OzBardos
Spearmaiden Gallery & Tattoo DTLA +5 more
Tattooing since 2019
Books Open:Wanna Dos, Custom
About Oz
I first started tattooing myself with safety pins and marker ink when I was 11 years old, as a way of claiming bodily autonomy and productively channeling urges toward self harm under difficult circumstances. I later grew into my own as a musician and performance artist, then installation artist, metalworker and painter as my practice grew. As a natural tradesperson, I decided to take the discipline of tattoo seriously in 2019 as a means of exiting a lifelong relationship with sex work, and found a deep sense of spiritual attunement with the labor of tattooing that has kept me invested since. I have found a lot of joy and proficiency in creating abstract, black & textural work flowing with the body, as well as scar tissue recovery & cover up/adornment. Recently, I opened a multimedia gallery and tattoo space in downtown LA, Spearmaiden, to bring a more holistic and pursuit-of-self approach to our work as artists. TL;DR I'm a lil freak and I like bringing out the lil freak in you :) I offer sliding scale rates for BIPOC & Trans clients, sex workers, and offer free cover up / body reclamation tattoo work to people who have experienced trafficking <3
Styles
- Bio Mechanical
- Jewelry
- Magic Realism
- Minimalist
- Watercolor
- Fantasy
- Cybersigilism
- Abstract
- Bio Organic
- Dark Art
- Horror
- Sketch
- Psychedelic
- Surrealism
Specializations
- Melanated Skin
- Cover Ups
- Scars
- Mastectomy
- Top Surgery
- Freehand
- Phalloplasty
- 3rlonly
- Blackout
- Floral Botanical
- Dotwork and Stippling
- Script and Lettering
Locations
- Spearmaiden Gallery & Tattoo DTLA: Los Angeles, California
- Paris August: Paris, Île-de-France
- Seattle Fall: Seattle, Washington
- New Orleans, Fall: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Brooklyn Fall: New York, New York
- Berlin August: Berlin, Berlin
Available designs
Policies
- Deposit Policy
- All deposits are non-refundable, and transferable for one reschedule with at least one week notice.
- Touch-Up Policy
- touch ups are free for up to one year from our original session. You can expect need for touch up on placements like hands/fingers, elbows/knees, face, skull and feet due to more skin shedding in these areas. Normal booking rates apply to extensions/additions, reworks, and other changes to design that fall outside of the scope of a touch up
- Booking Rates
- My booking rates are 225/hr, 800 for a half day, 1200 for a full day Sliding scale for BIPOC, trans, and sex working ppl - 125-225/hr, 600-800 half day, 900-1200 full day I offer free consults (15-30 minutes over video chat, to talk through my process and your vision) For those who want their design ahead of time, I offer a 2-4 hour design session either remote or in person, for $200. This can also include stenciling or freehand on your body, to map out a project before the day of tattoo
- Prep for your tattoo
- Before your tattoo, please make sure to stay hydrated, eat well, get lots of rest, and avoid stimulants. Including exfoliation and moisturizing into your daily hygiene routine is especially helpful, for at least 2 weeks ahead of your tattoo appointment. Avoid alcohol, NSAIDS/aspirin, turmeric or other blood thinners 48 hours before your appointment, and let me know if you require prescription blood thinners for any reason