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BOOKS CLOSED

for Summer/Fall 2020

I am reviewing all of the form submissions I have received this month. Please be patient as I have many to people to contact and schedule. Stay tuned for Fall/Winter booking if you missed this round. I am always booking Areola Pigmentation.

NEW Health Guidelines: COVID-19

All tattoos are by APPOINTMENT ONLY.
If you’ve been sick or have been in contact with someone who is sick STAY HOME! I will happily reschedule you.
All clients will be required to WEAR A MASK and wash their hands upon entering the shop. Please try to provide your own mask as PPE is in short supply. I will have a limited supply.
Please come ALONE to your appointment, any visitors will be asked to leave.
Please avoid touching surfaces and items that aren’t yours.
Please try to limit your belongings to essential items, you will be asked to keep them in a marked container next to you during your tattoo.

As always, I am committed to running a clean and safe tattoo studio and will continue to take extra precautions including wearing a mask and allowing for extra time for sanitation between clients. I will do my best in and outside of work to practice social distancing to maintain a safe environment for my clients. However, if you are high risk or uncomfortable with the situation I respect any decision to postpone a tattoo at this time and will happily honor deposits.

SERVICES

Areola Pigmentation

Tattoos designed to create or enhance the nipple and areola.

Custom Tattoo

Custom artwork designed to fit your body and concept.

Um, what scar_ I think I’m allowed to to

Scar Camouflage

Tattoo technique used to disguise or cover scar tissue.

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Tattoo Studio

ABOUT ME

Two years into my undergraduate in pre-med at UW-Madison, I felt I needed to make a change. I had always been artistic, but the workload needed for my degree left little room for art classes. I dove in head first at an opportunity to apprentice at Spike-O-Matic Tattoo as I saw to continue my love of art outside of the classroom. I pushed myself to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology while also learning to tattoo. After I graduated, I turned my focus entirely to my tattoo career and have been tattooing professionally since 2012.

To further my trade, I pursued training in medical tattoo applications and completed Medical Tattoo Masterclass at Finishing Touches, UK. During this intensive training, I was able to learn and perform innovative new procedures to address the medical needs of patients with breast reconstruction, skin disorders, scarring and burns. I found this new focus of my work challenging and very rewarding. With this experience, I opened my own studio, Shade. In this setting I work to provide areola pigmentation, scar camouflage and custom tattoos in a private, approachable space for all.

Alissa Waters

Owner/Tattooist