Poko a Poko Tattoos

Handpoked turtle + machine abstract flow lines tattoo for Ashley

This was such a fun custom project! Thank you for bringing this idea to the table and trusting my process of bringing it to life 🐢

✦ Delicate ornamental sternum piece ✦

Handpoked with love studio gioia • chicago tattoo studio

Custom designed in collaboration with my brilliant client Paola 🤍

Thank you for your trust, patience, and artistic eye in the creation of this beautiful and delicate piece.

Currently booking September for Chicago
October • DC + Nashville guest spot announcements coming soon

Flash pieces from my Chicago architecture-inspired collection (cute little deers not by me)

Handpoked with love studio gioia • chicago tattoo studio 🤍

Thank you Mariah for choosing these pieces

Currently booking September for Chicago + DC/Nashville guest spot announcement coming soon 🖤

✦ Custom design for Josie ✦

This design was inspired by the Emergence pieced from the Symbols of Transformation Collection.

Emergence was already claimed so Josie and I created an intuitive design inspired by a transformation that she’s experiencing in her personal evolution.

It was an incredible experience to collaborate with such a beautiful woman and to connect through the deeply human process of growth and becoming.

Thank you, Josie, for your trust and beautiful presence throughout this process. I am absolutely in love with the work we created together.

• Pura nostalgia •

Con la llegada, llega la partida.

Hay momentos en nuestras vidas que nos piden dar el salto hacia una nueva versión de nosotros mismos; esto requiere soltar viejos vínculos antes incluso de haber formado otros nuevos.

Y aunque esta nueva etapa sigue trayendo cambios, crecimiento e inspiración, todavía surgen punzadas de nostalgia que estoy aprendiendo a transformar en gratitud hacia el lugar que, durante tantos años, sentí como mi hogar.

Amor eterno y gratitud por este último capítulo de mi vida. Por la joven que lo recorrió con una curiosidad infinita hacia sí misma y hacia el mundo que la rodeaba. Y por el lugar que me sostuvo durante una etapa de búsqueda interior, autodescubrimiento y evolución personal.

Hay lugares que permanecen en nosotros mucho tiempo después de haber partido. ♡