I book in 3 month blocks (January-March, etc.) and open my booking on the first weekend a month before the next round of appointments. My booking for will stay opening for 48 hours. I do announce all my booking dates and cancellations on my instagram stories (@tattoos.by.ping) and through my email subscription. Please do not DM me.

In addition, I send an email out about a week before opening my books to let you know exactly when I’m planning on opening them and for how long including any designs I have available, so please join my mailing list at the bottom of this page. All bookings will need to be made through my online form which requires information about your idea, size, placement and reference images.

No. Since I receive many requests, I book based on what I’m most interested in tattooing. Take a peak at my work to get an idea of what I enjoy tattooing.

My minimum is $400, and I work at $200/hr Tuesday through Friday and $250/hr for coverup and Saturday appointments. The amount of time your tattoo takes will depend on the size, style, detail, and placement, so the more information you can give me about your piece the better I’ll be able to provide a general price estimate. If you have a particular budget that you need to stay in, please let me know in your initial submission.

I have a limited number of appointment slots available when my books open, and I appreciate every request I get. I hate I am not able to accommodate every request. I typically respond in one to two weeks once booking closes.

I will email you with a time slot that you have 48 hours to either accept or reject. If the time offered doesn’t work, we can try to find a different slot that does. You will have to pay an $100 deposit to secure your appointment within 48 hours of confirming the time and day work for you. Otherwise, the time slot will be offered to the next person. You are not scheduled until I receive a deposit.

Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERRABLE. They are not stored in a vault to be deposited and withdrawn. Every payment goes towards my cost of living.

The deposit holds your time slot and gets deducted from the final cost of the tattoo. If you arrive over 30 minutes late, your deposit will not be deducted from the cost of your tattoo, and there is a chance you will have to be rescheduled and put down another deposit to do so.

Deposits are only good for the design that this appointment has been booked for. If you change your mind before your appointment, you must leave a new deposit for the new design. If you do not provide me with the changes in enough time before your appointment, this could result in your appointment being rescheduled.

Lastly, If you no-call, no-show, you will have to resubmit during next booking and put down another deposit.

To be clear, deposits may be held/moved with proper advance notice of reschedule, but are NON-REFUNDABLE regardless of circumstances.

If you need to reschedule your appointment I require at least 48 hour notice to hold your deposit. Reschedule notices received within 48 hours of your appointment will have to put down another deposit to do so. However, if you give me ample notice I am happy to reschedule you if something comes up, and you can apply your deposit to your new appointment time. I allow one reschedule within one calendar year of your initial appointment before your deposit will be forfeit.

If you misread the booking calendar and accidentally book a date you didn’t want, you may reschedule, but your appointment stands and you cannot take your deposit back.

I require at least a 48 hour notice to reschedule. I understand that sometimes things happen and plans have to change unexpectedly. I will hold your deposit if you need to reschedule due to illness related issues, or for one reschedule per appointment that is non-illness related (i.e. work schedule changing, last-minute emergencies, etc.) 

If you have to reschedule your appointment with me more than once, your original deposit will be forfeited and you will need to re-submit your idea again at the next round of bookings along with a new deposit for a new appointment slot. 

*Reschedule appointments typically take place on Tuesdays.*

I will notify you as soon as something comes up. I will honor your deposit and be in contact with another date option. Remember I book in 3 month increments and it may be closer to the next booking cycle before I reach out with another date unless I have an opening earlier. Life gets in the way for me too, sometimes.

As always deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERRABLE.

*Reschedule appointments typically take place on Tuesdays.*

I’m afraid, due to my work load I design the tattoo a few days before or the evening before the appointment. Time is allotted to make minor changes for every appointment. Please keep your mind open to my interpretation of your booking form, and be as specific in the form as you need to be so that I have EVERYTHING you are expecting in your design. If you change your idea completely after paying a deposit, your appointment may be cancelled if the new concept is not something I’m interested in tattooing and deposit will be forfeited.

When working on a large project like a sleeve will require several sessions. Having your entire concept is important to keep the design cohesive but not completely necessary. Please let me know your entire idea in your initial booking form.

Half sleeve - requires 2-3, 4-6+ hour sessions each.

Full sleeve - requires 4-6, 4-6+ hour sessions each.

The range stated above is not solid due to the varying complexity of the design you are requesting.

I like to wait 4-6 weeks between sessions to allow you skin to fully heal before working on it again. Having this in mind I may schedule you for two days in one round of booking and a deposit will be required both days of the appointment. Sleeves are a commitment they take time and money. Let me know how often you’d like to come so I can do what I can to accommodate the completion of your sleeve.

I have a complete section dedicated to how to prepare for your appointment, what to expect from the session and aftercare.