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Two sessions on Chavela -she’s a bit swollen and

Two sessions on Chavela -she’s a bit swollen and there’s going to be some bruising on the inner arm, but it will all be so delicate when healed 🌿

Redoute iris for Ashley today, and two healed catt

Redoute iris for Ashley today, and two healed cattoos 🌿

A few more placement ideas for the tattoo I’m ra

A few more placement ideas for the tattoo I’m raffling🌿 It’s a graceful design, and would look great in so many spots- find the link to enter in my bio, tickets are $10 or 5 for $40, 10 for $70🌿Raffle ends Fridayyyyy

Win this tattoo! This sweet arrangement can easily

Win this tattoo! This sweet arrangement can easily be adjusted to fit any decent sized area- swipe to see a couple options and the maximum size. Link for tickets and additional info in bio- it’s open now, and runs until Thursday 8/31 at 5pm CST.

Tickets are $10 each, buy as many as you like to improve your chances. Drawing to select the winner will be posted in my IG stories on the August 31st at 7pm, and they will be notified by email immediately. Winner will be able to book the tattoo in October or later, and have option on any earlier dates that open up .

Finished Aster lace on Kristina yesterday- so many

Finished Aster lace on Kristina yesterday- so many details, so many little stitches! Some areas will bleed together to make solid shading over time (larger flower petals in black) and some should hold clearly for a long while (fine grey lines on grey shading in the smaller leaves). Just the way that some details in lace are more distinct than others, and the individual threads press together to make shaded areas🌿

EDIT: BOTH IMAGES TAKEN, only first slide availabl

EDIT: BOTH IMAGES TAKEN, only first slide available now🌿Late August availability to start either of these antique Fuschia and Chrysanthemum prints I found🌿 they both have lots of detail, so they’d need to be about 7” across and about 9” tall. Likely 3-4 sessions, at $850 per session🌿 Either one could make a lovely almost-1/2 sleeve, or would look great on a thigh🌿email esther@butterfatstudios.com to book! I can’t wait to see these in skin!

Fresh second pass on this color on blackout sleeve

Fresh second pass on this color on blackout sleeve! Last two photos are what it looked like when she arrived today- everything healed, single pass only on black and all color areas 🌿I can’t wait to do more, this is a great way to handle a big cover up situation without any laser 🌿

Some well healed tattoos on Julie🌿 many thanks

Some well healed tattoos on Julie🌿 many thanks to @cloeyzikmund for photos

EDIT: THIS IS TAKEN🌿I have availability to star

EDIT: THIS IS TAKEN🌿I have availability to start this pansy bouquet on Thursday at 3:30pm (or later) other placements would be lovely as well, but let’s keep it large enough for the pansies to be life size. Likely 2 sessions, $850 per session. Email Esther@butterfatstudios.com to book 🌿

Rainbow bundle - 9”x12” oil on canvas🌿

Rainbow bundle - 9”x12” oil on canvas🌿

Finished up this sweet one I started about 5 years

Finished up this sweet one I started about 5 years ago 🌿she’s oil on panel, $600 if you’d like to take her home

Send me all the healed photos!! Thank you Kendell

Send me all the healed photos!! Thank you Kendell 🌿

Sheena won my fundraiser raffle a few months ago-

Sheena won my fundraiser raffle a few months ago- and she already has a rose tattoo from the same reference artist! The tattoo on her back is one of three I did of the same design on three different skin tones, to illustrate how to adjust a realistic botanical design for tattooing on light/medium/dark skin 🌿

Completed lace for Tyler plus swipe to see healed

Completed lace for Tyler plus swipe to see healed cattoo with the brightest whiskers

Progress on Marina 🌿This is a full sleeve cover

Progress on Marina 🌿This is a full sleeve cover up, with lots of previous lasering, and continued laser sessions in the big flower. It’s going to be bright and light, so work continues there as we tattoo around it

What I’ve been working on in the studio🌿 The

What I’ve been working on in the studio🌿 The colors in the 1st and 2nd slide are ✨exactly ✨the ones seen in the chart in the 3rd slide. Only additions are the background color,and a couple yellows 🌿 I decided I wanted to learn how to paint iridescence, and also gold, and this is how I’m teaching myself. I got so into it the other day I painted until midnight, under a little LED, not sure at all how it was going to look in daylight. I was helped along by your after hour of my new favorite @artholespodcast at this moment I know a lot about the life and times of both Caravaggio and Frida Kahlo, can’t wait to see who it’s going to be next

Nearly complete on Amy🌿 It’s been such a plea

Nearly complete on Amy🌿 It’s been such a pleasure to do this for you! A large chest piece is such a significant move on anyone, but the choice to ornament and celebrate an area that has endured illness, surgeries, and traumatic treatment is so powerful- to insist on blooming instead of hiding, to gift yourself dancing flowers instead of scars… it’s wonderful to be a part of this joy. I may be drawing the flowers, but Amy is the one doing the gardening 🌿

Spring Light - oil on canvas, gallery wrapped (doe

Spring Light - oil on canvas, gallery wrapped (doesn’t need a frame) 22x28x1.75 🌿 I’ve been working on this painting off and on for a couple years now- but I’m pretty sure it’s finally done. It was meant to be a counterpoint to the low contrast black paintings (more coming soon!), but I just couldn’t resist adding the color and contrast to this one. For sale now, 1300. I’ll sign it if you want, but I’m a tattoo artist so that is always a little strange for me 🌿Going through my stack of paintings in the studio, so I will post a few more soon🌿email esther@butterfatstudios.com with questions or for more photos

Floral and watercolor retreat @redcloverranchwisco

Floral and watercolor retreat @redcloverranchwisconsin Come enjoy a weekend with @elizabeth_asraigarden and me in the beautiful Driftless region of Wisconsin this August 17-20🌿 We’ll visit a local flower farm, learn how to make gorgeous arrangements, and then paint them in watercolors together. No experience with flowers or paint necessary! Stay in the cutest cabins, and hike and forage for wildflowers with the friendly goats- we’ll squeeze the most sweetness out of the end of the season and together make memories better than summer camp 🌿 link in bio for all the details- payment plans available 🌿

Aaaalmost done on this one, all the tricky parts a

Aaaalmost done on this one, all the tricky parts are done- and I couldn’t be more pleased. Parts are from paintings by Abraham Mignon, and parts are from still lifes that I arranged and lit and photographed to match. Thank you for your continued patience, Sam🌿

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