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Gemma Astor

Gemma Astor

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Gemma Astor Portland, ME •By Appointment• 🌿Tattoos💎Maine🐰 Painter ✨🍉

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Progress on a sleeve that we’ve been working on for several months. My client is a Nurse Practitioner, and the lantern is a symbol associated with nursing and medicine in general. She got a very large piece from me about 14 years ago when I was a new baby tattooer, and she was still in nursing school. We’re much older now, and established in our professions, full circle magic for sure. ❤️

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My office for the afternoon. So. Much. Fun.

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I’m branching out and trying a new social media platform in addition to this one. If you’re interested or are already on B. Sky, come say hi! I also have a page there for my paintings. Gemma-Astor

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We all transcend this mortal coil. This one hurts my heart. David Lynch. A legend, master of film, creative genius. I always loved the use of epic sleazy vehicles in his work, his choice of music, maestro of the macabre and surreal, he was incredible. I’m glad I got to be alive when he was. 🚬⚫️

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I do a lot of coverup work, and I actually enjoy it. Some tattooers prefer not to adjust old tattoos and that is absolutely fine! It’s important to find an artist who is comfortable with coverups, and able to do some creative brainstorming and planning to make them most effective. This one was really gratifying. He wanted to say goodbye to this wicked dated ‘90’s sun tattoo. We went with a red shouldered hawk, ferns, and violets. The finished photo is red and very fresh, but I’m sharing anyway. I hid the sun in the bird and used the color, linework, and texture to camouflage the old tattoo. Such a fun challenge!

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