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Inspired By Tradition, Shaped By Modernity

A Session With ME

Co-Owner of The Grey Heron Tattoo Studio Derby, your session will be held in our professional private space, focused on a calm curated experience. Allowing us to focus on bringing your artwork to life, while providing a slice of home for a relaxed, enjoyable session.

Creating bespoke hand drawn designs for each of my clients, my work favours Bold, Bright, Electric Tattooing, inspired by tradition & shaped by modernity.

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Join me at our top class private studio for your next tattoo session. Before making a booking, please discuss your ideas with me to make sure we have the correct session arranged. Bookings made without prior consultation will be deleted and the cancellation fee may be charged.

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It’s been a long while since I had the space or time to crack open the watercolours… Nice to dust off the rust a little in the new studio. Looking forward to finding a bit more time for painting & printmaking. You can find me at the
🦊 & 🦔 - Such a blast doing this one a while back, if you fancy a game, anime or cartoon inspired tattoo, drop me a DM. #tattoo #gametattoo #gamertattoo #sonictattoo #tailsandsonic #colourtattoo #tattooartist #derby #derbytattoo #tattooingbyben
Chrysanthemum Hand Banger I had the honour of doing for the wonderful @ambcamixo a while back. Thank you for the trust. Absolutely, loved doing this piece, so if you fancy something floral or a hand tattoo, drop me a message. ⚡️ #tattoo #handtattoo
Thank You. To every single one of you that joined us for our open day. It was such a blast to welcome you all to our new space. Friends, family & new faces, chewing the fat, glancing at Tattoos, sharing some fantastic food and drinks, all while o
I love a bit of a head rattler, its been a hot minute since I got to do this shark piece. Such a fun session, so if anyone fancies a killer head piece or something in this style, hit me up. #headtattoo #blackworktattoo #sharktattoo #tradtattoos #ne
Lines Down On this Bat & Cherry Skull Neck Piece… Such a pleasure adding to this project and seeing it come together. 🙌🏻 Thank you @christine_litchfield_holmes 🦇 Swipe to see the neck piece we are building on from… We started th

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Ready for your next session? If you are looking for something big, bold & colourful; delicate, refined & blackwork or just want to get in touch to discuss your ideas or even what to expect if this is one of your first tattoos, I would love to hear from you. Just fill out the form on this website & I will be in touch as soon as possible.