Stranded Tattoo Studios

James creates masterworks! I’ve been more than pleased with my experiences at Stranded. The studio is clean and dressed to the nines, and the guys are super friendly. They both have a great sense of humor, but take their jobs seriously.
What drew me to this studio over others is James’ unique style. He excels at both realistic and abstract/​geometric styles (both are incorporated in my piece), and you can tell he really cares about his work!

James is absolutely wonderful. The studio is beautiful, clean, and comfy. Stranded Tattoo is beyond professional from consultation to finished product. Even though I had a small tattoo he made it a priority to give me exactly what I wanted. Couldn’t ask for a more comfortable, painless experience.
Amazing service and amazing outcome, would not think to go anywhere else.
Love these guys!

This place is great, great service, very clean and EXCELLENT work at a reasonable price, would definitely recommend and come back again. Showed him a picture of what I wanted and asked him to put his own twist to it and it came out even better then the picture it’s amazing!

First off I want to start off by saying this is the cleanest and nicest tattoo shop I’ve ever been in or seen for that matter. Here is a synopsis of my experience there though.
First, I walked in just to get some info about a cover up on an old tattoo I had. In my past experiences, most tattoo shops I’ve been in are very stand off ish and can be a daunting experience. These guys were super welcoming and very professional! Like I said before, in my past experiences, Ive never experienced professionalism like this in a tattoo shop.
After making an appointment with James (later that day) I gave him an idea of what I wanted and what I wanted to cover up and seeing his past work I gave him free reign.
I live in HI so am not able to come back and forth for several sessions so he did it in one session!
First, I gave him something to cover, then I asked for a realistic mural on top of it. Not an easy task. James’ attention to detail is remarkable. Anytime I asked a question about what or why he was doing something, he didn’t make me feel stupid or beneath him.
My next tattoo will be with James!

I showed him the words I wanted on my ankle and I was out the door with a nice, clean, inexpensive tattoo in an hour, so the experience was and this review will be short and sweet.

I have six tattoos, each gotten at various shops across the country (everywhere from Ohio to Texas). I’m vacationing in Savannah with a friend of mine, and I went to Stranded with the intention of getting a several-​year-​old tattoo brightened/​cleaned up. I wish I could give this shop more than five stars. I highly, highly, highly recommend it! The shop is clean, well lit, and in a great area of the city. The artist/​owner is wonderful – he listens to what you want, makes suggestions, and is extremely talented. He did an outstanding job on my old tattoo, and it looks 100 times better than what I imagined when I decided it was time to get it cleaned up. Fantastic place all the way around!

We drove from Charleston, SC to Savannah to find a custom tattoo parlor, and we hit the jackpot with Stranded. If you want a simple, cookie-​cutters piece out of a book, then this isn’t place for you. If you want a one-​of-​a-​kind piece of art, then look no further. There are only two artists here. James the owner, Ryan his fellow artist, and Kenny the studio manager. The bottom line is that they are all genuinely nice people and as a result they are nice to their customers. They listened to the ideas we had, took time to explain what what work and why, and then sat with us to come up with some designs. The studio itself is also very artistically done and it’s very comfortable and inviting. The whole experience was just great. Im so happy to have found this studio and can’t wait to get back soon to get some more art done.

Went in for a small piece. It was something I’d planned to get for a long time, and decided to stop by Stranded to see if they could squeeze me in. Kenny was incredibly helpful and eager to fit me in, and Ryan did such a great job. It was my first tattoo, and he really put my mind at ease. Even though Ryan is heavily tattooed, he was very considerate, made sure to answer my questions, and made sure I was comfortable as possible. I would have totally understood a little eye — rolling at the nerves I displayed as a first-​timer, but it was a fantastic experience. Place was very clean, all the equipment was clean and sterile. I recommend highly! Thanks Ryan and Kenny for fitting me in while I was in town, and for being so professional, kind, and for making my first tattoo experience a great one! If I decide to get more work done, I will be back!

Stranded Tattoo Studios was my first experience at a custom tattoo design and I’m totally grateful as to how James and Kenny handled it.
First of all, I was an in-​town-​for-​only-​one-​day WALK-​IN and had the audacity to mosey into the shop with only a vague idea of what I wanted. But what I could articulate was big and complex. After his initial look of disbelief, Kenny made a couple of phone calls and rearranged a few clients and managed to get James in on his day off to do my tattoo.
My guidelines were these: I wanted a mechanical owl. More steampunk, but no monocle. Less «Clash of the Titans». Not as cute as Bubo, but not menacing, either. I wanted it big and in color.
James totally nailed it. And he worked on it for almost 7 hours until my skin crapped out and wouldn’t take any more ink. 7 hours, people. Kenny locked up and went home at around hour 3. The friend who came with me got bored and disappeared to drink flavored martinis from hours 4 — 6. I totally felt like dying at hour 5.5. As it stands now, I still have about 2.5 hours to go (which I prepaid for so there’s no backing out even though I now know how painful it is to get your wrist area tattooed).
In addition to James’s infinite patience and skill, the shop was immaculate. The music was a little loud and not to my taste but, if the artist likes to listen to death metal in order to make a good tattoo, I should just sit back and keep my mouth shut.
So, to recap:
1. James and Kenny are super accomodating and nice guys, but don’t be an asshole like me and stroll in without an appointment.
2. Wrist tattoos hurt like a mf.
3. I don’t like death metal.
4. I’m hardcore because I sat through 7 hours of tattooing with little complaining and even less squirming. James called me a «trooper.»

BEST TATTOO SHOP in Savannah! I have followed James Lemons all over the area because he is a Master of his craft. Now he has his own shop to create amazing custom tattoos. He works all custom, there is not books of tattoos to pick some mass produced pictures. You are able to work with him to CREATE a work of art. The Décor of Stranded is really cool with white & gold furniture. Great atmosphere, and James makes you feel at home. This is a great place to spend some hours getting tattooed.