselves! We do piercings every day - walk in or make an appointment over the phone (tattoo appointments made only in person).

Feliz cumpleaños babe! You are the sweetest and kindest soul I have ever known! You deserve everything, I’m glad we were able to surprise you and I hope we made you feel how special you are to all of us. You have such an amazing group of lo

Remembering Our Beautiful Bella ❤️ Today marks the anniversary of the day we said goodbye to our beloved Bella. Seventeen years. Seventeen years of unconditional love, companionship, and memories that will stay with us forever. She was trul

Angelarium is coming to Denver this weekend for the @odditiesandcuriositiesexpo I won't be there personally, but it's a rare chance to get my prints :) Stop by and give a little love to my emissary <3

The booked-out artist isn't more talented than you. They're running a different system. Tattooing well and keeping a full calendar are two different skills. The middle column is where a lot of good tattooers get stuck, and it's rarely becau

Cruised up to PortHuron last Saturday to see April Wine, Molly Hatchet and Sweet. Great to see our buddy Jimmy, an amazing guitarist who’s been playing with Sweet for several years. He’s been in L.A. forever, but he’s from Detroit, we both

Beautiful, meaningful, safe tattoos so you can wear your story. Clean & friendly • Lincoln, NE • Open 7 days

The one and only Trish Stratus❤️ @trishstratuscom #trishstratus #wwe

Do you want more clients, or do you want different clients? Before you sort your calendar or touch your price, get clear on what your goal is right now. Is it paying the bills? Getting more clients in the door? Doing specific tattoos instea

Your story matters. We help you wear it safely. Clean & friendly • Lincoln, NE • Open 7 days

Show up early and bring your palm-size or smaller design. Walk-ins all week, every week.

From first-timers to collectors, solo visits to friend groups—we welcome you all. Walk-ins daily. Appointments every day. Piercings seven days a week. Clean and friendly always.

I keep a journal just for wins, not client work. When I feel stuck, I go back and read it, and I realize I did more than I thought. ❤️ @theartofreese for showing us how to be the villain. #candidcolorcoaching #tattooartistlife #mindsetwork

SIGN UP NOW! GRISLY, GASTLY, GRUESOME, GHOULISH PAINT JAM!!! SUNDAY, OCT. 25 from 12-7. COME PAINT SOME GRUESOME SHIT WITH ME!!! JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! $100. Limit 15 people. Just message me to sign up!!! All skill levels, all ages wel

SIGN UP NOW! GRISLY, GASTLY, GRUESOME, GHOULISH PAINT JAM!!! SUNDAY, OCT. 25 from 12-7. COME PAINT SOME GRUESOME SHIT WITH ME!!! JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! $100. Limit 15 people. Just message me to sign up!!! All skill levels, all ages wel

You don't have a pricing problem.You have a nobody knows why I'm worth this problem. Raise your price without fixing that and you just get fewer bookings at a higher number. Same problem, more expensive. Positioning comes first, price is ju

“Glue” played a great live set at @illustrious_gallery. Thoughts on doing live shows monthly?

Good luck on your fight tonight @ailinperezufc #fightnight #mma #ufc

CROWBAR last night at the Crofoot! They crushed, as always. Sold out show, it was nutty in there. Hard to see the bands, it was so crowded, but I found a little hole on the balcony to watch Crowbar. A few too many people jumping on stage, b

Well I made a new website, but lost my old email list. Story time: Sadly, upon trying to send out the announcement newsletter you can read in the slides above, I discovered that my list of subscribers contains too many old/invalid addresses

In the shop today doing a tiny piece, but will be available after around 2:30-3 for another small banger after, or a walk in, so.... walk in! Much love #paintedtempletattoo #utahtattooartist

Clean. Friendly. Seven days a week. Walk-ins for tattoos and piercings, or book your time. Come with your story, or bring your friends to start theirs.

Your style, we just help you wear it safely. Walk-ins and appointments every day.

NEW SHIRTS & HOODIES! $20 shirts. $45 hoodies. Swing by, or message me if you need shipping! @mandymartinartwork @mikegor 🖤 #fashionicons #tattoo #tattooartist #tattooshop #maine

I never thought I would end up sharing this 🫣💀. I thought it would be cool to show you guys the art I created for fun before tattooing. The stuff I did outside of classes, with my own creative freedom… even though some of it is questionab

COMING IN OCTOBER!!!! NEW TSHIRTS AND HOODIES! 20% OFF ALL SPOOKY SEASON TATTOOS! SPOOKY PAINT JAM: Oct 25! HALLOWEEN FLASH DAY: 10/31 Details to come on all of these events and more, but mark your calendars now, and DM me, @mandymartinartw

Impromptu Horror themed lunch!!!

Wear your story—bold, subtle, hidden, or loud. Clean & friendly • Lincoln, NE • Open 7 days

How should your deposit work for you right now? As an apprentice, you're taking in everything. A deposit just books it for later when you can't fit it in that day. In your early years, it's about the order. Get people in for a consult first

Art, friendship, brotherhood, sharing culture, waiting for trains to pass the road you need to cross or stop being loud as fuck or quit shaking the building you’re in or stop transporting valuable goods and commodities that people need whil

This is the last week of this quarter to get a Tattoo Oracle and have a portion of the proceeds go to Mourning Hope of Lincoln! With the Tattoo Oracle, fate decides your next tattoo and you get to help your community at the same time, with

imagine getting a new tattoo and feeling so much hotter and cooler💖 love u . hit up me or @tattoosbyjonny for our collab piece! . . . . #tattoos #rochestertattooartist #tattooartist #explore

21 years in 🙌 #sanfrancisco #colortattoo #tattooartist #woodinlay #sanfranciscoart

If you want more appointments, "book an appointment" feels like a commitment. That's a friction point. "Book a consultation" feels like a conversation, and that's what gets people through the door. That's why I used to have "book a consulta

I’ve had this YouTube account {it’s also my alternate ig account} @allcustomarttattoos for a while but now I’ll take more advantage it. I’ll be posting longer form videos on there where you can see more of my process and how I go about prep

A realism, portrait, black & grey tattoo by Cecil Porter, featured on TattooNOW.

North Dakota, part 2 build sing create pray burn suffer renewed in the warmth of the earth

New guest artist coming to Red Arbor! 🖤 Birdy Everhart is joining us October 9th–11th! Click through to check out his work, then book an appointment through our website and let us know you want Birdy before his guest spot fills up!

Wrapped up this coverup on Cirilo today, great session, got to really dial it in. Working with @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkreations

Serious progress on Day 1 of Seb’s front piece. Pushed through some pain today, I’m always impressed by what people can do with a little determination. @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkreations

HOT NEW 6 INCH STICKERS!!!!

NEW SHIRTS!!! Arriving this week! 🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️

Last swipe is crucial 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 The five years pass either way. The only question is what rate you're at when they do. Comment or DM COACH if you want to start moving now.

North Dakota, part 1 📷 @ajmoody80 📷 @ajmoody80

I'm going to hold your hand when I say this... Your current clients are not the ceiling of what you're capable of charging. I know that feels scary. You've built real relationships with these people, and the idea of them saying no feels per

For 11 years, Lincoln has trusted Iron Brush with the honor of Lincoln’s Choice. Our responsibility is to keep earning it—with every tattoo, every piercing and every person who walks through our doors.

Aruba is incredible! Might be the nicest place I’ve ever been, awesome people perfect weather just incredible!!! Robby AlmeidaCaroline WalczakAmy Moitoza