“Part kitchen witch, part book nerd, I’ve been tattooing since 2013, specializing in floral designs and blackwork. When I'm not tattooing, I'm probably buried in a dark romance or fantasy book, passionately defending morally questionable fictional men. I'm always down to chat about books, dogs, holistic remedies and just about anything else you want but if you'd rather have a quiet appointment, I can totally summon that energy too.” — Bethany Lackey
Bethany’s Beautiful Blackwork
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Blackwork Moth
Take in the beauty of this blackwork masterful moth surrounded by delicate floral decor. It wraps elegantly around the upper arm with rhythmic grace making for a delightful upper arm piece.
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Cursebreaker Tarot
How do you break a curse? With an amazing tattoo, that’s how. Based on the epic Feyre Cursebreaker, this tarot card is inspired by the fantasy book series A Court of Thrones and Roses AKA ACOTAR by the amazing Sarah J Maas, this design was done in Bethy’s signature blackwork style, delivering on the elegant beauty and romance of the story it represents.
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Poppin Poppies
Bethany fabricated these blackwork wildflowers to travel up her clients leg with a focus on beauty and grace. These lovely flowers inch their up her collector’s leg, meandering with delicate ease over muscular curves and bows, from her ankle all the way to her hip in a nod to mother nature’s organic beauty.
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Death Garden
A garden of earthly delights presented in a pleasing ensemble of spirituality that compliments this tattoo collector’s leg with a existential examination of the duality of life and death while intertwining the infinite in the hypnotic patterns of nirvana.
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Thestral
To have beheld a Thestral you have beheld death. This classic Harry Potter creature in all its beauty is featured with an artfully crafted Luck Potion from the same fantasy universe. Bethany carefully arranged peonies to create a wonderfully balanced arm tattoo
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Call of the Siren
The siren’s song will summon you. Desire damns the unlucky listener. It’s a good thing this beauty is but a tattoo because Bethany portrays this deadly dame with looks to kill. She illustrates the underwater oceanic nymph by adding subtle scales around her face without dampening her features. Framed with seashells below and sea flora to flow with the body, this pieces emerges as a successful creation for the back of a calf.
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Reverse Mermaid
Bethany went back to tradition with this glamorous “Fish Lady,” also known as the “Reverse Mermaid.” This design is perfectly balanced with black and skin and the tattoo is arranged on the arm by Bethany with thoughtful precision and care.
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Fantasy Dagger
Behold this brilliant example of Bethany executing a fantasy dagger design brought in by the collector to fit with coxy precision right along her forearm.
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Peonyfish
What says whimsy more than a jellyfish made of peonies. This design is well balanced with black and skin and properly placed on the thigh to flow.