No. 01 / The Collective
Est. 2016 — Gowanus, Brooklyn
Black
Work
Collective
Four residents, one guest chair and a single rule: black ink only. Dotwork, ornamental, tribal and blackout pieces drawn from scratch for the body they go on.
Dotwork
✕
Ornamental
✕
Tribal
✕
Linework
✕
Illustrative
✕
Blackout
No. 02 / Roster
Four hands,
one ink.
No front desk, no house style. Four residents who share a room, a supply order and an opinion about solid black. Each keeps their own books — write to the one whose work you want on you.
No. 03 / Work
Solid black,
on skin.
No. 04 / Guest Chair
Guest spots,
winter run.
One chair by the window is kept for visiting artists. Each guest works six days with us, then flies home — if you have been waiting for one of them, this is the closest they get to Brooklyn.
Nov 03 — 08
Saskia Lund
Dotwork mandalas · Geometry
Copenhagen, DK
Fully booked
Nov 17 — 22
Kai Moreno
Blackout · Neo-tribal
Mexico City, MX
Books open
Dec 01 — 06
Ottilie Brandt
Etching · Engraving style
Berlin, DE
Books open
Jan 12 — 17
Ren Aoki
Bold black botanicals
Osaka, JP
Fully booked
Feb 02 — 07
Mateus Coelho
Ornamental linework
Lisbon, PT
Books open
To book a guest, email guests@example.com with their name in the subject line. Deposits and designs go straight to the visiting artist.
No. 05 / Manifesto & Rates
House rules
Signed by all four residents
I
Black ink only.
No colour, no grey wash. Solid fill, dots and line — the parts of a tattoo that age best.
II
Never copied.
We never copy another artist’s work and never tattoo the same design twice.
III
Bold will hold.
Heavy black stays readable for decades. If a piece is too small to last, we will say so.
Hourly
$180
Billed in 15-minute steps after the first hour.
Day session
$1,200
Up to six hours in the chair, one artist, breaks included.
Minimum
$150
Covers setup, needles and a fresh station.
Deposit
$100
Holds your date and comes off the final session.
No. 06 / Contact
Write
to us.
No forms, no DMs. One email with your idea, placement, rough size and two or three references — and the artist you want, if you know. Every message gets a reply within five working days.
Studio
214 Douglass St, Unit 3
Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Hours
Tue–Sat · 12–8 PM
Consults Thursdays, by appointment
Phone
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