RED KESTREL TATTOO

After a very momentous year I decided at 58 to get my first tattoo, from a bird photo that I had taken. I had been looking at Red Kestrel and decided that Jess had the style and approach that most closely matched what I was looking for. The final design was exquisite. It was a perfect balance between realistic and abstract, and exactly conveyed what I was feeling. We discussed size and placement, and Jess's decisions in this were exactly right. The translation from drawing to skin was a lot easier than I had expected. The tattoo healed with almost...

I've gotten two tattoos here from Jess (my first ever tattoos). The first one was a design I already had and it was such an awesome experience that I got a bigger piece. I described what I wanted (a memorial tattoo for my four guinea pigs all chillin in a boat) and Jess totally knocked it out of the park. They were very transparent about the design and the process, and when I had a last minute request to change the design slightly they just did it in front of me. What an artist! Anyway the art is great, and...

I had a remarkably negative experience at Red Kestrel Tattoo. First, with Hannah who took a deposit to develop a design, then barely touched it by our next meeting three weeks later. I then switched artists for what I thought would be a more professional, skilled artist. But Jessica was even worse. Jessica and I discussed the design, made an appointment, and I paid a deposit. A couple days later, upon Jessica's recommendation, I postponed the appointment for an impromptu trip. When I returned to town, I had to reschedule once more, which I did well outside of the mandated...