Wintership Tattoo and Art Gallery

I went in here on a whim earlier this year and talked to Mel about getting a cardinal on my forearm. He had something perfect drawn up in just a few days. The colors he did also are fantastic. It healed well & turned out really nicely I'm super happy with it. The shop itself is nice too aside from the creepy kid statue in the corner lol I'll come back once you guys get rid of that

Unfortunately I did not have a good experience or any experience at all..

Multiple years ago I came into the shop and spoke with an artist and he was SO friendly and open and told me to come back whenever I could afford the tattoo we spoke about. Fast forward a couple years later and I really wanted to get a tattoo to commemorate my mother and grandmother who recently passed. I called, emailed, and even showed up and put my name in the reservation book (I live 2 hours away) and still haven’t gotten as much as a call or email in response. Unfortunately the artist wasn’t in the building when I stopped in.

My tattoo is seemingly in line with the artists work as he has done multiple pieces like it in the past. I don’t expect perfect prompt service, or even to be given an opportunity to get tattooed by this very sought after artist, but I do expect to be acknowledged. I stopped in, called, and emailed 6 months ago. I had been looking forward to getting a tattoo from this artist for literal years and it’s very disheartening to receive the lack of effort from their side.

Terrible experience. I made my appointment 8 months in advance to assure availability. The individual I spoke with at the time was completely vapid. Tall, skinny, with a "too cool for school" attitude. He took a picture of my design idea yet (as I later found out) never passed it on to my artist.

I called the shop 3 days before my appointment to verify and the man (I use that term loosely) I spoke with seemed as if he had no idea how computers worked. It took him about 15 minutes but he finally found my appointment. The day of my appointment I arrived 10 minutes early. Once inside the shop the lady at the front desk was too busy fielding calls to talk with me so I stood around for another 5-10 minutes waiting to even be acknowledged.

Finally my artist came out to greet me. He had nothing prepared in regards to my tattoo ahead of time! Honestly, no forethought put into it at all!! He designed and developed it at that time with nothing but my memory of the design and his artistry to go on.

After the tattoo was finished he told me the cost. It was reasonable, however, they had no documentation or record of what my deposit was!!!!! My artist, Keith, tells me he can only give me credit for $50. I'm fairly sure my deposit was $150-200! He tells me if I can find my appointment card (from 8 months ago) and bring it in I can have my money back.

I give this organization 2 stars. 1 for having and maintaining a clean and sterile environment and another for great work. They're going to lose out on a lot of money, though. Me, my wife and all of my friends have sworn off them based on my experience. These people know and trust me.

If you're between the ages of 18 and 28 when money and organization doesn't matter to you this might be your place. If you're an adult who expects more, don't go here. Also, it should be noted this place operates cash only. They can't run a credit or debit card but they have an ATM (with a $3 charge) on site. A business that "loses track of deposits" and operates on cash only is a shady industry.

I went in for a consult with Jonah about a year ago and there's nowhere else I would go for tattoos now after going two other places. Keith, Duff and Andreas are so friendly and knowledgeable about tattooing. All the artists will be honest with you in terms of size of the tattoo so it won't bleed together, colors that work well to make the contrast pop, and they all can draw like none other! They work with you to design exactly what you're looking for and they're not nearly as money-oriented as other places.

The atmosphere is nothing like any other tattoo shop I have ever seen, I can talk with anyone in the front lobby waiting to get their tattoos done.

I find Wintership Tattoo to be the warmest and most welcoming place in Eau Claire and I would highly recommend it.

Know all 3 artists from Midwest. 3 of the best from there!! I am happy to have seen them leave there, and start their own shop. I would have to say that I have been of some help in them getting there, and I want to continue helping them strive in anyway that I can. I only hope the best for them, and I would recommend them to anyone! Jonah is my artist, and has done work on me in the past and is now continuing on more work for me. Duff and Keith are also great artists, and you wouldn't go wrong with any choice from there!

Wonderful place, so nice and professional!! Got 2 tattoos in a week period. Both are perfect, and very well done!! Highly recommend.

Both tattoos I've had here have been wonderful. Mel was incredibly professional and very calming especially for my first ever tattoo, so much so I fell asleep during the session. Not a typical example but nonetheless I will definitely be back again for more by Mel and some of the other great artists there.

Basic hand tat nothing to it 4 inch by 1 I asked if they wud make it dark again as its very old an was denyed an apt. Literally has a heart an 3 lines ten min tops what a joke of a place lady said we take walk ins but alot of ppl are leaving so who knows if we have enough ppl 😂😂😂😂🤦

I got this don't for my brother who I never got to meet cuz he was a still born, born 2 years before me. he would have been 22 in April. rip. I love you brother

Clover was amazing! She was super considerate, helpful and a great conversationalist :)
(day of picture)