Welcome to Doctor
John's Body Art Studio. This is where it all happens. Every aspect of a
tattoo, from deciding what you want, drawing it to conform to tattoo requirements, and the
actual tattoo itself, is all done from this studio. This is a one Artist studio, owned and operated by Doctor John. The Studio hours are Noon to 8 P.M., Monday thru Saturday, Closed Sundays & Holidays. 
Take a look around
The tattoo room w/ available privacy
The way this works is; once you have decided upon what you're going to get and where, we set an appointment. This assures you the individual attention you deserve. It also gives those of you with a little seed of doubt, some time to think it over. Most of the people who end up regretting their tattoos got them on impulse. So, sorry no walk-ins.
At the time you set your appointment I require a deposit, which comes off the price of the tattoo. There are two very good reasons for this. First, a deposit insures that you will show up. It takes time to set up for, and clean up after a tattoo, and those supplies cost, even of a tattoo never happens. Second, you are buying a time slot. Once you have put down a deposit that time is yours.
Cover-up work is done on a case by case basis. Mostly depending on if the previous work can be fixed or covered. If the work is too bad, ie; too dark, too big, scarred or Fubar'ed we probably won't touch it. Take scarring for instance: You can not tattoo over bad scars. It's like trying to put latex paint over a Vaseline spot on the wall. It won't work! Anyone who tries to tell you different is lying!!! I will not do you the injustice of taking your money for work that won't stick
At Doctor John's Body Art Studio, the words 'ethics' and 'morals' carry a lot of weight. Doctor John turned away a $2000.00 tattoo a few summers ago. The guy wanted Jesus Christ, crucified on his back. Everything was going fine until the he came in to proof the artwork. The guy said "Yes, that's great. Can you do it upside down?" Well that put a quick stop to that business transaction.
Moral of the story is...I don't do anything Vulgar, Crudely sexual, Racially offensive, or otherwise idiotic. Anything that the test of time has shown, you will regret later. Speaking of which, there is no such thing as the Chinese "alphabet." A lot of places claim to have it. I have a copy of the garbage also. I do Chinese characters. Do the research, though. Check reference guides. The Chinese do not have an "alphabet."
I don't quote prices over the phone or the internet for that matter. Each tattoo is unique (or at least it should be) prices are dictated by the amount of work involved.
