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ABOUT

HI I'M HOLLY AN ARTIST & TATTOO ARTIST BASED IN THE MIDLANDS, UK.

I HAVE BEEN DRAWING, PAINTING & CREATING FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER!

(I HAVE VIVID MEMORIES OF CARRYING A RED CASE FILLED WITH PAPER & CRAYONS WITH ME EVERYWHERE AS A CHILD!)

MY JOURNEY INTO TATTOOING BEGAN SOMEWHAT UNEXPECTEDLY.

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I LANDED A JOB AS A RECEPTIONIST AT A LOCAL TATTOO STUDIO WITH ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION OF BECOMING A TATTOO ARTIST.

IN FACT- TRUTH BE TOLD EVEN THOUGH I HAD FRIENDS IN THE INDUSTRY & LOVED GETTING TATTOOS, I FOUND THE IDEA OF "TATTOOING" TERRIFYING!

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HOWEVER- AFTER SPENDING TIME CREATING ART IN THE SHOP, PUTTING IT ON DISPLAY AS DESIGNS & SEEING THEM BEING BROUGHT TO LIFE AS TATTOOS, I WAS EVENTUALLY ASKED IF I'D LIKE TO LEARN THE CRAFT MYSELF!

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TAKEN ABACK BUT EXCITED BY THE OPPORTUNITY, I TOOK THE LEAP & HAVE BEEN TATTOOING SINCE 2016!

I NOW HAVE MY OWN STUDIO IN WOLVERHAMPTON (CIRCA 2021) WHERE I ENJOY CREATING BOLD, COLOURFUL, CUSTOM TATTOO WORK ALONGSIDE MY ARTWORK.

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MY INSPIRATION IS DRAWN FROM ALL THINGS NATURE, THE OCCULT, MAGICK, ANIMALS, MYTHOLOGICAL, ESOTERICAL SCI-FI & I’LL NEVER SAY NO TO SOMETHING WONDERFULLY “BONEY” OR “SKULLY”!

MY STYLE IS VIBRANT, EXPRESSIVE & BOLD.

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ALONGSIDE MY CREATIVE “STUFF”, I ALSO HOST MEDITATION SESSIONS & A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS EITHER AROUND MAGICK/SPIRITUALITY OR SOMETHING CREATIVE.

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 IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR KIND OF THING, FOLLOW MY SOCIALS FOR UPCOMING DATES, EVENTS & GENERAL UPDATES!

©HOLLY MARIE SMITH 

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