Booking November!
+ two opportunities to win tattoos..!
Hey everyone! I’m now taking tattoo bookings for November in both NYC and Ithaca! yayyy
NYC: November 4-26
Ithaca: November 27- December 1
You can utilize this link to submit a booking request :) !
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TATTOO RAFFLE FOR HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF !
$5 PER ENTRY
My studiomates and I over at THISTLE will be raffling off 7 tattoos to raise hurricane relief funds! By entering this raffle you will get the chance to win a free palm sized tattoo from 7 members at @thistle.nyc.
In order to enter you must be 18 or older.
You must be in NYC or willing to travel to NYC to get tattooed.
$5 per entry – all entry funds will be donated
Enter as many times as you want. More entries means more chances to win (& more funds to be donated to hurricane relief efforts!)
Venmo @paxton-angell *with your ig handle in the description* to secure raffle tickets.
All funds raised will be split between the selected initiatives doing work in Asheville and greater WNC.
OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FREE TATTOO!
So recently I reached 3,000 followers on instagram ..! I know I know, followers don’t really mean anything… but as a thank you for this little virtual milestone, I decided to organize a giveaway :)
I will be giving away $200 in credit towards a tattoo(s) with me, redeemable any time!
Entering is completely free, and you can participate on instagram by following the directions outlined in my giveaway post → giveaway info ←
Crazy that I began tattooing friends out of my bedroom/dormroom almost 6 years ago… I even took house calls! Who knew this art form would become such an immense part of my life. Feeling very lucky to share my work with others in such meaningful ways on a daily basis. If you personally engage with my work, even if you have no intention of ever getting tattooed by me (and yes, reading my substack counts!), thank you so so so much. Wish I could give you a hug <3
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I have a very casual flash sheet to offer you for the months of October/November – most of these drawings weren’t made with the intention of becoming flash, so I suppose this is sort of a small glimpse into my sketchbook. (Obviously had to take advantage of October and include some bats in this sheet.. )
Been a bit lost when it comes to flash and what “my style” is these days, which is a little unnerving but also leaves lots of room for me to play around and see what feels good… So thanks for sticking with me as I figure shit out. I hope it seems somewhat cohesive to you :)
In the wake of feeling like I don’t know what niche my work fills amongst the sea of amazing tattoo artists in New York, I’ve been drawing and experimenting more outside of tattooing – cutting up paper into fun patterns, drawing on wood panels, playing with texture and shadows, etc.
I’ve also started working on a 2025 calendar ..! eep! I would share a little preview but I honestly don’t have much to show for at the moment… But SO glad I’m getting more of a head start than last year’s (which I somehow crafted in about a week…). Stay tuned :-)
Lastly, here’s a little list of things I’ve been enjoying lately:
I’m not a huge reader and these are the only books I’ve read recently, but I got so excited I just had to share…
Why Fish Don’t Exist, by Lulu Miller
Just finished this book this morning … If you enjoy non-fiction journalism about science and nature and also happen to be someone who has an existential wave of nausea hit you around once a day (… haha hiii..), and also maybe you happen to love beautiful illustrations – then this book is for you. I haven’t enjoyed a book like this in a while. Lulu Miller takes you on her personal search to understand how to continue in the wake of inevitable chaos, all while detailing the life of “fish” taxonomist David Starr Jordan. So many ups and downs and runarounds! I highly recommend just picking up a copy and reading this one – I doubt you’ll regret it. My friend Anna Goldings (amazing musician – her music is another thing you won’t regret checking out) posted about this book on her story and I picked up a copy no questions asked a few weeks later. Thanks Anna!
The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson
I always consult my friend Paige when I need a new read because her recs never disappoint. She suggested The Summer Book to me – I was unfamiliar with Tove Jansson’s work outside of the Moomin universe, and wow, I don’t have enough praise for this small marvel of a book. It’s composed of 22 short vignettes (all fiction, but may as well be actual accounts) following six year old Sophia and her grandmother during a summer on an island in the Gulf of Finland. It was the most perfect thing to read as summer faded away. Jansson writes so succinctly and beautifully, there were sentences that had me taking a beat to really revel in the moments she had illustrated. She packs so much into such few words. If you need a book to just escape into, I highly recommend this one.
Sorry to be basic, but I haven’t been able to stop listening to Wednesday’s cover of Gary Stewart’s “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinking Double)” for the past month. So this is me recommending it to you…
Another moment of being basic and new to New York but I truly do not care because it was so amazing – if you haven’t been to the Cloisters, go ASAP. If you’ve been before, maybe go again?? No excuses since admission is pay what you want…
My breath was taken away by the size of those damn unicorn tapestries… and the detail of the stained glass and how beautiful the cloisters themselves are, etc etc. I’ve realized one of my “hobbies” is feeling incredibly small and feeble and tiny and minuscule in the grand scheme of things – whether it’s looking at fossils, reading about the inevitability of chaos, watching archaeology/history documentaries, or standing in front of a piece of art from LITERALLY 1,000 YEARS AGO… That stuff just makes me wanna explode it’s so intoxicating. So if you like medieval shit or share that same love of getting drunk on feeling small … Get your ass over to the Cloisters, and maybe take a picnic with you.
As always, thanks for reading :)
Matéa
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Absolutely in love with the paper cutouts! Thanks for sharing your experiments <3