By Eleni (2024)

31/12/2022

That's it: this was the very last tattoo I did, and a perfect way to close 2022. Fun fact: after I finished this tattoo, I went to the bathroom and cried a tiny bit.
I'm still very happy with my choice to go back to marketing as a full time job. It is my plan to start tattooing again, but in a very different way than before. In the end, I was tattooing 5-8 clients in a day, and it was beginning to feel very impersonal and factory-like. I didn't remember the faces and names of my clients any more, and I don't like to work that way. No concrete plans for now, but you'll be the first to know.
Happy 2023!

27/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done a bit before I left. Most of my tattoos were fine line flowers for young women, they almost always had a meaning and that way I got to hear some amazing, heartbreaking, loving, hilarious and beautiful stories. So for all the ladies who got a small tattoo by me, thank you so much!

22/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in my last week. Small fine line flowers were kind of my trademark tattoo. I liked them because the clients were booked for an hour, but the tattoo never took so long. That way I could take my time with putting the stencil on and getting to know my clients. Also, fine line flowers always look elegant.

20/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in my last week and for a client who already had a few tattoos done by me. I loved tattooing flowers and plants and stuff, but I got really enthusiastic for 'weird' and original stuff like this. This is the image on the Sicilian flag, and it is seriously making me want to move there.

15/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in my last week, I think. Fun fact: before I started tattooing, I thought small butterflies would be really easy. I was wrong.

12/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in one of the last weeks at the shop.
Can't tell you how much I loved tattooing tiny flowers. This one really makes me want to tattoo again :D

08/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done a few weeks before I left.
I loved doing big fun creative projects, but the meaningful ones were even more special.
During my time tattooing, I was shocked how many people carried scars, both inside and outside. It was an honour to be part of all of your journeys toward healing. Thank you a million times for your trust.

05/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done a bit before I stopped tattooing.
I loved doing this one so much! The client very enthusiastic about the design, which only made it so much more fun.

01/12/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in one of my last weeks. She and her sister came to get tattooed together. Can't really upload her sister's tattoo because she designed it herself, and I can't really take any credit for her beautiful work. I had already tattooed their mom, so it was nice to get to know the whole family and talk about their diving adventures.

29/11/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in one of my last weeks. I always loved when I made a design, but my client suggested some new and fresh ideas. With this tattoo, she proposed to change my original flowers to poppies and to add some colour. She was right. :)

If I ever tattoo again, I would like to do it this way: making time for my clients and designing together while having some tea and chatting a bit.

27/11/2022

These next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the last tattoos I did.
This one was done in my last week and was perhaps my favourite tattoo of the ones I did.
I've always loved drawing statues and wanted to tattoo one for a really long time, so I was really happy and grateful that the client chose me to do it.