#FirestarterTattoos

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Splashy & colorful elephant tattoo on the riblets from fall of 2020. :^)

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Finished this dead tree back in Dec of 2020. Lower half (trunk & roots) is healed, upper half with the branches is fresh in these photos. Tbh, the roots on the hand could use some touchups, but that's the gamble you play sometimes with hands when your client does manual labor. 😅

[Image Descriptions: 1-3: Photos of a forearm over a solid black background, slightly varied angles. Along the full length of the forearm is a gray wash tattoo of a realistically styled dead tree, with bare branches spanning the upper half, and roots flowing down onto the hand. 4: The first 3 photos combined as a collage in a row.]

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Here's a lil custom flash piece I did back in Nov 2020. I did a series of flowers with obscene & goofy sayings in the stem.

[Image Description: Forearm on black background. On the forearm is a tattoo of a seeded dandelion, with three seeds floating away in the breeze. Cursive writing, incorporated in the stem reads, "blow me." The tattoo is in grayscale with a pop of color in the head of the dandelion.]

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This was a memorial piece that I did back in Nov 2020 for a very sweet gal. ❤️‍🩹 Her skin got pretty sick of me by the end, but she was a rockstar & sat like a champ. 💪🏻

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Jack o' Spades for the trad sleeve in progress! Linework is healed, aside from a few touchups; color is fresh. ♠️ . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #modification #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #TattooArt #TattooDesign #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #firestarter #MinnesotaTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #JackOfSpades #PlayingCards #AmericanTraditional #OldSchool #ColorTattoo #flowers (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CctCqrYuq9H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Got to start stacking in some grays and whites on this chest coverup. Blackwork is mostly healed here. I left the eyes because we're going to do them in color ✨ . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #modification #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #TattooArt #TattooDesign #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #firestarter #MinnesotaTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #FusionInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #Realism #Owl #OwlTattoo #CoverUp #Grayscale #RealisticTattoo (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZKicbzJkkO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I did something ridiculous again. I think this was back in November. Not sure if I should be showing these images for free tbh 😏 . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #QueerArtist #QueerTattooer #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBT #TheTattooedLady #Minnesota #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #FootTattoo #SpongeBob #DoodleBob #MiHoyMinoy #DoodleBobTattoo #SpongeBobSquarePants #SpongeBobTattoo #SillyTattoo #FunnyTattoo #BlackTattoo #Linework #BottomOfFootTattoo #Cartoons #CartoonTattoo #LineDrawing #LineTattoo #GoofyTattoo #AwkwardTattoo (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3ttAnsToO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A couple lil sprigs of baby's breath as a memorial for a miscarriage. Sweet and simple. . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #QueerArtist #QueerTattooer #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBT #TheTattooedLady #Minnesota #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #babysbreath #miscarriage #MemorialTattoo #BlackAndGray #FlowerTattoo #CollarboneTattoo #graywash #SmallTattoo #MeaningfulTattoo #realism #RealisticTattoo #SimpleRealism #MicroRealism #SmallFlowers #floral #SweetTattoo #FamilyTattoo #plants (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkwpdFWMSIP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Someday I'll get my shit together and update my portfolio more regularly. In the meantime, here's a lil cardinal that I did. . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #QueerArtist #QueerTattooer #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBT #TheTattooedLady #Minnesota #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #cardinal #CardinalTattoo #graywash #BlackAndGray #realism #RealisticTattoo #bird #nature #BirdTattoo #WildLife #WildLifeTattoo #ShoulderTattoo #SmallTattoo #MicroRealism #CuteTattoo #grayscale #animals #AnimalTattoos (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChYS2cts3NX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Onions 👏🏻 have 👏🏻 layers 👏🏻 ... (featuring onion's best friend: garlic). . