Andrea

These are some concepts that I really want to start in 2026!

-”Spirit” animals (think animals with ghostly eyes and spiritual elements

-peonies all day errday (neotraditional or color realism)

-lady faces

-baroque inspired concepts (large scale only)

-anything from my “concepts/storytelling” list

-forest animals

-full back piece of birds and florals

-full back piece snake and peonies

-ravens and crows

-harpie full back piece or large leg piece or arm sleeve

-siren/dark mermaid leg or arm sleeve

-blackout sleeve with florals and ornamental

-snake and floral leg or arm sleeve

-snake and floral half sleeve or forearm piece

-heron or large bird back piece

-yellow “gold” outlined neojapanese cherry blossom/peony sleeve

-yellow “gold” outlined neojapanese cherry blossom/peony forearm or half sleeve

-birds on cherry blossom branches full or half sleeve

-hand florals

-psychedelia mushrooms with flora and fauna half or full sleeve

-stag in forest

-winter themed half or full sleeve

-raven and peony chest piece

-neck florals

-big cats

-abstract flora fauna pieces

-Dark red riding hood leg sleeve or arm sleeve

There is nothing wrong with these styles at all, these are just things that don’t light me up as an artist at the moment!

-fine line, illustrative florals

-fine line projects in general

-traditional style tattoos

-tiny tattoos

-lettering/quotes

-pet portraits

-anime/video game tattoos

-reworks

**I will also include certain florals I don’t enjoy tattooing.

Florals I don’t enjoy doing as much:

-honeysuckles

-carnations

-marigolds

-any type of daisy

-lily of the valley

-lillies

-daffodils

-sweet peas

I love using florals in my work only if I can make them bold and dynamic with a painterly style of soft gradients. Some of my favorites include:

-peonies (red, pink, peach are some of my favorites)

-magnolias

-cherry blossoms

-lilacs

-protea

-chrysanthemums

-yellow wattle

-wild roses

-poppies

-roses

-English roses

-irises

-anemones

-sunflowers

-lotus

-and many others just ask!

I honestly love all wild life but here are some I would enjoy off the top of my head.

-birds and tropical birds

-snakes

-frogs/toads

-big cats

-wolves

-owls

-fox

-bats

-bears

-raccoon

-badger

-stags, deers, faun

-ravens/crows

-herons, cranes, kingfishers

-hyenas

-snails

-hawks

-horses

-pandas/red pandas

-squirrels/chipmunks

-tortoise

-rabbits

-would love to do exotic animals!

I would love to incorporate abstract and blackout elements, as well as ornamental elements into some upcoming projects!

-elements of abstract mixed with florals or nature concepts

-blackout elements mixed with florals or nature concepts

-marbled effects with blackout

-patterned effects with blackout

This would be my favorite category, concepts! I would love to incorporate storytelling into my projects. This could range from:

-sci fi/fantasy inspo concepts

-legends and lore

-tarot

-personal stories

-myths

-psychedelic/spiritual experiences (sacred geometry, buddhism, mushrooms, third eyes, matrix, psychedelia flora and fauna, out of body experiences, meditations etc.)

Specific concept ideas:

-ocean themed; sea, octopus or squid/kraken, Moby dick vibes

-legend of the snow leopard and the monk

-a shaman having a spiritual experience in a magical forest

-a knight whose armor and skull is enveloped in a forest floor

-a woman who is of the sea made up of rock and stone with the oceanic floor surrounding

-a reaper and his lover

-“transcendence”

-lady in the water

-woman with cloak and multiple hands

-giant ‘gods/godesses’ interacting with landscape and smaller silhouettes

I enjoy tattooing most plants, love tattooing leaves and herbs and fruit! Some of my favorites are:

-fruits

-berries

-eucalyptus leaves

-maple leaves

-using branches as part of compositions

-ferns

-mushrooms and fungi

I love this style a lot! This is the blending of neotraditional with Japanese style and concepts!

I would love to do some Neotraditional Japanese influenced tattoos incorporating these concepts

-geishas

-oni masks

-hannya masks

-waves

-japanese style dragons

-japanese folklore concepts

-omamori

-oriental lanterns

-cranes

-cherry blossom

-peony and chrysanthemums

-tigers

-namakubi

-dark unicorn

-harpie

-dragons

-druids

-shamans

-mermaids

-witches

-pegasus

-animals in warrior/medieval/wizard clothing

-animal mash ups (mer-rabbit etc)

-forest “spirits”

-baba yaga

-nine tailed fox

-jackalopes

-elves

-kelpie

-wendigo

-sprites

-selkie

-succubus

-seraphim

-adding wings, multiple eyes, glowing eyes, hands, horns to subject

I really enjoy tattooing people and faces and coming up with themes for them! (not limited to just lady heads, would love to do full body concepts as well)

Some include:

-witches (green witch, forest witch, winter witch, sea witch etc.)

-personification (different seasons, mother nature etc)

-animal themed (crow woman, tiger woman, snake woman etc.)

-concepts based in lore, mythological, legends (mermaid, moon goddess, isis, hecate, etc.)

-warriors

-zodiac

-psychedelia

-spiders

-moths

-cicadas

-butterflies

-praying mantis

-beetles

-octopus/squid

-crabs

-whales

Sometimes florals and animals aren’t enough and you might find by adding some other elements to your concept, it can help take a project to the next level.

Some things I like to add include

-lockets and jewelry

-jewels and stones//gems

-poloroids

-frames that hold a scene

-amulets or potion bottles

-daggers

-teacups

-envelopes/letters

-lanterns

-glowing elements

-candles

-crowns

-patterned fabrics

-headdresses

-sacred geometry/shapes, line breaks/ wind bars

-skulls

-animal skulls

-renaissance/baroque inspired concepts

-castles