Norma Jean (Marilyn Monroe before she’s adopted the name) or the Bride of Frankenstein? Pick yer poison folks! Masterfully rendered by realism artist Will Wood, it’s pieces like these that truly boggle the mind, only to be outdone by seeing them in person (we’re just not very good photographers, what can we say? We send most of out time at other pursuits, namely tattoos like these). Schedule your appointment with will now, before his year is completely booked out!
At Lighthouse Tattoo we strive for perfection. It doesn’t exist, of course, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth obsessing over. To neglect every other aspect of one’s life, to its detriment, for the sake of pursuing one’s art. A more selfless and egotistical thing cannot be found. You have to be kind of crazy to put yourself through this. It shows on every tattoo artist worth their salt the world over. To serve on a platter to the grave a spine twisted by poor posture and eyes blinded by a lifetime of minute detail, all while sacrificing your sanity trying to deliver something life-changing, that is a high ideal.
We cannot stress how important this is: Tattoos are a dichotomy: they are immediately ridiculous and simultaneously one of the most meaningful things that can happen to us in our lives. To take possession of one’s own corpus by adorning it with art, when performed by a master of their craft, is nothing short of lifechanging. We will experience compliments on a well-executed tattoo’s beauty for years to come; pay homage to a hobby or lifestyle; even carry the memory of a lost loved one or commemorate the love of our lives in our flesh. For many, it is the only way we manage to reward ourselves when we are pressed so hard by life that it becomes almost unbearable. A respite for those who serve. Mothers and fathers, students and soldiers. Sometimes a tattoo can make it all seem worthwhile, for a while.
I don’t mean to wax poetic, I really don’t. But I’ve been asked by my editor to experiment and deviate from our usual rhetoric to something perhaps a bit more close to the truth of why we do this. How we feel about it; what makes us tick, so that you can know who you’re dealing with. In a world that seems so ready to convince you of some bullshit or another, we wanted you to hear it from us. Forgive me my love affair with tattoo, it’s the most important thing in my life, sometimes it’s the only thing that keeps me going, and I know that’s true for some of you too.
So indulge. Reward yourself with something a touch more meaningful after the Super Bowl. After all, tattoos are for life. Live it. We’ll be here waiting for you.
Well, it’s gonna be a while, so in the meantime, enjoy this rendition of your favorite schizophrenic psycho anti-hero. At least until Wolvie gets ahold of him. Hell, that suit looks like it could use a little ventilation anyway!
Wow, this healed tattoo is intense. It’s affectionately named ‘Speak No Evil’ because we couldn’t think of a more fitting title. Visceral and remarkably detailed, with impeccable execution, this is the kind of stuff we really love to do. Click on the Set an Appointment tab to get in touch with one of our artists today!
Don’t you just love puns? At Lighthouse Tattoo we are always trying to find ways to better serve our clients and thing single biggest complaint we’ve heard is that we’re simply too busy to do walk-in tattoos. Well, we have finally managed to rectify that situation and we are happy to announce that EVERY DAY Lighthouse Tattoo will have a walk-in only artist available from open to close. What’s that look like? Well, a different artist each day won’t book any appointments in order to be able to serve those eager walk-in clients. Does this mean you can start your new sleeve today? Probably not. Your typical walk-in tattoo will take less than two hours to complete and doesn’t usually require any custom drawing time, so unless it’s small and ready to go, you’ll still want to schedule an appointment. But for the little stuff i.e. crosses, little hearts or flowers, or small lettering pieces, come on in! We’re here to serve you!
Now, in case you haven’t heard, if you want a walk-in tattoo, you will have to walk in to get it, please don’t call and ask, as everyone here is under strict instructions to tell everyone to come in! We will lie through our teeth to get you in the door because it’s quite impossible to tattoo anyone through the phone! So just come on up! We’re open from noon to 10pm and your tattoo must be able to be completed prior to the shop’s closing or you will need to schedule an appointment or pay extra, so don’t delay!
This terrible photo was taken of Cerberus, the guardian to the gates of Hades, perfromed by Will on his client’s bicep as part of a cover-up tattoo. It’s remarkable what can be done to get rid of those old regrets you might have gotten tattooed on yourself so long ago. Need a cover-up? Not sure what can be done or hor to proceed? Let Lighthouse Tattoo help you on your journey! Open daily from noon to 10pm, unless otherwise posted.
With a perfect blend of the comically unhinged and terrifingly, effectively violent, Heath Ledger’s rendition of the Joker has been touted as the greatest of all time. This small portrait is done as part of a cover up on a client’s wrist(!), making the execution all the more impressive. Still, in this photo the tattoo isn’t entirely complete, so we’ll be posting some healed photos of the finished piece once it’s done!
You don’t have to be a super genius to tell that this is some of the best tattoo art going. The likeness and personality captured in this piece tells a tale of a man who understood the world, the universe, better than it understood him.