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #QueerArtist #QueerTattooer #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBT #TheTattooedLady #Minnesota #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #garlic #onions #Alliums #OnionArt #OnionTattoos #CalfTattoos #CookingTattoos #TattoosForChefs #FoodieTattoos #illustrative #IllustrativeTattoos #CookBookIllustrations #ColorTattoos #FullColor #GardeningTattoos #watercolor #sketch #QuirkyTattoos (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhGCAVu9Vr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I got the honor of tattooing Sonia's mom's thumb print on her hand. . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBTartist #LGBTtattoo #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #MinnesotaTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #SilverbackInk #ThumbPrint #MemorialTattoo #FingerPrint #HandTattoo #ThumbPrintTattoo (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZ9u3uOVQj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lil single-line apple per the request of her kiddo. ✨️🍏 . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBTartist #LGBTtattoo #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #MinnesotaTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #apple #SingleLine #LineTattoo #AppleTattoo #GraphicTattoo #fruit #linework (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXzW5nM_jr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"I swallowed the dice; I make my own luck now." A line from "Fighting Fish" by @dessa. I hand-poked this on myself; it took nearly 6 hrs to do bc tattooing by hand without a machine, one dot at a time, is a B. 😂🤪 This was my 2nd go at hand poke technique. I'd love to play around w/ it more, especially now that I have a fancy grip tool for it. I know it's silly doing a horizontal design on a vertical part of my body & hand poking geometric shapes, hahaha. For some reason, though, this is just what I envisioned for this piece. You know, obviously the polyhedral dice are a nod to table-top role playing games, and that ties into the "swallowed the dice" portion of the lyric. Life is a blend of luck, skill, and sheer grit. The past handful of years have really been about taking charge of where my life goes for me. Sure, you could leave life up to chance, but you could also play the cards you were dealt & make the best of whatever numbers you roll. I was also asked if I wore the rainbow socks to coordinate w/ the finished tattoo, and the answer is not no. Hehe 😌 I think part of the reason I went w/ rainbow color scheme is bc I have always loved rainbows, but also there were the perfect amount of dice for it (for those who are unaware, the two that are the same shape are actually different dice -- one is a d10, giving numbers of 0-9; the other being a 2d10, aka a percentile die, which gives you numbers of 00-90). Another reason for the rainbow is semi LGBTQIA+ pride related. Navigating gender and sexuality has been a long & complicated journey for me for many, many moons (as it tends to be). I grew up in a town where being queer was not acceptable, at least not back in my younger years (it's a little easier now, but not by much), and that was made very clear to me at a young age. I'm learning to be a more open & authentic me. #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #LGBTartist #LGBTtattoo #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #NonbinaryArtist #MinnesotaTattoo #HandPokeTattoos #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #rainbow #pride #dice #dnd #dessa #SongLyrics #HandPoke #geometric #RPG (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeX193vsYnX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Finished this up~ linework is mostly healed, except some of the smaller inner details on the back flower and leaves. Shading is all fresh. . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #modification #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #TattooArt #TattooDesign #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #SilverbackInk #MinnesotaTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #raven #RavenTattoo #bird #FlowerTattoo #graywash #BlackAndGray (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeFJpFQMIA8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This lil guy was so fun. He's based on some vintage postcard illustrations. 🐸 . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #modification #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #TattooArt #TattooDesign #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #firestarter #MinnesotaTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #FrogTattoo #ToadTattoo #vintage #illustrative #ColorTattoo #postcards (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6fO0PO2k0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lil sheep with a crown of thorns. 🐑 . . . . #tattoos #BodyArt #BodyMod #SheepTattoo #ink #art #QueerArtist #QueerTattooist #MnArtist #MnTattoo #TattooArt #illustrative #TheTattooedLady #TattooedLadyMN #NikkiFirestarter #FirestarterTattoos #SheepTattoo #FaithTattoo #MNtattooers #DarkLab #FKiron #EternalInk #Saniderm #H2Ocean #graywash #SilverbackInk #BlackAndGray #Sheep #PepperShading #WhipShading (at The Tattooed Lady) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtKiUVOlnA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=