A little about me...

I have been tattooing for ten years, and have loved every minute of it.   I have pierced professionally for seven of those years as well.  I retired the piercing end of my business to focus more on tattooing.

I have a seven year old son Aidan who commandeers most of my time. 

In between all of that I find time to make digital art on my computer via Photoshop, Corel Painter, and a Wacom tablet.

I have been practicing sleight of hand magic for about 6 years. 

I have been juggling since...I can't remember.  I learned to juggle fire when I was fourteen years old during breaktimes with my co-worker's torches at my first job...The golf driving range.

I have an intense passion to learn about carnival history, sideshows, conmen, and prestidigitators (magicians)...etc......the list goes on.

The rest of my life is spent researching and training in various martial arts including traditional Jujitsu, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques.

Residency...

Ryan can now be found working out of Wingnut Tattoo in St. Cloud, MN.

How can I help you?

Like most artists, I try to openly educate, and direct my customers to improve their tattoo ideas.  I've seen too many tattooists put little effort into improving design ideas there fore reciprocating the same mundane artwork over and over.  I refuse to work that way.  Let me know your idea, and let's see what we can do!

Ryan's Approach...

I am always seeking inspiration from all angles.  I try to adapt to various styles of tattooing, while integrating my own ideas as well.  Every artist is unique, and prefers to approach each project differently.  I am very honest with customers, and I will not hesitate to refer another tattoo artist for the job when I know my talent in that particular area is not going to shine as well.

I feel that being successful in business is not about the "Take the money and run!" strategy.

What do I Charge?

If a project is going to take four hours or less I usually price it by the piece.

 If a project is going to run four hours or longer I charge $130hr.

*$*Tipping your artist*$*

      Don’t you just love it when your dinner party check has gratuity included when they forgot to bring you your side dish all night?  Me too!  I put forth 110% effort into each and every tattoo, no matter how large or small the piece.  Although most of us make tattooing look easy, it really is a highly skilled craft.  

      "Who really deserves a good tip anyways?  Maybe the bartender that you had to wave down that doesn’t know any of your favorite cocktails, but can serve you a beer while never taking their eyes off the NASCAR race?  Or maybe the flair bartender at an upscale nightclub that just juggled three bottles while dodging his bar backs, and poured all of your drink orders at one time while still managing to toss in the garnishes before you even got a chance to grab your filthy cash?"

-Ryan