Elijah

Elijah is a resident artist at our Ink Couture Tattoos Austin location.  With a passion for sacred geometry, ornamental and mandalas, Elijah is a veritable force of nature, winning conventions for his meticulous linework and custom tattoos.  

How long have you been tattooing professionally?
Almost 4 years in a professionally.

What inspired you into the art of tattooing?
My inspiration for the art of tattooing was my passion for drawing/creating pieces that made people feel more confident in their own skin, the ability to show self-expression.
who inspired me was my parents they were both artist in their own ways and I just wanted to be just as free as they were expressively

What inspired me was the ability to create a life purely off a passion.

When: I was inspired was during CoVid.  I lost almost everything other than my hustle for logo design for DJ's and small musicians here in the US I slowly got recognized for my weird art and began the tattoo learning process.

Where: Austin is where my passion took off and I gradually started having doors open up for me better than any other opportunities I’ve had open up before.

Tell us about your preferred style of work.
My preferred style is anything black n grey, suminagashi, trippy, organic flow, ornamental, sacred geometrics, neo-tribal/blackout, anything weird and abstract honestly.

What other styles are you known for?
Fine line/micro realism is another realm I love to travel through.

What inspires you as an artist?  
What inspires me as an artist is the ability to self-express the love for self-expression, to be unique...to create you!  Making strangers, friends, and family feel confident and happy in their own skin. The smiles and glowing energy i get from my clients after finishing pieces w them mean the absolute most to my career. so blessed and thankful to be on the way to forming a solid career in a passion of art.

Why should someone pick you for their next tattoo/to be their artist?
The reason someone may want to choose me is the love of my weird and organic flow i offer. I love to create unique pieces, something truly creative. I never speed through the creative process and i would never put anything on someone I don’t feel confident in. as long as my art and my art along speaks to them, that’s all that matters to me.

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