Artistic Advantage Tattoo & Piercing Studio

I have several tats and James Parker has done most of them! THANKFULLY! He and Joe are both excellent (Joe did one of mine too). There is no way in hell I’d go to another artist in this area for the work I have done. James is passionate and ensures my ink is done correctly. I have sent several friends, family members and coworkers his way with zero complaints. Yes, he may seem slow, or take his time, but dammit, it’s done correctly and my intricate work is flawless, every time.

If you’re looking for a shop that’s clean, you can’t beat this place but when it comes to service, forget it. The fellow who owns the shop is an arrogant slacker who’d rather take smoke breaks and yammer to his friends that come in to hang around than work. There is one other artist there who does great work but the owner all but gets in your face if you ask for him if the guy is not around.
They also do not let you know up front that they are a cash only business, not even when you call which was a pain in the butt as I had to leave the shop, go to my bank and come back, which made my appointment 10 minutes late; this on top of the guy who was supposed to do my work already being 40 minutes late. I’d made an appointment and also made sure I’d be there early to get the paperwork done so we could get started.
I was very disappointed in my tattoo as well. It was gorgeous the first day but within a week, the ink «fell out» of some of my tattoo and when I went back for a touch up, the owner [who also did the work] tried to make it out that I hadn’t done my aftercare properly and it wasn’t his fault. I got kind of mad at that point and decided if this tatt needed any further work I was going elsewhere.
He also did not seem very friendly towards any woman getting work done unless she was your typical «Playboy bunny» type, which was irritating. I wish I’d have saved my money and gone to another shop rather than this one.