Jonah Reyes leaning in over a client with a tattoo machine, in black and white

RM 02 · ART. 02Chair 02Since 20198 records

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Next opening
Waitlist, next draw January
Consult day
Wednesdays, 30 minutes, free
Style
Blackwork, ornamental
Minimum
$250

ART. 02 · Case A In his words

Jonah's black gloves and machine over a half-finished blackwork piece
INV. 02 · Chair 02 · Jonah at work

Most of what I do starts on the body, not on paper. I draw the ornament onto you with a marker so it follows the muscle, then we turn it into a stencil.

Cover-ups are half my books. Solid black hides almost anything, and I'd rather give you one clean black shape than a busy piece that fights the old one.

  1. 01Ornamental sleeves
  2. 02Dotwork and geometry
  3. 03Cover-ups in solid black
Takes
Ornamental work, dotwork, back pieces and cover-ups that need real black.
Doesn't take
Fine script, colour, anything under palm size.

ART. 02 · Case B Records on file · Jonah Reyes

08Records

Gloved hands tattooing a flower of life pattern along a forearm
ACC. 2026.137Jonah ReyesForearm5HFresh Flower of life, first pass
An artist leaning over a client's back, a dotwork lotus piece fresh on the spine
ACC. 2026.135Jonah ReyesBack11HFresh Lotus and dotwork, back piece
Fresh blackwork skull framed by a spider web on a forearm
ACC. 2026.114Jonah ReyesForearm6HFresh Skull under the web, half sleeve
Fresh black stag skull with dotwork on a shoulder blade
ACC. 2025.109Jonah ReyesShoulder blade3HFresh Stag skull, dotwork
Healed blackwork peony on the side of a neck
ACC. 2025.088Jonah ReyesNeck5HHealed Peony, solid black
Healed ornamental blackwork yoke across the upper back and shoulders
ACC. 2024.052Jonah ReyesUpper back14HHealed Ornamental yoke
Healed solid black hexagon cover-up across a shoulder blade
ACC. 2023.063Jonah ReyesShoulder blade8HHealed Hex field, over an old piece
Healed ornamental mandala and dotwork running down a spine
ACC. 2022.040Jonah ReyesSpine9HHealed Mandala down the spine

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ART. 02 · Case D Before you book with Jonah

  1. N. 01SizesPalm-sized and up. Sleeves and back pieces are booked as a run of sittings, three to four weeks apart.
  2. N. 02PlacementAnywhere that moves well: forearms, backs, ribs, thighs. He'll ask to see the area at the consult.
  3. N. 03The drawingDrawn freehand on the day for ornamental work. Cover-ups get a sketch over a photo of the old piece first.

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