Kurt Melancon
@kurtmelancon
I’ve been tattooing for more than 30 years and I’m still in love with it. The ritual of marking our bodies is as old as humanity, and it still invokes a deeper connection within. The tattooing process aligns with my own passion for delving into the depths of human consciousness. I enjoy the time I spend with my clients chatting about the esoteric mysteries of life.
My primary focus is large-scale Japanese work. I also enjoy illustrative, neo-traditional and straightforward traditional tattooing. I am proficient at fineline, lettering, flowers, animals, and many other things. So long as they make good tattoos on good people, I’m down. I prefer to work in color, but I am adept at black and gray as well. I’ll also work on cutesy or small tattoos, as I find them to be a nice intermission between larger work.
I work in a flow state, which often leads to ideas that come to us in the process of making the tattoo. I will communicate these ideas and work with you in an open creative process, which evolves as we spend more time together. I do this to play to my strengths, which necessitates my clients being open to my own interpretation of their ideas. I want your tattoo to be the quality that I would expect for myself. So, if you are someone who needs to control every step of your process, I am probably not the best fit for you. I look forward to co-creating your tattoo with you.
