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Announcement:

Effective Immediately, Diamond Dog Body Piercing/ Painted Moth tattoo is appointment only for piercings.

It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce we have decided to bring an end to Walk In availability on Wednesdays. Please know this is not a decision we took lightly or made quickly. We have been experiencing a number of problematic behaviors that seem to be an issue primarily or even exclusively on our Wednesdays and despite repeated attempts to remedy the situation, ultimately feel that the best course of action at current is to simply move to a full appointment system for piercings until further notice. While we have tremendously enjoyed our Wednesdays together in all their ridiculousness for the last 7 years - it is now time to shift focus. Wednesdays will now be available for booking along with the rest of our work week.

In addition to and partially because of this situation, we have also refined and have posted our shop regulations and policies. Please familiarize yourself with the key points, listed below. These are rigid policies and exceptions will absolutely not be made under any circumstances. Please note - some of these apply exclusively to tattoos- but those listed are across the board for the full Collective.

*Booking Fees are required to secure your appointment and are non-refundable. For piercings this is mostly easily done through the booking app on this page or on our piercer’s website. For tattoos in person is always the best choice but can send an invoice out to your email. Your appointment will not be confirmed until the deposit is received. In the event you would rather book in person or with cash, you’re welcome to slide into the shop during regular business hours and we can help that way as well. Appointments will NOT be accepted over the phone.

*IDs/Paperwork MUST be present when checking in for your appointment. Proper identification is required for all services, a list of requirements can be found in the FAQ. Short answer is this - we need to be able to prove that you are you, and if you are a minor - that you are you and the guardian with you has the legal right to sign for you. If you are unsure whether you have the appropriate documents, please reach out for clarification before booking. Clients who arrive without necessary documentation will forfeit their booking fee and appointment slot.

*Children in the Studio - while we offer certain piercing services to very young clients - when those young people are not clients, they don’t make great support humans and rather tend to be into everything, under foot, and quite a hazardous distraction for all artists working. So, if your little one is not the one having a service done, please find other places for them to be while we’re working on ya!

*Late Policy - Clients who arrive 10 or more minutes past their scheduled time will forfeit their booking fee and appointment slot.

*Artwork/designs- Drawings and designs are available on the day of your appointment. we do not and will not send them out early or over text, social media, or email. taking pictures of the designs, or of any pre-drawn flash is prohibited.

*Attitudes: This one, We NEED people to understand is a HUGE one - and a very big part of why we sat to refine policies, and opted to bring an end to walk in Wednesdays. Show up like you want to be here. There isn’t a single human in this building that deserves the shitty attitudes they’ve been catching from clients, and frankly - We are aggressively done with it. If you’re incapable of or unwilling to just come in and act appropriately - you WILL be asked to leave. We WILL keep your deposit. And at this point, We will blacklist you from future bookings. Sounds way more fun to just show up and have fun, right? As an addition to this section - this does apply to EVERY member of the Collective. If you ask a piercing question of ANY of us, regarding your service, ID, literally anything - the answer you get is THE answer. You’re not going to get a different answer asking for Face. We do not have secretaries or dedicated front of house, your answers are coming from licensed professionals. And on a personal note - a lot of the unacceptable treatment has been toward apprentices - and I know that’s only because of the general perception of them being ‘less than’. That’s a real garbage take, and it’s not the environment we have here, and it isn’t one we want here. If you can’t treat the new kid with the same respect as the lifers - don’t come to us, please. <3