booking Information
Thank you for your interest in tattooing with me.
I’m fully booked until the start of March 2025.
NEXT BOOKS OPEN:
1st FEB 2025 is when we’ll offer dates for March & April 2025.
Below is all the information about:
my tattooing process
pricing
AS IS concept pieces
appointment deposit
my studio location
how to apply when BOOKS OPEN or, if you’re coming from overseas & would like to request an appointment
what happens after you’ve applied for an appointment
if you need to cancel your booking
& if you’re after a voucher, that’s over here
my process
My approach is that I work from the base of drawings I have - my work & subject matter are the building blocks of the composition/collage that we will come up with for your tattoo.
I ask my potential clients to explore the drawings & tattoos on my site & instagram. In particular, my instagram stories contain the latest designs I’m constantly developing. I also have some you may have missed in my archives that I can show you in the studio during your appointment.
You’re encouraged to screenshot the whole pieces/ the elements of pieces that resonate most with you, the positioning on the body, or anything else that you relate to in my work. You won’t be held to any fixed idea - this is to give me an idea of the direction you’re thinking of exploring together.
On the day of your appointment, you’ll bring along your selected images of my work. These are our start point. The more prepared you are, the smoother the process will be & the more you’ll be able to achieve in our time together.
I listen very closely to what you feel connected with & the journey you are on & then slowly we will get a picture of what will be the perfect marks for you.
We will sit together & take the time to work through various options & to personalise your marks, in terms of size, combinations of elements, placement on the body, intertwined details, colour etc., until we arrive at exactly what you would like for your tattoo.
When we are happy with what we have come up with together we will begin to tattoo.
pricing
The way I work is difficult to price, I don’t work in the same way as many tattooists & the actual time tattooing is not an indication of what the piece will be priced at. I have had a few different ways of pricing in the past but I find the current pricing fair for myself & for clients. So here it is!
I have three general pricing brackets that my work falls within. Because we don’t know exactly what we will do together until the appointment, please keep in mind these Levels when budgeting for your tattoo. Note that 90% of the work that you see on my instagram falls in the ‘Level B’ category.
Once I have the approximate size & location of the tattoo you are thinking then I can give you an idea of the pricing that usually goes with a tattoo of the energy & size. My pricing is sliding scale within the tier levels.
Level A is $500 - $750
Level B is $750 - $1200
Level C is $1200 -$1800
So if it sounds like you will be a level B then you can pay as you wish between the minimum & maximum of that level. On the day, I will give you an indication where we are within the range, lower or upper to help you out but ultimately it is up to you. I hope to create a system where it works out for you the client & for the longevity of my ongoing practice within tattooing. (I don’t count the payment whilst you are there. I appreciate all my clients custom & the time we spend together.)
As far as timing goes, the body location/s as well as the size of the markings determines the energy & time it will take me to achieve the finished design.
Level A & B are half day appointments - between 2 & 3.5 hours.
Upper Level B & Level C is most of the day - between 4 & 6 hours).
Following are visual examples of my work for each of the Levels:
I also offer new ‘AS IS’ pieces, usually designed & drawn for a large position on the body - back or thigh. Some pieces would also work on the stomach. For these pieces I am not doing them on side ribs locations or smaller areas such as lower leg or lower arm.
I can do small alterations with these but they are mostly designed so we fun jump on in once we get the scale and exact location right for you. Every BODY is different and we definitely will adjust to yours to make it exactly right for YOU.
Colour is also fine to add. A smudge or some line work.
Order of elements can be adjusted also but basically it’s designed to be close to the original.
Once a design is used on the back it won’t be repeated as it is on another persons back. It may be used on another location on someone else.
If elements are changed slightly then as long as it’s changed enough I may repeat the layout with different alternatives.
The same with the thigh. For it to be used again on another persons thigh we would need to make some alterations in scale or colour or vary the elements and locations. But we can do this.
‘AS IS’ concept pieces
pricing for AS IS pieces
For the full back pieces, these are Level C (price scale as above) & we allow for an all day appointment, up to 5.5 hours,
If it’s super close to exactly as I’ve drawn it then I’m more than happy for the lower end of the scale for payment. If we’re headed into large scale & colour etc then as per usual it’s up to you how you wish to pay within the scale.
If you wish to have it at a smaller scale on the back (for example shoulder blade to mid back) we can discuss if this falls into level B.
If it’s on the thigh, it will be between upper level B & level C. (Again up to you within the sliding scale) . Thigh tattooing for me & for you tends to be a bit easier than the back, so less time & energy for us both, even though the scale might still be larger scale work.
If you wish to have one of the current AS IS concepts for an appointment, I will be prioritising them throughout the booking period. You can email Jane via deadbirdflying.ok@gmail.com to try & bags one.
Please attach the screenshot of your preferred image, including the name of the AS IS & then you’ll get first offers just as soon as books open.
Any questions please email Jane & we’ll get back to you asap.
The current AS IS concept pieces are:
