CREATIVE TATTOO SERVICE
Explore our team of talented artists below!​
Bella Gillen
Tattoo Artist
From a young age, music, performing arts, painting, and drawing were sources of identity and inspiration for Bella. They started tattooing in 2022 as a way to combine their love of visual art, the importance of body reclamation, and to connect with others through creativity. Bella hand pokes all of their tattoos, creating a style of delicate black and gray dotwork. Bella loves tattooing birds and plants, taking the natural
world and adding magical and
surrealistic elements.
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"Tattooing is a collaborative process that brings the artist and client closer to the creative source, themselves, and each other. My goal is to develop a client’s idea into an artistic reality together and celebrate the experience of turning it into a part of their body."
Megan Corbally
Tattoo Artist
Megan has been drawing and painting since she was a kid and tattooing since 2022. Her work is inspired by comic book art, nature, and classic Americana imagery. She specializes in bright and bold traditional tattoos with a modern psychedelic twist but also enjoys tattooing fineline black and grey.
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“Tattoos are permanent markings but also a gentle reminder that nothing lasts forever, and I find so much beauty in that. It is an honor to share the joy and love I have for tattooing with others.”
Tatiana Martinez-Riviere
Tattoo Artist
Tati has been drawing everything and anything since they could hold a pencil. They grew up in Puerto Rico, so they especially love tattooing other brown people in the area. Their career in tattooing started almost three years ago, and they enjoy working with bold lines, and creating illustrative creatures and plants!
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"During sessions, I like to make sure that my clients are fully comfortable, whether it's your first tattoo or your 100th. No matter what your identity is, I want you to feel comfortable doing this tattoo with me."
Marina Carmena
Tattoo Artist
Since the beginning, Marina’s life has been engulfed in the arts; taking part in performing and visual arts from a young age. She began her tattoo career in 2022 after leaving the world of pre professional ballet. She dove into tattooing after relocating to Hillsborough, NC and subsequently fell in love with it. Marina has a focus in black and grey, illustrative realism, and fine line, but is always open to any style and direction.
“I strive to provide all my clients with art that strengthens their confidence and appreciation for themselves and their bodies. My clients are incredibly important to me and I love curating an involved experience for everyone. Tattooing is a sacred practice that I am honored to be a part of.”
Monica Lee
Tattoo Artist
Monica's background is in animation and mixed media arts. Her tattooing career started in 2022 with a
style that is characterized by its explorative, illustrative, and adorning qualities, which draw inspiration from nature and ornamental design.
“Tattooing has helped me grow both personally and creatively in a way that no other art form has. My goal is to create a comfortable environment for my clients, allowing them to experience the sense of self-expression and autonomy that tattoos provide."
Ariel Kopelove
Tattoo Artist
Ariel started her tattoo journey in 2018. Her style draws inspirations from art nouveau, botanical illustration, neo-traditional, horror, and abstract art. She loves tattooing critters of all sorts.
“My goal for every client is to help them feel comfortable in their bodies and to have fun creating a piece they can be proud to wear.”
Samantha Castrovinci
Tattoo Artist/Owner
Samantha's tattoo career started in 2007. She specializes in illustrative tattooing that flows and fits the client's anatomy with art nouveau and biomechanical influences. Flora, fauna, faces, and figures often appear as the subject matter in her works. She is inspired by the modern human experience within ancient nature.
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At her 10 year mark of tattooing, she opened The Studio. She is now elated to share space and success with other creative tattooists.
"Tattooing has been the most consistent part of my life through all of its fluctuations of self discovery.
It is most satisfying to serve others through
tattooing as a medium."
Spencer Graham
Studio Manager
Born and raised in Durham, Spencer began working in tattoo shops while enrolled in college in 2019. Having admired tattoos since a young age, he enjoyed applying customer service skills and learning aspects of business management inside an industry he'd always appreciated and taken a strong interest in.
Joining The Studio in 2022, Spencer was thrilled to find a team of talented artists and incredibly friendly and positive people to continue building his management skills with. He enjoys the opportunity to help people have a great experience from the start, keep everything running smoothly, and meeting everyone who walks in the door! When he's not working, he enjoys playing video games, collecting tattoos, going for motorcycle rides, and spending time with friends and family.
"Going to get a tattoo is an innately personal endeavor. Nobody wants to be excited to reach out to a shop and have their first point of contact be with some cool guy who couldn't care less. If I can make someone's tattoo experience even 5% more enjoyable or comfortable,
that's a win for me."