A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Six Year Old Tattoo Artist

Earlier this month I posted a nine year old tattoo artist, and I’ve posted about young “artists” before that as well, but I wanted to share these two photos from Spirytus who got tattooed by his six year old daughter Nadia on his 29th birthday, a red heart and her name on his knee. When she was four she also tattooed a cat with whiskers on him.

Comments

504 responses to “Six Year Old Tattoo Artist”

  1. Meg Avatar

    That is adorable!

  2. Meg Avatar

    That is adorable!

  3. Meg Avatar

    That is adorable!

  4. Meg Avatar

    That is adorable!

  5. smurf Avatar

    The gloves! Oh the gloves! It must be hard to find ‘em for such tiny hands.

  6. smurf Avatar

    The gloves! Oh the gloves! It must be hard to find ‘em for such tiny hands.

  7. smurf Avatar

    The gloves! Oh the gloves! It must be hard to find ‘em for such tiny hands.

  8. smurf Avatar

    The gloves! Oh the gloves! It must be hard to find ‘em for such tiny hands.

  9. Steve Bennett Avatar
    Steve Bennett

    Im the father of the nine year old girl tattooing eirlier in modblog. looks as if our two girls are gonna have to start a shop together.

    Glad to see that I am not the only parent out there that feels this is the best way to preserve our childrens art.

    Keep up the good parenting. And pissing off all the conservitive ones.

    Steve Bennett

  10. Steve Bennett Avatar
    Steve Bennett

    Im the father of the nine year old girl tattooing eirlier in modblog. looks as if our two girls are gonna have to start a shop together.

    Glad to see that I am not the only parent out there that feels this is the best way to preserve our childrens art.

    Keep up the good parenting. And pissing off all the conservitive ones.

    Steve Bennett

  11. Steve Bennett Avatar
    Steve Bennett

    Im the father of the nine year old girl tattooing eirlier in modblog. looks as if our two girls are gonna have to start a shop together.

    Glad to see that I am not the only parent out there that feels this is the best way to preserve our childrens art.

    Keep up the good parenting. And pissing off all the conservitive ones.

    Steve Bennett

  12. Steve Bennett Avatar
    Steve Bennett

    Im the father of the nine year old girl tattooing eirlier in modblog. looks as if our two girls are gonna have to start a shop together.

    Glad to see that I am not the only parent out there that feels this is the best way to preserve our childrens art.

    Keep up the good parenting. And pissing off all the conservitive ones.

    Steve Bennett

  13. vernacular Avatar
    vernacular

    Wonderful!

  14. vernacular Avatar
    vernacular

    Wonderful!

  15. vernacular Avatar
    vernacular

    Wonderful!

  16. vernacular Avatar
    vernacular

    Wonderful!

  17. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    aw! that’s so cute!

    i love how the fathers of these young ladies are promoting creativity, safety, and being a woman in the tattoo industry…. also, how they’re using art as being a tool for bonding between them and their daughters. kudos to you all! 🙂

  18. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    aw! that’s so cute!

    i love how the fathers of these young ladies are promoting creativity, safety, and being a woman in the tattoo industry…. also, how they’re using art as being a tool for bonding between them and their daughters. kudos to you all! 🙂

  19. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    aw! that’s so cute!

    i love how the fathers of these young ladies are promoting creativity, safety, and being a woman in the tattoo industry…. also, how they’re using art as being a tool for bonding between them and their daughters. kudos to you all! 🙂

  20. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    aw! that’s so cute!

    i love how the fathers of these young ladies are promoting creativity, safety, and being a woman in the tattoo industry…. also, how they’re using art as being a tool for bonding between them and their daughters. kudos to you all! 🙂

  21. Klem Avatar
    Klem

    That is really sweet, definitly more meaniful than a simple dawing, and worth a million hugs…

  22. Klem Avatar
    Klem

    That is really sweet, definitly more meaniful than a simple dawing, and worth a million hugs…

  23. Klem Avatar
    Klem

    That is really sweet, definitly more meaniful than a simple dawing, and worth a million hugs…

  24. Klem Avatar
    Klem

    That is really sweet, definitly more meaniful than a simple dawing, and worth a million hugs…

  25. Dajoran Avatar

    Brilliant! It makes me kind of broody, not for the want of raising a child, but just to have one to ink me hahaha

  26. Dajoran Avatar

    Brilliant! It makes me kind of broody, not for the want of raising a child, but just to have one to ink me hahaha

  27. Dajoran Avatar

    Brilliant! It makes me kind of broody, not for the want of raising a child, but just to have one to ink me hahaha

  28. Dajoran Avatar

    Brilliant! It makes me kind of broody, not for the want of raising a child, but just to have one to ink me hahaha

  29. Korpus Avatar
    Korpus

    love that raw stuff!!

  30. Korpus Avatar
    Korpus

    love that raw stuff!!

  31. Korpus Avatar
    Korpus

    love that raw stuff!!

  32. Korpus Avatar
    Korpus

    love that raw stuff!!

  33. misplaced_ice Avatar

    I love this shit.

  34. misplaced_ice Avatar

    I love this shit.

  35. misplaced_ice Avatar

    I love this shit.

  36. misplaced_ice Avatar

    I love this shit.

  37. Silverflame Avatar

    i love it! that will definitely be something very cool to look at in 10, 15, 20 years

  38. Silverflame Avatar

    i love it! that will definitely be something very cool to look at in 10, 15, 20 years

  39. Silverflame Avatar

    i love it! that will definitely be something very cool to look at in 10, 15, 20 years

  40. Silverflame Avatar

    i love it! that will definitely be something very cool to look at in 10, 15, 20 years

  41. goomy Avatar

    that is just adorable
    I wish I could have tattooed someone at that age too

  42. goomy Avatar

    that is just adorable
    I wish I could have tattooed someone at that age too

  43. goomy Avatar

    that is just adorable
    I wish I could have tattooed someone at that age too

  44. goomy Avatar

    that is just adorable
    I wish I could have tattooed someone at that age too

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