chicago booking

This form is for all Chicago booking, now that I live here. I work out of Tattoo Elementary in Logan Square.

I have a wide range of work I enjoy making, so I’ve tried to distill it into the sections below. Let me know what you’re excited about!

I have an instagram highlight of predesigned flash pieces that tend to be more figurative, like birds, or flowers- while I try to keep this up to date as to what’s available, I will sometimes leave flash I’ve already done up to show examples of the kind of imagery I’m excited to do. I am always willing to draw a variation on a piece I’ve already done for you too, or draw something to fit a specific area of the body. Let me know what you’re excited about and it can probably happen.

Beyond flash, I am always taking custom work so if you think something could be a good fit for my style, definitely reach out!

figurative

A lot of my work is abstract, and this can take a lot of forms. They may be charcoals, sticks, landscape inspired, buglike, or based off organic matter. I am moving away from posting abstract flash as much, and I instead have a large book of abstract flash and motifs for you to look through at our appointment. Basically anything abstract you’ve seen from me should be represented within that. From there, you can either pick one as is if you like something smaller, or we can build a larger composition together using a mix of stenciling motifs and freehand.

I am happy to send along images beforehand if that’s more comfortable for you, too. But I do find that this is a really nice and fluid way of working together :)

If you want an abstract piece, just include a few links to other pieces you’ve liked when you book, just so I can get an idea of the general vibe you’re interested in. It’s helpful to know if you like lighter or darker things, fluid or spiky, dense or sparse. Also always down for custom abstract work based on something specific (like mycelium, a specific stick you really like, a cave system that’s special to you, whatever!!).

abstract

I absolutely love doing coverups, both abstract and figurative, and I am always up for them. Just send me a photo of the piece you’re looking to cover at jude@godstooth.com after you’ve sent in your booking form, and we can make it happen.

I can do easily coverups of hand sized pieces in one session, maybe a little larger (I can tell you when I see it), but for anything significantly larger see the section on large blackwork.

I am happy to collaboratively design coverup work with you in the studio, or design it beforehand and send you my mockup.

coverups

I have recently taken on more large blackwork, both as regular pieces and as coverups. Whether they are abstract or figurative, these pieces tend to play a lot with negative space, and because of this they involve a lot of black fill, which takes more time than other things. I work quickly, but this is the top end of what am able to get done in one day (and something of this size is not easy to sit for, so you know yourself best there).

For anything larger or more complex, I ask for commitment to at least 2 sessions. This allows for us to not feel pressured to get it all done in one day, and if they are not consecutive sessions, it also provides opportunities for layering that we wouldn’t be able to do without healing in between. I always design work to look finished between sessions as much as possible.

For coverups, I am able to cover even half or full sleeve work depending on what’s there, especially if you are looking to go fairly abstract. While this is intense work and requires some level of being open and flexible, designing these pieces is an extremely collaborative process and my hope is to offer it as a form of body reclamation. I am willing to be much more flexible on budgets for this kind of coverup work because of this.

For any large or multi session work, I am happy to do video consultations beforehand. For sensitive or emotionally charged coverups specifically, I am happy to meet you in the studio to design the piece together before you commit- all I require for this is a $50 deposit.

large blackwork

I generally price based on size rather than time, and I have large ranges listed as a sliding scale to account for many budgets and the large variations in the kinds of work I do. I am happy to discuss pricing more over email for your specific piece. Please still reach out even if your budget is lower- these are guidelines and I’m probably still down. I like working this way and I appreciate everyone that makes it possible ♡