@ Gentlepokes
Tattoo
MACHINE + HANDPOKE
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Books open for
March 19-April 5 NYC
April 21-24 SF

to book, email me at
gentlepokes.booking@gmail.com
with either “NYC” or “SF” in the subject line.
Please provide the following information --->
  • Name (& pronouns):
  • Budget:
  • Preferred Dates  + Times*:
    The more specific the easier it’ll be to find a spot for u! ex. ‘available anytime mon-wed, after 4 on thursday and friday’
  • Custom or Flash** :
    If you’re interested in a custom piece, please provide as much detail as possible as to what you’re looking for w/ reference photos. I consider custom requests case by case and not all projects are guarenteed to be a good fit.  If you’ d like to choose from flash,  upload screenshots by order of preference, or you can look at my flashbooks irl and choose day of. I’ll likely have more flash to choose from by the time of our appt (:
  • Upload screenshots of flash in order of preference:
    I recommend choosing several in case some have been taken
  • Color preferences and placement:
    Helpful information but not required

*NYC available days are March 19-April 6 no Thursdays or Saturdays. SF available days are April 21-24. 
** Click here to see pricing guide.  
if i dont hear from u within 3 days of sending the booking email your spot will be given up to the next person

My rate is $200/hr
Customs start at $300

 $100 deposit to confirm appt 
Your deposit count towards total cost. It is nonrefundable in case of last min cancellations or no-shows. 
Your deposit can be carried over towards a reschedule if given sufficient notice.  
Most designs range from 1-3 hrs
 Color on any design can be changed or turned to black+grey
Pricing Guide

Some designs below have been  claimed. Most unavailable designs are marked with a sticker or listen in the caption as N/A. I recommend selecting multiple designs and elaborating order of preference when booking in case the one you want is unavailable. Some designs that are unavailable can be reworked, just ask!  

Available Flash
Flash [NYC/SF] | March 2025 
Puncture wound [New Orleans] | Jan 2025 
(N/A: d,e,g) 
Flash [New Orleans] | Jan 2025
(N/A: g) 
[Vancouver] #1 |Oct 2024
(N/A: chicken, pencil, tiny flash sheet, kitty, left blue flower)
[Vancouver] #2 |Oct 2024
Paint test #1 | Oct 2024
(N/A: Red flower top right)
Paint test #2 | Oct 2024
Paint test #3 | Oct 2024
Scraps | 2024
(N/A: top left)
Scraps | 2024
Scraps | 2024
(N/A: top right)
LA Flash 3 | Oct 2024
LA Flash 2 | Oct 2024
LA Flash 1 | Oct 2024 
Reno Flash | Aug 2024 
Reno Flash day | june 2024 
N/A: 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 
Reno flash 1 | march 2024
Reno flash 2 | march 2024 
LA flash | jan 2024
Reno flash  | dec 2023
(N/A: horse lovers, bball angel)
LA flash 1 | oct 2023
( N/A: froggie, snake, heart, cat lady, painter, vase, swirly side panel)
LA flash 2 | oct 2023
(N/A: hammie, trumpet player, angel, flowers, silly bug)
LA found IMG flash 1 | oct 2023
LA found IMG flash 2 | oct 2023
oakland 1 | june 2023
oakland 2 | june 2023
oakland 3 | june 2023
Providence-NYC | feb 2023 
(N/A : 1,2,3,7,8,11,15) 
Nola | oct 2022 
(N/A: bottom right angel, smoking + bubble guy, brick house, top left floral square) 
NYC 2 | oct 2022
(N/A: flower + dragonfly) 
road trip | sept 2022
(N/A: a, d, g, h, i, p, l, s)
Many Places | sept 2022 
(N/A: d, g, l,m, n,p, q, r, s, x)
Winter in NYC | jan 2022
(N/A: b,c,d,g)
Noise flash 1 | nov 2021 
(N/A: all except 10. open to reworking most designs on this sheet, esp the charms [1,2,4,5]
Noise Flash 2 | nov 2021
(N/A: 4,10,12,11) 
Road Vision | july 2021 
(N/A: top star + road, most of the roses have been tattooed but can be reworked) 
Florals | july 2021 
(N/A: middle floral, most concepts on this page can be reworked) 
Razor Wire MOnstera | nov 2022 
Reno 1 | july 2021 
Reno 2 | 2021
(N/A: froggies, big red dog)
Dream Reality | feb 2021 
(N/A: 2,5,4, 7, 3, q)