My creativity is rooted in the transformative power of art.

I'm drawn to beauty, nature, and visual harmony.
Painting and tattooing connect me to my energetic flow, a feeling that I carry into everything I create.

I've been making art since childhood, and studied drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. I moved to Southern Illinois in the late 90s to focus on painting and immerse myself more fully in art. Not long after, tattooing entered my life, expanding my creative practice in a new direction. I became a tattooist and developed a painterly style that prioritized the fit and flow of the tattoo on the female form.

Lately, I've been spending more of my time painting, though I keep my schedule open for tattooing and other creative pursuits. I equally enjoy spending time with my family.

I love tattooing, painting, and building a life shaped by art.

-Michele Lotus Aitchison