TOP SIX BOOKS

• The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin

• The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami

• Just Kids - Patti Smith

• Dune - Frank Herbert

• One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin

J Rose

Maine has always had a piece of my heart, and I am thrilled to finally make it my home. I was raised in Connecticut, but I grew up coming here to paint the coastal scenery with my parents and the rest of my chaotic and creative family.

I studied fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore for two years. After I left school, I spent nearly ten years traveling and living in other parts of the country.

I came to tattooing in 2014 after making the conscious decision to make my living being creative, independent, and fully myself. Tattooing challenges me like nothing else, and it has fundamentally changed who I am for the better.

I am comfortable tattooing in many styles, but my natural inclination is a style I call illustrative realism. My favorite subjects are flowers, birds, bugs, mushrooms, bones, and anything of the natural world (alive or dead).

One of the great joys of tattooing is the diversity of the people I meet and get to know. No matter what your background is, know that you will be respected in my workspace. I believe that tattoos are a collaboration between artist and client, and I feel honored to make your vision into something for you to keep forever.