Like any artist Justina has strengths and weaknesses, therefore, she will be concentrating her efforts on pieces she feels are her strong suite. She apologizes if she does not choose your piece and ensures it in no way reflects that your tattoo is not amazing and important. To mark someone in such a permanent manner is a huge responsibility and she takes it very seriously. Due to time restraints, and her desire to work on pieces that further her artistically (that is to say pieces she has never done before) she will only be working on select pieces. What this means is there will be no more wait list for Justina because of the stress it adds and unrealistic wait time.
Fortunately Justina works with many talented artists at Liquid Amber. Therefore, should she not be able to tattoo you herself, she will be suggesting an artist she feels will provide you with the tattoo you have envisioned. We ask that you email us information on the tattoo you are wanting to receive. Please be sure to include the following:
Theme and or subject matter / Location and size of piece / Colour or Black and Grey / Any images that assist in describing the style.
And now Justina's bio...
If you ask Justina how she got into tattooing she will laugh and answer “with cats and dogs.” Justina worked as a veterinary technician for 5 years and during that time she tattooed her share of animals. One night, she got the idea to take the tattoo machine home and try it on herself. Keep in mind she wasn’t a rookie, Justina had been an artist her whole life and even graduated from art school so she knew what she was doing. That said I bet you can’t get her to show you the first tattoo she did without blushing. Eventually she really started getting the knack of it and pretty soon her friends were asking her to do work on them too. That’s when Justina started to study tattoo artistry and the related medical information.
Justina’s tattoo career really took a turn for the best during her travels to Paris where she met a fellow artist by the name of Philippine. This woman worked on many different mediums and tattoo’s happened to be one of them. Justina especially loved Philippine’s studio which was filled with sculptures, drawings, pictures of tattoos and hundreds of books. It encompassed everything a tattoo shop should be, in Justina’s opinion, an artists' heaven. Until meeting Philippine Justina had observed the tattoo industry to be entirely male-orientated. Artists like Philippine and Justina are replacing the traditionally bearded face of tattooing with a fresh new female style which includes class and pure hawtness!
Justina works Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday from 10am to 5pm. Her rate is $175/hr
If you enjoy Justina's tattoo's you will love her art! Check out her website at www.justinakervel.com
