lace designs / concepts

I’ve always been fascinated by the ornamentation of lace and how its patterns create a delicate yet bold presence on the body. The lines and details are as fine as gossamer, but when zoomed out, they display strong imagery and solid compositions. I relate aging floral tattoos to wearing lace patterning — as tattoos age, they soften, but the imagery remains, without the heaviness of traditional ornamental tattoos. Where some people may thing of aging tattoos as a loss, I want it to be part of the tattoo design.

Although I’m not the first tattoo artist to tattoo lace, I’m very interested in creating my own interpretations of it. Many of these designs will be rendered in grey washes and textures rather than just in solid black and hard lines.

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i. large lace tattoos

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One of the things I love about lace is that it's a repetative pattern. A simple design can be tessalated to create a rich pattern. What I'm offering are single designs that can be repeated or continued to create compositions for any part of the body. These examples are just a few ideas out of a miryad of possibilities.

These kinds of projects develope and grow in their own ways, therefor there's no accurate way for me to give quotes.

I can say that larger projects like sleeves, backs and thighs will start at 4 full day sessions and go up from there.

These projects get tackled one session at a time as I work together with my clients to figure out a tattoo schedule that works for them.

If you're interested, see instrusctions on how to book, below.

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How to book large projects:

Send your inquiry to mvutattoo@gmail.com. Please include the following information.

Are you able to begin within the next couple months?
A screenshot of the piece you want.
Do you live in the Chicagoland area?
A photo of the area to be tattooed. Use this placement photo guide.

I require a $500 deposit required to claim book large projects. Sessions for projcest on this page are priced at these increments with payment due at the end of each appointment.

$1000/5-hour full days
$600/3-hour half-days.

The information you send will help me decide whether the project is a good fit. I am also open to creating custom tattoos. Send me your ideas here!

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ii. small lace tattoos

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If you’re interested in booking a design, email me at mvutattoo@gmail.com with the following information:

Screenshot(s) of the piece(s) you want.
A photo of the area to be tattooed. See my placement photo guide
A $200 deposit will be required to claim a design once I respond to your inquiry.

At my descresion, I may repeat some designs 2-3 times as small tattoos

before retiring them.

Thanks for looking!

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lace designs / concepts

i. large lace tattoos​

ii. small lace tattoos

i. large lace tattoos