Deposits & Appointment Policy
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I offer complimentary consultations to ensure I fully understand the design you're envisioning. After our consultation, we can discuss appointment times and dates. Please note that all appointments require a deposit, as I cannot create a design or hold your spot without it. By submitting a deposit, you and agree to the terms provided.

Deposits:

• Are required for ALL appointments

• Are a minimum of $80, average around $100 and may be more for large-scale projects (sleeves/body panels).

• Are NONREFUNDABLE and NONTRANSFERABLE.  If you can't make it to your appointment, please let me know.  Don't just send someone else in your stead without asking.  I appreciate the thought, but sometimes I need more than a moments notice for the arts sake or for the allotted time slot.

• Are to be deducted from the final price of your tattoo. If your tattoo requires multiple sessions, the deposit will be subtracted from the total cost of the final session.

• Allow for 2 consecutive reschedules and will be forfeited for any beyond that and a new deposit will be required.

Appointments...  Please Reschedule If:

• You are sick. Contagious or not- it is unsafe to get a tattoo with an already compromised immune system.  This can make you worse or  cause you to relapse.  If you're contagious you're also compromising me and anyone else in the shop- staff and clients. 

• You are pregnant or breastfeeding.  Contact me if you'd like a list of reasons why.

• Skin to be tattooed has gotten damaged - sunburn, razor burn, scratches/cuts abrasion, poison ivy, other skin conditions, etc.

• You do not have babysitting/childcare arrangements.  Tattooing is an adult activity.  Please don't bring your children along. No one under 18 is permitted in the shop. 

The following will result in the forfeiture of your deposit:

• Not showing up for your appointment.

• Cancelling and not rescheduling within two weeks.

• Rescheduling with less than 48 hours notice aside from illness or emergency.

• Being 20+ minutes late to your appointment without notice.  (Being too late may set me behind and at that point I am not obligated to tattoo you to avoid interfering with other appointments.)

• Making major or complete design changes - this includes size and placement- without proper notice.  Please give me at least 72 hours notice for major changes.  A more elaborate piece may not entirely fit in the time slot originally allotted. 

• Arriving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Please don't.  

• Arriving with damaged skin in the area to be tattooed (sunburn, razor burn, scratches/cuts abrasion, poison ivy, other skin conditions, etc.)  Please give proper notice if you need to reschedule for your skin to clear up or if you are open to changing the placement of the tattoo.

• Arriving without proper photo identification...  I need your ID for the paperwork  you fill out before each new tattoo. 

• Receiving the discussed tattoo at another establishment prior to your appointment.

• Please... DO NOT APPLY ANY NUMBING AGENT TO YOUR SKIN BEFORE ARRIVING, you will be turned away and lose your deposit.  Any substance applied to your skin can affect how the skin reacts and can hinder the tattoo process! Some of these substances make tattooing nearly impossible.  Numbing creams and ointments can also affect the way your tattoo heals.   Some numbing creams and ointments can be dangerous and hazardous to your health.  Lidocaine toxicity is a real thing.  If you're concerned, please discuss this with me long before your appointment.  

Notes:

• I do not send out designs prior to the appointment time. I will have the art ready for you on the day of your appointment. I always make sure to set aside extra time so that if any minor changes are needed, they can be made then.  Sometimes the art is in pieces and requires me to draw on you to fit everything together, and that can make the final art difficult to understand until it is stenciled and drawn on to you.   You have chosen me as your artist for a reason and I wholeheartedly appreciate your faith in my ability. After leaving a detailed description of your vision, your trust in me to create something you will love is something I do not take lightly!  

• Any estimates that might be given during consultation are not a price guarantee and are subject to change depending on variables that may come into play during the tattoo process- hard to reach areas, movement due to sensitivity, thick skin, scar coverage, ect.

• I own all rights to my artwork and am not obligated to release drawings/designs to clients at any time before the appointment.  As the artist, I retain all rights to the designed tattoo including the right to photos and to publish in portfolios both online and in hard copy formats. I may also offer a design as "available" if you previously turned it down or no-showed for it.  Once tattooed, I will not duplicate your tattoo on anyone else except for in the case of "matching tattoos" to which all parties have consented.  If not occuring at the same time, please let me know to save the design.

TOUCH-UP APPOINTMENTS:
I guarantee all of my work and if your tattoo needs a bit more love, please let me know before the three month mark.   This way we can take care of any possible irks that may happen during healing...  adjust any color or shading that may need it and make sure that everything is fully polished.