Tattoo Asylum

Again and again Jonas keeps giving amazing tattoos! He did a mermaid on my arm and it looks phenomenal!!! Cant wait to get more from him!
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I love Tattoo Asylum. I have been several times and have nothing but good things to say. They’re honest, talented, and good people. I’m a big fan of Kristen Close, she doesn’t just tattoo, she like births tattoos with the most amazing color work. Little tattoo babies that you will love for life. I had a tattoo in mind so I stopped in to see her with some pictures. She took my idea and ran with it and made it SO much better than I could’ve imagined. Trust… she’s good and she’s easy to chat with. Don’t bother with their website though, find them on Facebook. You can find Kristen’s work here too…

I’ve gotten all 3 of my tattoos here. Bruce is great and so is Jonas. And good prices! Great art! Will always go back!

Bruce was a bit grumpy in the beginning because I had an idea that was logistically impossible, and it was rather frustrating for both of us at the start to figure out how to make my tattoo work, but we ended up figuring everything out. I was thinking of taking off one star for the grumpiness, since that made me feel a bit uncomfortable… but hell, Bruce is a human being! He’s allowed to be grumpy, and he remained professional through the grumps ;)
We figured it all out and compromised til we had a size and location that was logistically possible AND made me happy — so I ended up with a larger tattoo than I had been planning on getting, in a location I hadn’t planned on getting it, but now I don’t see why I would want a different size or location at all. Bruce was friendly and considerate throughout the process, and we talked about Carrie Fisher and how great she is, which was super cool since I don’t meet nearly as many Carrie Fisher fanatics as I ought to. The application took about an hour and a half and was extremely painful (a good bit of it was done right on my freaking hip-​bone), and when the pain got bad enough that I asked him to stop due to my feeling nauseous (a recommendation to anyone getting a tattoo: EAT, DANGIT!), he was incredibly kind and turned the special light off and turned the fan on me and let me rest until I felt a bit better and asked to continue
As for the actual tattoo, the end result is BEAUTIFUL and exactly what I wanted. Since it’s only a little bit over 24 hours old it doesn’t yet look exactly how it’s meant to, due to the inflammation and redness, but even if it WERE the final result, I wouldn’t mind a bit — and I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s all healed up. Also, the price was incredibly reasonable considering the time and effort put into the work — not the most important thing, but definitely a plus.
And a P. S. for the ladies — I had to pull my pants down much lower than I’d normally feel comfortable with, especially with a light shining right on my lower stomach, but I didn’t feel at all uncomfortable about this, due to Bruce’s demeanor — he had a very casual, objective, sort of doctor-​like attitude regarding my usually-​covered body parts, which made me feel completely at ease, and that’s definitely not easy for me as a survivor of sexual assault.
All in all, A+.

After Annie left at Blue Flame I wondered who I would get to work on my next tattoo project. So I started looking around at portfolios and found Kristin’s work at Tattoo Asylum. She has really good color skills and knows how to make colors sing on skin. I took in a print out of what I wanted and she drew it up and the next day I came back for the application. I was able to try on the tattoo before it was applied with the needle to make sure I liked the placement and size. Then the two hour session began. She plays cool music and we talked about the Blondie concert coming up and the time passed with distraction.
I really love the outcome of the tattoo. She was able to take the photo of a drawing and make it come alive on my body and something that I can be proud of. I got a tattoo of a gothy style Mermaid by Suzanne Woolcott but with blonde hair for my youngest daughter. She loves that mommy has her represented next to her sister. I am so glad I got to work with Kristin and we have a few more projects coming up as well.
I’ll take a photo once it heals and post it on here.

I got a small tattoo from Kristen Close (amazing yet simple scissors). I love it. I checked out many websites for local tattooers and her stuff was by far the best (though it’s pretty subjective, right?). My main tattoo man is in California– I’m so glad I found someone here hat can do really beautiful work!

I have been tattoo’d by all but one (the newest) of the artists at Tattoo Asylum and can only recommend them all for having an amazing understanding of art, style and show immense professionalism in the execution of their work.
They have all been doing this for many years and have one of the best shops in the area, if not, of course, the best. The shop is decorated very nicely and you will feel like you’re walking into a lounge, much more so than a sketchy, hole-​in-​the-​wall unestablished tattoo shop.

Bruce at Tattoo Asylum is awesome! His artistic abilities shine through in his detailed work, color and shading. People stop me to ask where I got my tattoos… I happily refer them to Bruce.
A cashier at Home Depot told me that she liked the tattoo on my arm. She asked where I had it done… I told her. She said that she shopped around and that Tattoo Asylum was too expensive (I don’t think so!)… and that she would have to go some place cheaper. I told her, «If you like their work, save up your money and splurge… because it’s gonna be there for a while!»
Many of my friends and co-​workers have had their tattoos done at Tattoo Asylum… many by Bruce. But also by the other artists there… all solid work. Just make sure to eat some food before you get your tattoo!