Submitted by urmumsahoe69420 t3_ykirn3 in newhaven
Just moved to east haven area from the Midwest and was wondering if anyone here knew of some good shops to get American traditional tattoos.
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Professional-Tour621 t1_iuu4bwx wrote
Dark side , hope gallery
Useful-Bumblebee9428 t1_iuu61rg wrote
Keys on Kites in Westville has two impeccable traditional artists.
TERPINGTON t1_iuuc56x wrote
Black Hachet in Wallingford has a pretty award winning artist named ricky borchert. also a bunch of other good artists
UrnOfOsiris t1_iuuca4m wrote
Seconding Darkside!
sweetsamanth__ t1_iuud5fq wrote
Eric hesseltine at Black Hatchet does some great american traditional!
jfirstcode t1_iuum757 wrote
Keys on Kites in New haven. Go see Darius for sure
mcirishbeer t1_iuvqmrf wrote
Second this. Very professional and talented
greenlegsandshabam t1_iuw5856 wrote
I second this!!!!!!! Darius is THE BEST!
kryonik t1_iuwy24a wrote
I've been told Forest to Shore in Stratford is good. Same with Black Hatchet in Wallingford.
I personally go to Witchhouse in Hartford (https://www.instagram.com/witchhousetattoo/?hl=en) or Ratkiller (https://www.instagram.com/ratkiller3000/?hl=en) in Glastonbury but those are both shleps.
bucketmorris t1_iux2b1d wrote
Foxden in Wallingford. LGBTQ+ friendly with incredible artists
schooliepro t1_iux57lo wrote
Rich Hadley at Keys on Kites. American Traditional. His work is incredible.
shivakameany t1_iux8nld wrote
I might get vilified for this but I’d recommend going out to a major city for any permanent body mods like tattoos. Plenty of amazing world-class shops in Boston, NYC, and Philly.
bdinse22 t1_iux9t9u wrote
I second this. The best artist for Traditional and American Traditional in the state
bigtuna732 t1_iuxhszi wrote
Sleepy Hollow Tattoo 249 Naugatuck Ave Milford 203-876-5085
packofpoodles t1_iuxi25s wrote
Black Hatchet is great! Can’t speak to traditional, per se, but a well run shop with good people.
turdfurguson99 t1_iuxla0p wrote
Do you know if Darius still there? My artist used to work there and I liked when I was getting something done and Darius was just hanging with us. Cool dude.
octoberflavor t1_iuxodyq wrote
I still see him walking around the neighborhood sometimes! He should be.
Useful-Bumblebee9428 t1_iuxwade wrote
Yes, Darrius Cappelli and Rich Hadley https://www.instagram.com/keysonkitestattoo/ def stop by!
Useful-Bumblebee9428 t1_iuz1mxe wrote
Rich at keys on kites can and does typography regularly
sweetsamanth__ t1_iuz1y91 wrote
Also, worth the drive to go see Bryant Setzler at The Edge in South Windsor. He’s incredible
MattFantastic t1_iv3reab wrote
To be clear here, I think you’re getting vilified not out of some local pride thing but because there are absolutely world class shops/artists in the area. I’d rather get work from someone like Joe Capobianco than just about anyone in any of those places.
shivakameany t1_ivbnmxj wrote
To each their own, but I can’t stand Joe’s tattoo style.
ExplosiveToast19 t1_iuu2kqx wrote
Idk how they do with American traditional but Black Hatchet has a really good reputation. I’ve got some friends with ink from them and it looks sick. They’re just very popular so you have to book a while in advance.