Garden of Ink

Shelley is an amazing tattoo artist. She designed and tattooed a friend of mine, which I paid for. My friend wanted a huge tattoo for their first tattoo. It turns out they dont sit well. Shelley was patient and gentle and was able to create an amazing tattoo which my friend is incredibly happy with.

Shelly is an amazing artist who has an amazing rapport with her clients and students. She has done many beautiful tattoos for me and for friends of mine. I highly recommend!

This is appalling. These people have no right trying to teach someone to tattoo when they can't pull off even a mediocre tattoo themselves. Or teach art for that matter. The custom artwork displayed is comparable to a middle schooler with no talent. And then to tattoo it on someone is horrible. What people don't see that those of us with experience can, is that these tattoos they've posted will heal badly and actually look even worse. And then over time get even worse. Real tattoo artists spend years studying and refining their craft and it takes many many years before being ready to take on an apprentice and teach them the skills needed to tattoo. This "school" lacks the expertise to tattoo, much lease teach any form of art. It's horrible. Go here, pay 12 grand, and then get out and get laughed at by real tattoo shops for wasting your money. The audacity to produce such garbage work and think you have the ability to teach others is mind blowing. My review and the many others that are flooding in right now are coming from the rest of the tattoo industry. People who actually worked and sacrificed to become proficient at this craft. People who are absolutely sickened to see this disaster. We are standing up for the people out there who might be ripped off by going to this shop or school. Exposing it for what it is. A joke and a scam.

Have you ever wanted to tattoo? For 98 low payments of $14,307, you too can be a mediocre tattooer just like the staff of this "shop." Much like going to a cosmetology school for a haircut, you can get a cheap tattoo that you'll regret within a week! Bad, hacky artistry and absolutely no understanding of the culture of tattooing. By all means, this place is pumping out scratchers at an alarming rate! Get a degree and start tattooing out of your van! Ugh.

I Actually Got A Tattoo Here May 8th, 2018. I Originally Chatted With Gil Over Email, He Recommended An Artist For Me And The Artist And I Corresponded. I Was Super Comfortable With Her After Talking, I Gave Her What I Wanted (The Word "Stay;") But Left The Style Of Writing/Font Open For Her To Play With. My Artist (Randi) Was Super Personable And Sweet, The Owner (Shelly) Came Out And Chatted/Joked With Us While I Was Getting It Done And It Was An All Around Great Time. Randi Really Took Interest In Hearing The Story Behind My (Extremely Personal) Tattoo And I Made Sure To Tip Her Double What I Paid For The Tattoo Itself. I Plan On Going Back And I Recommend Garden To Anyone And Everyone.

I absolutely adore the work I have had done here. Both by the owner, and the students, have done incredibly beautiful pieces that I get compliments on all the time. The shop is always clean, everyone is super friendly, and the atmosphere is very relaxing.

Thank you Leslie Brewer for the beautiful piece. I love it.

My wife and I have gone to The Garden Of Ink for a couple of years now. I have one Tatoo from there and my wife has 4 and one is a full back piece. I will be there in next month (depending on vacation request approval) to get another one. I love this place and the atmosphere here. It is ran with top notch and ot is a very fun place to be.

I love Shelly! Her work is amazing & she runs a great business. If anyone tells you different, they haven't done business with Garden of Ink.

Thoughtful, caring and considerate - the tattoo artists and students listen to their customers and create meaningful pieces. I love all 3 of my tattoos I got at Garden of Ink!