Black Swan Tattoo

We had a great experience at Black Swan. Kori was extremely professional and treated my daughter with the respect of any adult who would come in for a piercing. My daughter changed her mind halfway through the process and Kori let her feel comfortable in making her own decisions. Would highly recommend Black Swan!

Phil at Black Swan has done more tattoos for me than I can count. He and the entire shop are always respectful and do consistent, excellent work. My wife and I are repeat customers for a reason! Whenever someone asks for a tattoo shop suggestion, Black Swan is always my response.

I dealt with Mike. At first he was really responsive and helpful, but after two sessions with him he just kept blowing me off when I tried to get more work done. I didn’t sit well on my second session with him due to just getting over being sick (and probably because I’m not as tough as I thought I was), but if he didn’t want to work with me anymore because of that (or any other reason) he could’ve just said it…he didn’t/hasn’t. The tattoos he did for me turned out fine, they were pretty simple. Although I do feel like he was heavy handed. All in all, very nice guy, but just extremely poor at being responsive to people that want to work with him.

I recently got a tattoo done with Phil. It turned out amazing it's better than I thought it was going to be. The whole shop is clean and organized and everyone working there is great had me cracking up the entire time. If your in the market to get a tattoo and you want to ensure it comes out right this is the place to go.

Came in on New Years because I woke up deciding that I was going to finally get my ears pierced. They fit me in in-between clients and were very welcoming to a first timer like myself. Kori was the one who took me in and explained the whole process. She was very professional and made sure that I was comfortable the whole time. They do the piercings by hand, and she took the time to make sure the placement for the holes were perfect before placing the needle through. We probably adjusted the marker for about an hour (because of me) before finally creating the holes, and the whole time Kori never gave of the feeling that she was in a rush, annoyed, or bothered by my requests to "move the hole a millimeter to the left" lol. In fact she emphasized how important it was to make sure I was happy with the placement, even after we moved the marker so many times. They understand that these modifications are permanently on your body, and take the time to make sure everything is done perfectly to the customers liking. The process was pretty much pain free due to Kori's expertise and I couldn't be happier. I would definitely recommend this place to others looking to get a piercing, and will probably get my first tattoo done here as well. Kori and the Black Swan team are awesome!

Great experience at Black Swan Tattoo with Mike Garner for my first tattoo. The drive to Lakeland was close to 2 hours for us and it was every bit worth it. I can't say enough good things about Mike. Communication was clear from start to finish about the process and pricing, the shop and his work station were very clean, he made me feel comfortable, and paid attention to every meticulous detail from the reference. Above all, Mike was super nice and I appreciate all the extra time he took to get the transfer just right and to look over the reference during tattooing. He applied a clear protective patch (seen in pic) when he was done and gave me another patch and detailed care instructions to go. If you're looking for a great tattooer to do a detailed black fine line tattoo, Mike's your guy. But check out the Black Swan Tattoo website and the portfolios, and you'll see Mike and the other artists do great work in other styles as well.

Went in for a first tattoo with a amazing guest artist Jorge. Dude is so chill and knowledgeable and same for any of the guys in the shop. Great vibes and great art all around!

I had my tattoo done by Phil. It was a cover up on my right arm. I gave him my idea and he did a great job bringing to reality. He's an awesome artist. I have received nothing but compliments since. The whole process from inception to finish was awesome and prices are what we expected. They are easy to talk to which makes it easy when you have to spend 3 hours in the chair. I am already thinking of what to do on the other arm. Thanks Phil.

Fantastic place, all the staff make you fell like you are at home and Kris is an amazing artist. Love this place, will definitely be going back.

Just stopped in to get a couple of price estimates for 2 tattoos. Had gotten previously here by Phil Snyder, and he's a fantastic tattoo artist, great personality. He took what I wanted and made it reality. Great shop, lots of fantastic, talented tattoo artists under one roof.