Realism artist Will Wood has easily one of the most prolific horror-movie-themed portfolios around. These are a small sample of recent work performed here at Lighthouse Tattoo. Attention to detail; superior healing; solid, smooth values; and a light hand all compliment themselves to become the best tattoo experience you’re likely to have anywhere, ever. If you’re interested in the very best horror portraiture you can get, you simply have to include Lighthouse Tattoo in your research. Modesty is for suckers, get the best, it’s YOUR money, your body, and it’s forever.
Sad Clown face hand tattoo
Hand jobs are fun for everyone! We love ‘em and we’re sure you will too. We have certain criteria that needs to be met before going all the way, to insure the security of some of our younger or less experienced clientele from getting something they might really regret later. In order to get your hands/neck/face/or fingers tattooed at Lighthouse, you either have to 1. Have either of them done already. 2. Have a significant amount of your body tattooed, this means something like a full arm or leg sleeve or full backpiece. 3. Be a convicted felon or independently wealthy.
The reason we do this is in order to prevent people with less experience from getting something they’re likely to regret. One of the biggest problems for the tattoo business is that tattoo regret. Those parts of the body are called ‘job-stoppers’ for a reason: They tend to make it more difficult to secure gainful employment. If you already have it done, we’re not gonna hurt you by doing more; if you’re a convicted felon, jobs aren’t worried about your tattoo situation nearly as much as your arrest record; and if you’re independently wealthy you don’t need to work, so no harm, no foul. This is the same reason we won’t tattooed significant others’ names on someone unless they’re married, or tattoo hateful stuff like swastikas or gang-affiliated stuff. We also don’t do rebel flags even though some people swear they aren’t racist, because in time, they definitely will be.
We like tattoos and we appreciate that you do too, we just don’t want to tattoo something on someone that they’ll regret.
Odin Barbarian tattoo
Will put this tattoo on Adam as part of a Norse mythology-themed sleeve. The history of vikings and their religion has a certain appeal to it, as evidenced by the amount of movies and television series’ we’ve been seeing about them lately. It’s fascinating stuff really and super fun to tattoo. If you’re interested in this style of tattooing, swing on by Lighthouse Tattoo and set up an appointment or click the ‘set an appointment’ tab on this website and fill out the form and we’ll contact you!
Michael Myers
Michael Myers tattoo wet.
It’s crazy the difference a slight change can make in a photo. The first image is dry, the second is wet. In a world of deeply edited tattoo photos on social media a consumer needs to be careful about believing what they see all the time. Be sure to check out an artist’s healed work as well before diving in with a large-scale appointment. That’s why we try to include healed images of our tattoos here frequently.
Mouth of Sauron tattoo
We get it, you don’t read and you’ve been living under a rock of the last 20 years, so you have no idea what this Mouth of Sauron from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series is. Not problem, just move on. We post this photo to show the greys in this piece healed, the whites are fresh. Enjoy! Then go and get some culture you freak.
Hercules wearing the Nemean Lion as a cloak
Greek Mythology is awesome. From the movie Wrath of the Titans, subsequent remakes and sequels, to the liberally told Frank Miller movie 300, we find ourselves engrossed in the provocative and often violent images they elicit. This piece was put on Devin by master tattooer Will Wood. If you like, give us a call and set something up with him!
This statue tattoo is a doozy! We just want to share it with you because we like it a lot.
Skull Tattoo
There isn’t a tattoo artist worth their salt around that doesn’t love a good old skull tattoo, and we’re no different. If there was only one type of tattoo we could do moving forward, it would be skulls. Evocative and engaging, they remind us of our mortality, something tattoos in general have a habit of doing. It also goes pretty far to state that a skull can teach us that under the skin we’re all the same. A beautiful sentiment indeed. See? Not so scary after all.
Native American chief tattoo
This slightly blurry (sorry about that, our bad) and completely healed tattoo on our buddy Forrest was done by Will Wood as part of an entire Native American leg sleeve. More to Come!
Our artist Hannah is running a half price American Traditional tattoo sale. Call the shop to book your spot!
What can we say? This guy is on fire! Tattooing since the fall of 2022, Jake has improved by leaps and bounds. This amazing increase in his ability can be most attributed to two things: his prior experience as a mechanic (mechanics have to figure things out on the fly and this problem-solving under pressure is very similar to how young tattooers learn and improve) and the tutelage of master tattoo artist Will Wood.
We kick off Pride Month with this little matchstick by our very own Jake, the beefcake is just extra! Swing by to appreciate it in all it’s glory.
The only man to beat Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee. Starring in over 20 films by the time he turned 20, Lee was catapulted into stardom. He is also the primary reason “kung-fu” was popularized in America. In other words if it weren’t for Bruce, we probably wouldn’t have a little known sport called MMA today.
