Location: Seattle, WA
Peak Setup:
- Machine: Peak Solice
- Needles: Peak Quartz & Peak Triton
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About:
Hi, I’m Julie. I’ve been drawing since I could pick up a pencil. I specialize in bold, colorful tattoos with smooth blends and glittery details, and I especially love creating nostalgic designs inspired by Y2K, ’90s, and early 2000s pop culture.
I was born and raised in Minnesota and was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. That gave me something I didn’t realize was rare at the time: countless hours to create. I spent my childhood drawing, taking art classes, doing gymnastics and diving, painting, and even turning my first car into a full-on hippie mobile. Making things has always been how I express myself.
By the time I was 16, I was taking portrait commissions and showing my work anywhere I could. I participated in local art shows, Art-A-Whirl, art car parades, won several art awards, and was featured in local magazines. I never planned on becoming a tattoo artist—it found me. A local tattoo artist shared my artwork with a shop owner, who reached out to ask if I’d ever considered tattooing. I took the opportunity, and I’ve been tattooing ever since.
Over the years I’ve developed a style that’s unapologetically bright, playful, and nostalgic. I love creating tattoos that feel like stickers from a Trapper Keeper, toys from childhood, cartoons, glitter, Lisa Frank, and everything that made growing up in the ’90s and 2000s feel magical. My goal is to make tattoos that not only stand out but instantly transport people back to a favorite memory.
Outside of tattooing, I’m an elder emo who loves quiet, creative hobbies. You’ll usually find me reading, working on puzzles, making Perler bead art, crafting something new, or hanging out with my husband and our cats. Creativity has always been the center of my life, and I feel incredibly lucky that I get to turn it into something permanent and meaningful for other people every day.
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"I fell in love with Peak when I get their Solice wireless machine years ago, then naturally I tried their needles too and have been a fan ever since."