Since I can remember I have been drawing and dreaming of one day being a professional artist.

I grew up in Bountiful, Utah, always drawing what I saw, trying to copy things as best as I could. I drew cartoon characters, plants, animals, furniture, food, etc. I made my own coloring books. I even used to draw the tattoos on my dad’s arms just by looking at him. Looking at anything, my mind would go to work figuring out how I would draw it. Every hard line, where I would shade, I was always viewing my surroundings in sketch-form.

I didn’t ever really think about becoming a tattoo artist until after I dropped out of college in 2014 and a friend asked me to give him a hand poked tattoo. Since I was good at art, he figured I would be good at tattooing, so I tried it and fell in love with it immediately. I started hand poking friends and friends of friends, posting those on Instagram until eventually strangers started contacting me to get hand poked tattoos. I thought if strangers were interested, then maybe I should figure out how to make this happen and learn how to tattoo at a shop, so I could make it a career.

During this time I started going to shops and getting tattooed. I had drawn a couple pieces I really wanted on me so I took them in and asked for them to do exactly what I drew. At this point I had no idea how tattooing worked and was upset when the artist came back with a drawing that was nothing like what I wanted. After some back and forth, I finally settled since I noticed the guy was getting annoyed with me so I felt this pressure to get his design. After that and some other not-so-great experiences in tattoo shops, I decided that I wanted to be a tattoo artist so that I could give someone exactly what they want, without making them feel pressured into a design they don’t like, or making them feel uncomfortable in any way. I wanted the experience to be fun and exciting, and comfortable enough to where you would feel like you were just hanging out with a friend.

In 2015, I moved to California and started going to dental school to become a dental hygienist. I knew I wanted to be a tattoo artist at this point, but dental was my backup plan, my safety net. There were multiple times while I was in class that people saw me drawing and asked why I was in dental school and not doing something with art. I even had one of my classmates commission an art piece from me which was very exciting since I had never done any commissioned work. I got about 3/4 of the way done with dental school when I met Devin Mena at Laguna Tattoo in Laguna Beach. After hanging out at the shop for a while, he told me I could come to the shop and clean up, and in turn he’d teach me some things. I did this for a while until he finally said I could officially be his apprentice. I immediately quit dental school and decided to go all in with tattooing.

Laguna Tattoo quickly became home. Everyone that worked there made me feel comfortable and included. For a while I was just cleaning and watching, learning sanitation and the ins and outs of everything and drawing while I hung out at the shop. I was there pretty much everyday from open to close, not getting paid, just learning and observing. Eventually I started taking walk ins at a discounted price until I gained my own clientele. Laguna Tattoo is the oldest tattoo shop in Orange County so tourists from all over came to get tattooed there, even celebrities. Walk ins were constant, and it was a great place for me to start my career. It’s a really special shop and I will be forever grateful and cherish the years I spent there and all of the people I worked with, met and tattooed. Once Covid hit, we had to close the shop. Everything changed after that. My mentor and one of the other artists moved shops, and then the owner sold the shop. I stuck around for a little while until I decided to move on as well.

In 2020 I moved up town to Cast of Crowns Art Collective. This shop was big and beautiful, and full of so many amazing artists. I almost felt unworthy of being there, but I learned so much being among such talented humans, and I definitely leveled up in my own skill. I was here until mid 2023 when I left for maternity leave.

I took a break from tattooing to spend time with my newborn son until about mid 2024 when I slowly started taking clients again. I was working as a guest artist at the famous Vatican Studios in Lake Forest during this time. At the end of the year I moved back home to Utah to be closer to family to get more support with my son. I started working at a beautiful, all female shop called Lucid Studios Tattoo in Midvale. Rebuilding clientele was an interesting experience since I hadn’t had to do that in so many years. Although, I was surprised how quickly I was able to get my name out and start gaining momentum. I am currently working full time at Lucid, and having a great time. My books are open and ready for new clients. I am very interested in expanding my skill and diving into new areas of tattooing. I would love to do more large scale pieces, realism, color, ornamental and adorning symmetrical blackwork.

Lets connect, have deep, insightful and expansive conversations, learn about ourselves and each other, and get you a new bad ass tattoo!