The new location is still a private studio (now with a south west view of the city!)
I no longer do hourly rates – only flat rates. This means your tattoo will get done much faster which means less pain to endure! You can split the payment up into sessions if you have a large piece.

FEES:
Please book a consultation if you wish to have custom work : $30 for a up to 30 minute consultation.
Artwork fees apply for custom work : $20+ (up to hourly rates for large back pieces, etc)
A deposit is required at the time of consultation to secure your first session – this is a non-refundable deposit if you’re a no-show or cancel/reschedule without a minimum of 4-5 days notice : $100*
*if you have the artwork complete and do not need to book a consultation, deposit is required by Interac Instant Email Money Transfer at any major bank website, or through Paypal to admin@squidworx.com – there is a $4 fee for using Paypal to pay the deposit (therefore you pay $104 via Paypal for your deposit – the $100 goes towards the price of your tattoo)
Touch up policy : if you wish to have touch-ups on your tattoo due to my error (at my discretion) you MUST notify me via email within 30 days of receiving the tattoo. After 30 days, there is a $50 minimum for touch ups.

AS OF JULY 1ST 2010, THE NEW HST (13%) TAX KICKS IN. Expect an increase in your flat rate.
….I know, I know, thank McGuinty.

***Allergy Alert! I have two cats. As I make every effort to keep my place cat-hair-free, it’s next to impossible to get it all, although the actual studio space is cat-free, please keep this in mind if you have severe allergies, please let me know in advance. DO NOT take antihistamines before your tattoo appointment!
Please advise prior to your first session if you have any latex allergies, although I do use latex-free gloves.

Please note: If you wish to bring someone with you to your session, please ask first. Thank you!

When booking a consultation or appointment, in order to provide you with a proper quote, please provide your contact number, the measurement of the design you wish to get, if the image is already drawn, please provide a high-res jpeg image. As well as if you want it in black/grey or full colour, and the location of where you wish to have it tattooed. Your availability is also required to set up your first session or consultation.

NEW INCENTIVES PROGRAM :
For every client referred (that actually book and show up to their appointment), you will receive 5% off your next tattoo.
Therefore if you have referred two clients, you’ll get 10% off, 3 clients will get you 15% and so on (up to 50% off!). So start your referring!

Thanks & Cheers,

Rashelle
Artist & Owner of Squid Inx Tattoos
www.squidinxtattoos.com

Response: The safety of tattoo inks or pigments have recently been the subject of some attention, possibly the result of a lawsuit brought by the American Environmental Safety Institute (AESI) against Huck Spaulding Enterprises, Inc., Superior Tattoo Equipment Co., and other tattoo ink sellers in the U.S. As a result of this lawsuit, the companies must place a warning for their California customers on their tattoo ink labels, catalogs and Internet sites that reads “inks contain many heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and others” and that the ingredients have been linked to cancer and birth defects. These adverse effects have been shown for exposures that occur over long time periods to these and other heavy metals, although not explicitly from these metals in tattoos. Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to regulate tattoo pigments, tattoo pigments have not yet been approved by FDA for injection into the skin, as is done when a tattoo is made.

Heavy metals are used to give tattoo pigments their permanent color. The specific ingredients that are used in the pigments differ by color and by brand, but may include not only lead and arsenic, but also antimony, beryllium, chromium, cobalt, and nickel — metals that have also been linked to bad outcomes in people. The amount of these metals in a tattoo may be substantial. For example, AESI states that the ink used for an index card sized (3” by 5”) tattoo contains 1.23 micrograms of lead, which is more than double the amount permitted per day under California’s Proposition 65.

Certain tattoo colors may present greater health risks than others. For example, green and blue pigments produced from copper salts (Copper Pthalocyanine) are thought to be safe, as they are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in contact lenses, surgical implants, and infant furniture paint. Similarly, black pigments made from carbon black or india ink, white pigments made from zinc or titanium white, purple pigments made from dioxazine/carbazole, and brown pigments made from iron oxides are thought to be have minimal (if any) health risks. Of the colors, red pigments, especially those that contain cadmium, iron oxides or mercury (cinnabar), are generally the most worrisome. Mercury in tattoo pigments, for example, has caused allergic reactions and scarring in people and has sensitized people to mercury from other sources, such as fish or dental fillings.

In light of these and other concerns, it makes sense to think twice about getting a tattoo. At a minimum, you should find out the ingredients of any tattoo pigments that will make up your new tattoo. This information may be hard to find, since the ingredients of tattoo pigments are considered to be proprietary and thus are usually not listed or otherwise revealed. Some tattoo artists, however, do mix their own tattoo pigments, in which case they should be able to tell you the ingredients. I would suggest going to only those artists that can give you this information.

Helen Suh MacIntosh is a professor in environmental health at Harvard University and studies how pollution behaves in the environment and how it affects people’s health. Please keep in mind that her answers are just her interpretation of available information and should not be taken as the only viewpoint or solution to a problem. Use this column at your own risk. Having said this, please feel free to post any of your environmental health questions to Helen@TreeHugger.com (please use a descriptive email subject line and mention if you want to remain anonymous or not).
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The artwork is by Jeffrey Thomas, who has made a series of Disney princesses all spooky-like!
This one was perfect for me in every way, especially with the crow, and rat.. it’s a bit of a memorial for my 10 pet rats that passed away a couple years ago.

Check it out here: