I’ve waited nine months to post a review, and I’m still really disappointed in the tattoo and the service I got from Leah at Charon Art. I would rate her professionalism as low. First of all, the tattoo is not at all what I was hoping for. I really wish that Leah had taken more time to talk with me about what it would actually look like. She was not communicative or responsive to my questions about the tattoo by email. She moved through the whole process too quickly without enough attention to detail. From the colors to the dimensions of the tattoo, it just wasn’t well thought out. Also, she didn’t follow the stencil and part of the design was completely missed. When I went back to have her correct it, she told her friend in the studio “This won’t take long” before she even spoke to me about what I needed done! She asked me if she could make the changes by hand (the S,E,W lettering and the northern arrow), and I stupidly said yes which was a mistake. I let her cut corners on my tattoo and as a result it looks cheap and haphazard.
She also overcharged me. She took a deposit (I believe it was $60) on the date of consultation, and told me it would go toward the total price which would be based on the time it took to complete the tattoo. Then on the day of the tattoo, she charged me for the full time as if I had not given the deposit.
I obviously was too passive in this situation. I was hoping to have a tattooing experience that was about art and spiritual expression, and since the studio space was lovely and inspiring I hoped this was the right fit. I gave Leah the benefit of the doubt because I didn’t feel comfortable going to a typical tattoo parlor. I am just so disappointed in her failure to take my tattoo seriously. I am going to have to go somewhere else for a cover up.