AshelyForeman
The Mothership Tattoo Collective +4 more
Tattooing since 2015
Books Open:Wanna Dos, Custom
About Ashely
I specialize in custom tattoos formatted to fit the collector’s body proportions. I work with one person per day, from 12-8 pm. Generally speaking, I work with people who are looking to have me design large scale cohesive work for them and are expecting to pay $800-1200 per session. For large-scale work, I will schedule 1 in person design consult. My own influences draw from connection to nature. I really enjoy tattooing animals, landscapes, florals, fauna, sacred geometry, ornamentals and the anything from the forest. I have literally 20 + years of artistic experience that I like to rely on. I generally prefer to work with an idea, feeling, or general direction and then be allowed to put that together for the body placement. I take the time to listen to what you’re saying, to the emotion behind your idea, to the reason you're choosing to make this mark, and I also gather my own ideas and inspiration from what I hear. I am most interested in creating my own artwork versus something you printed from online, and prefer to be allowed the creative freedom to use my technical skills and vision to enhance your ideas. I am mixed mexican, irish, and native american (tsalagi) and I am an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. I really love when I can create work for my southeastern relatives and continue to bring those understandings and realities into my day to day experience, worldview, and practice. As such, when it is appropriate, I do enjoy doing cultural tattoos and markings, especially contemporary takes on cultural motifs, reconnection, ancestral healing intentions, decolonization and land back motifs. I highly recommend booking two days back to back if you are starting any large project, at least for your first visit.
Styles
- Fine Line
- Geometric
- Illustrative
- Ornamental
- Psychedelic
Specializations
- 3rlonly
- Blackout
- Dotwork and Stippling
Locations
- The Mothership Tattoo Collective: Auburn, California
- Old Crow Tattoo: Berkeley, California
- Squid Ink: Eureka, California
- Iktomi Tattoo: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Indigenous Tattoo and Music Convention: Lemoore, California
Available designs
FAQ
- How should I prepare?
- Basic self-care is adequate. Sleep well, eat healthy, hydrate, wash yourself, smell good. Moisturizing in the week(s) leading to your appointment can work wonders for your skin to receive the tattoo. You can shave the area beforehand for us, but not mandatory. Bring food with you. Bring your photo ID. Bring extra layers. Clear space in your schedule for proper healing and aftercare.
- How does the process work to get a tattoo by you?
- Fill out the booking form. Pay deposit. Book in-person design session & consequential tattoo appointment(s) We will meet in person to get to know each other and bring clarity to the design. Then we will tattoo it and you will pay me for my work, wowed by the quality and care for each step. Rinse, repeat?
- Can I bring a friend or spouse?
- Overall, I prefer to work just with you. If you have legit anxiety and need a comfort person, and you can discern who will know how to handle themselves, then you can. But, please be selective in who you decide to bring with you and how their energy will impact both of our experience.
- Do you do small tattoos?
- At the moment, small tattoos that are not my own flash are not a priority for me. I will occassionally offer flash days where people can get small tattoos, but I generally specialize in larger scale, premium work with an emphasis on illustrative realism birds and animals, landscapes, blackwork, ornamental and geometric detailings.