Artists
It all begins with an idea. We love to take your ideas and let our creative minds flow, to give you the best tattoo possible, beyond your expectations. We can also help with cover ups, of both previous tattoos and scars, or reworking something you may not be happy with any more.
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Paula Castle
Owner & Artist. She/Her
Now in her ninth year of tattooing, Paula has worked throughout Europe and North America during her career. She specialises in colour Neo-Traditional tattooing in her unique bold style. She is extremely interested in pop culture work, portraiture and anything nerdy. A huge Star Wars and Harry Potter fan, with a love of Disney, Action and Sci-Fi movies. She is a long term vegan who is most likely found walking the dog or exploring the world in her spare time.
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Josh B
Artist. He/ Him
Josh is a tattoo history nerd, with a love of graffiti art and the outdoors. He has a degree in illustration and specialises in traditional tattooing, although he can turn his hand to most styles. Josh enjoys exploring art and the tattoo world, trying his hand at different painting techniques and mediums from the golden age of traditional tattooing.
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Holli Hatton-Taylor
Artist. She/ her
Holli moved to Bristol from Newquay with her partner and sausage dog “Snoop” in 2022. She works mainly in black with occasional red ink, favours spooky/horror movie/music subject matter and is a meticulous artist.
In her spare time, she is usually found visiting cemeteries, finding the best vegan food, going on long dog walks and keeping up with the latest horror releases!
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Stew Paton
Artist. He/ Him
Stew specialises in illustrative and fine-line style tattoos. He especially loves to tattoo sea creatures, florals, insects and birds! He takes his hand to most styles, including Japanese, realism, black and grey, and dot work and will gladly take on your idea and make it a beautiful piece you’ll be proud of forever.
In his spare time, Stew loves everything outdoorsy and you can find him skateboarding, camping or fishing.
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Pura
Artist. She/ her
Pura has been surrounded by pencils and brushes since she was 8 years old and went on to study Fine Arts where she dove into various techniques including screen printing, illustration and engraving. Pura has developed further by participating in graffiti and now tattooing!
Pura loves to tattoo bold, black, traditional-style pieces.
In her spare time, she loves to draw, paint graffiti, walk her dog and eat nice vegetarian food.
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Eloïse Martin
Artist. She/ Her
Eloïse is a French artist from Lyon who moved to England a couple of years ago.
She specialises in illustrative and quirky tattoos with a delicate twist.She loves to tattoo anything nature based - animals, plants, fruits, women’s bodies, etc - but also likes to take her hand on various subjects.
Eloïse is passionate about cinema, art, ecology and feminism. She loves to travel the world and meet new people. -
Paddy Turpin
Artist. He/ Him
Paddy moved to Bristol with his family at the back end of 2022. He’s a self-taught painter and has been tattooing since 2017.
He can turn his hand to most styles but specialises in colourful Neo-traditional and watercolour. His work is often inspired by wildlife and plants, particularly birds and frogs. But also his love of retro video games and cartoons, especially Pokemon.
Paddy is a self proclaimed coffee snob and nature lover who can often be found exploring new surroundings and making friends with any animals that will let him get close!
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Natasha
Artist. She/Her
Natasha commenced her tattooing career in 2012; she studied art and design and gained a degree in fashion design prior to that. She has always been fascinated with bodily modification, decoration and adornment.She has worked the majority of her tattooing career in street shops, so she is competent in tattooing a range of styles.
She loves creating custom tattoos but is just as happy to take walk-ins! She is just thrilled to tattoo and give a positive and enjoyable experience as best she can.
Her folk art inspired animal designs, ornamental line work and patterns are inspired by a myriad of cultures discovered in books and on her travels.
Her down time consists of travel, rock climbing, and adventuring in nature. She also loves to sew and prints material with her patterns which she turns into bags and interior accessories.
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Jonathan Toogood
Artist. He/ Him
Jonanthan is a blackwork tattoo artist with 20 years of experience. He specialises in geometric, ornamental, and tribal patterns, and he loves a challenge: "The more complicated the pattern, the better!"
He likes to cover large sections of the body to make the pieces fit and flow with every customers unique shape.
Outside of tattooing, Jon enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and two dogs, playing nerdy boardgames, watching horror films and drinking good whisky.
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Georgina
G launched her tattoo career in Bristol during 2021, focusing herself in a fine line style. Merging traditional imagery with fine line precision, putting a spin on the classics.
Beyond the studio, G’s world is all about her bulldogs Brixton and Whiskey and enjoys the scared ritual of a Sunday lunch.
She will also be found faffing for approximately 20 mins before every appointment.
Regular Guest Artists
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Mogg
Artist. They/Them
Mogg is a queer, non-binary artist who regularly guests with us, but is primarily based in London. They love working with bold colours and fine lines, mainly focusing on highlighting the beauty of nature. Their favourite thing to tattoo is anything fluffy and gorgeous and natural, however, utterly stupid.
They learnt how to tattoo in the Middle East after completing their Fine Art Degree in the South of the U.K. They’ve been vegan for 6 years and in their spare time you’ll find them petting their cats and hanging out with their friends.
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Denton
Artist. He/Him
Denton has been guesting with us since October 2022. He specialises in micro realism and dot work. Before tattooing he gained over 20 years of experience as an illustrator and portrait artist.He is vegan and enjoys going to gigs and playing role-playing games in his spare time. Loves animals and geek stuff!
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Adam Silas
Artist. He/ Him
Adam is a massive nerd whose goal in tattooing is to make people smile. He enjoys working in a bold, illustrative style and if it involves animals or Nintendo characters then count him in!
Geese have become something of a speciality for Adam and he is lovingly referred to as The Goosefather by his London colleagues.
Adam has been guesting with us since November 2022!
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Could Be You!
Artist. Them/They
Come and showcase your skills as a guest artist at Black Sheep.
With a beautifully designed interior space, curated with plants that maximise oxygen and relaxation and walls full of art and curiosities from around the world, Black Sheep prides itself in being a safe and inclusive studio that emphasises breaking the stereotypical tattoo studio aesthetic.
What we offer
Custom Art
There is no extra charge to get your own one of a kind custom tattoo. With that in mind, why would you want the same as somebody else? Each artist specialises in an area of tattooing that they love and can bring your idea to life, or maybe you just want to pick from their book of available designs. The choice is yours!
Cover Ups & Reworks
Not all tattoos are created equal, and not all of our choices remain our best ideas. We will always be completely honest with you about what will work best, and what can be done to truly make you fall in love all over again.
Scar Cover Ups
We are honoured to work with clients to cover and rejuvenate areas of the body that time has left its toll on. Whether its post surgery, or you’re working through things from your past life, we can advise and work with you to give the best possible outcome, with no judgement, and no shame.