Harry Potter Fan Appreciation Day Tattoo Auction!

Want a cheap tattoo? Like Harry Potter or wizard-y stuff in general? Here’s what you need to do: Email us your name, phone number, a picture of the tattoo you want, where you want to put it on your body, and your budget for the piece, and this Saturday at noon, before out HPFAD/Anniversary party, artist Will Wood will select someone to tattoo.

While budget is certainly a factor, the most important thing is the coolness of the idea, so get those submissions in!

12th Anniversary Celebration! (Copy)

In celebrating 12 years running a business doing something he loves, owner Will Wood is offering 12 free tattoos. The only catch? It’s his pick. A flexible schedule is a must, if you can only get tattooed on a weekend, please don’t reach out. Otherwise, fill out the ‘set an appointment’ form on this website, comment which piece you want and we’ll reach out to schedule it. After these, there’s only 1 left!

Heart of Stone/Flesh

Another tattoo done by our very own Amanda, she just can’t help herself. We tell her all the time. “Amanda, you can’t just slam dunk every tattoo we give you.” “Amanda, you’re gonna kill someone, you can’t tattoo that well.” She just won’t listen. And so, in the face of adversity, challenged with a unique and difficult concept, she does it again. The heart in this tattoo transitions from stone to flesh, which is a very technically demanding look to pull off. Thank you Amanda, and thank you to her client. This is awesome.

12th Anniversary Celebration!

In celebrating 12 years running a business doing something he loves, owner Will Wood is offering 12 free tattoos. The only catch? It’s his pick. A flexible schedule is a must, if you can only get tattooed on a weekend, please don’t reach out. Otherwise, fill out the ‘set an appointment’ form on this website, comment which piece you want and we’ll reach out to schedule it. After these, there’s only 1 left!

Praying Hands with Cross

Amanda crushed this tattoo the other day, so we had to put it up. You see concepts like this often, praying hands, clock symbolism, that kind of thing. It’s hard to do something different when it’s such a classic concept. but Amanda took it on herself to design this layout herself, completely custom. She made something really special out of it, and this client walked away with a smile, and a tattoo that everyone loves.

VIking Wolf

If dogs are mans’ best friend, then it’s safe to assume that wolves may have been vikings’. In any case, it’s certainly cool to put them together in a tattoo. Wolves are a staple for tattoo artists everywhere, they exude cool. Whether you get them because you’re a lone wolf type, or because you like that hunter’s instinct, you just can’t lose. Vikings exist in that realm too, they’re masculine, and rugged. Combined, it makes for something special. We hope you love it.

(WIP) Skeleton Thigh

What’s the best part about working at a tattoo shop? You guessed it. This was done on one of our piercers, Raine, and she absolutely loves it. We do too, and although it’s not quite finished, we couldn’t help but show off a little.

Salvador Dali Portrait

One of the hardest parts about doing a solid portrait tattoo is finding a solid reference. Usually, the photo is old, or blurry, or straight-up garbage, to be frank. Dali loved a good self-portrait though, so when we got asked to do a tattoo of him, we knew we could knock it out of the park. That’s how you end up with a flawless, award-winning look like this. We can’t wait to see it healed!

RBF Savannah

RBF Savannah got that name because while she’s very nice, she looks like a serial killer. Hockey mask notwithstanding, Will started this indigenous skull and headdress on her thigh for $400. The finish will cost her another $400 (it’s a Work-In-Progress). A regular client at Lighthouse Tattoo, RBF Savannah got ride-or-die status when we had a guest artist come in and he turned out to be a turd. Fired on his second day, leaving Savannah stranded, Will tattooed her on his next available day, which was Father’s Day (for those of you who don’t know, it’s a big deal, Will has 6 kids [5 of which he likes]). Due to the circumstances, Will didn’t charge Savannah. She then tipped him $400. He didn’t count the money until later, thinking it rude to do so in front of her. Upon discovering this, Savannah got a shop nickname and buddy discount status and RBF Savannah was born!

Why are you still reading this? Don’t be weird.

Will did a walk-in.

Will doesn’t typically do walk-ins. We have a lot of people that work here and normally someone else is available. However, if that’s not the case and you’re pretty cool with a flexible idea and a little cash, magic can happen. This young man came in with the open-ended idea of a ‘monster/demon’ on his chest and $300. 2 hours later and this is what he ended up with. Fun times man!

They can't all be winners.

This Samurai that’s bigger than your Aunt Fran’s fanny was done in a single session for $800 by our resident artist Will. Why isn’t it a winner? Because the fellow that got it got weird and we had to ask him not to come back. Sucks, because he seemed like a pretty nice guy. A word to the wise: do NOT, under any circumstances, start yelling at our receptionist over the phone. That’s a sure-fire way to get asked to not come back. Tattoo’s pretty sweet though, if we do say so ourselves!

Flash Sale!

Will has this piece available that’d he’d like to do because he’s a sucker for this sci-fi movie franchise, even the bad movies. Priced at a discounted $800 it hasn’t sold, so here’s the deal: Make us an offer.

Hagrid

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: If you’re not a fan of Harry Potter, we can’t be friends! and who doesn’t love Hagrid anyway? This gentle giant was done on an ankle in just under three hours by Will Wood.

Want a Harry Potter tattoo? You will find no better setting for it than at Lighthouse Tattoo. In fact, we throw a Harry Potter-inspired party every year to celebrate our shop anniversary as it corresponds to Harry’s birthdae!

Vampire Tattoo Submission Contest Winner!

Hailee Steinfeld’s portrayal of Mary in Sinners is stunning. From jaw-dropping line delivery and an on-screen vulnerability that belies a hopefulness even in the face of a somewhat jaded past, Steinfeld’s role in Sinners would normally have stolen the show.

Normally being the vampire victim that creates the biggest turmoil in a bloodsucker contagion film would be surprising, but with Steinfeld’s character it seems inevitable that she would be the catalyst for so much destruction. Inevitable and deliberate, a remarkable choice in casting.

A short analysis of her character speaks to the 16 Oscar nominations for the film, one chock full of purpose; intentional dialogue, casting, tone, and messaging; and a stylish vampire flick to boot. A remarkable achievement in its own right, we expect great things from Sinners at the Academy Awards.

So to honor our Goth St Patrick’s Day party vibe, Will thought there could be no better choice for his submission contest. Naive victim/villain professing a dangerous infatuation and straddling two worlds, all to become the fulcrum that shifts the film from life narrative to horror story? We think so, yes.

This lovely piece is on our very own Amanda, as performed by our artist Will. Amanda wanted a stylized realistic-ish girl’s face with stained glass hair, flowers, and eventually a window in the background. We wanted to give you all a chance to see the work develop over time. These photos were taken during the same session, about an hour and a half apart. The entire session lasted about 5 hours.