Yes! I am currently in the process of finishing up appointments in Michigan and will be moving to the Milwaukee, WI, area by end of summer 2024. I am taking appointments for that area only! I will no longer be regularly tattooing in Michigan by end of summer. Send an email to tracymariebooking@gmail.com with your tattoo idea and as much detail you can provide so I can be more accurate when quoting. Keep in mind my style and tattoos I usually post when inquiring.

Sign up to my mailing list and get notified when my books open! I only book a couple months at a time and will notify those who sign up about when and how I book when the time comes. Once I’m ready to book, I’ll send an email out with the date and time my books open as well as post of my social media pages, Facebook and Instagram. This process allows me to focus on current appointments during the month and gives me dedicated time to respond to inquiries when books open up.

I will be taking on projects that fit my style best and gives me the most artistic freedom! I like to do floral work, mandalas, watercolor, neo-traditional, and illustrative type pieces. If you don’t see the type of tattoo you’re looking for in my current social media feed, I’m probably not the right artist for you. If you want to inquire about the idea to see if it’s a piece I’ll do, send me a message on social media via Facebook or Instagram and I’ll let you know! However, I won’t schedule the tattoo at that time. If it’s a design I’d like to do, you would have to resubmit the idea to my email once booking is open.

I am $200/hr. I have a 3 hour minimum and I don’t schedule tattoos for longer than 6 hours.

For conventions, I am $220/hr to help me cover the costs associated with traveling outside of my home shop.

No.

I don’t have a cancellation list. In the event I have a cancellation, I will be posting in my stories via Facebook and Instagram about the day and time I’m trying to fill.

I normally don’t take deposits but am requiring a $200 deposit while I transition from Michigan to Milwaukee, WI. It will come off the first appointment. If you need to reschedule, just let me know as soon as possible so we can get you scheduled, if need be, and I can find someone else to fill the spot.

Yes! If you are coming in from out of town or simply want to get more done in a shorter amount of time, I can schedule appointments two days in a row. Keep in mind that by the second day, you already sat for a long appointment the day before, your body is a little more worn out, and the appointment feels longer.

I start my appointments between 10a-11a. I don’t tattoo in the evenings, anything past 4p, and I schedule between 3 to 5 hour long appointments at a time. Weekdays are preferred and in rare occasions I will schedule a weekend. If you’re a new client and only have nights and weekend availability, I am probably not the right artist for you.

Once I have the information I need for the appointment, I will send a design to you a week to a day prior to the appointment. During this time you will let me know what changes you’d want made, if any. If we’re going back and forth too much on the design and I feel like I’m not the right artist for the project after the fact, I will let you know. I don’t want to tattoo a design you’re not 100% in love with nor do I want to make changes on the day of. This is my process and does not reflect the process of other artists. I have anxieties and this process brings me peace of mind. All artists have their own way of doing things and one way isn’t better over the other, it’s just what works better for that particular artist.

You need to have a valid ID for filling out the consent form. Outside of that, what you bring is your choice. I have room for an additional guest, a coat rack for hanging purses and coats, and table that you can set drinks, food, whatever on. I recommend bringing snacks, water, and any entertainment devices. I don’t care if you setup a laptop and work during the appointment, order food in, zoom call a friend, or bring in a heated blanket and just chill. I want you to have a good time and be as comfortable as you can during the appointment. If you have a question about an item or a guest you want to bring in, just send me a message beforehand and we can sort it out.

I take cash, card, and Venmo. If you use a card, there is a 3% fee that’s attached. The fee doesn’t come out of the tip if you wish to leave one. Card is the only form of payment that has a fee attached.

I love doing conventions! I will usually post about the convention I’m going to a month or two prior to the convention date. You can also check out the Event Page on this website.

If I have tattooed you before at a specific convention and are wondering if I’ll be attending again that year, feel free to message me on social media via Facebook or Instagram to inquire.

I am comfortable using and working with numbing cream as long as you let me know ahead of time that you would like to use it. If you are coming to the appointment with it on, let me know what brand it is, if you have used it before, and how the tattoo healed with the use of it. If you have never used it and want to, it’s best to do a spot test on your skin ahead of time to make sure there isn’t a negative reaction. There are lots of creams out there so please read reviews and buy from reputable companies.

If during the appointment you want to use numbing cream to get through it, I have a gel I can use that only works on broken skin (skin that has already been tattooed). In the event that you would like to use the gel that I have, it will add time onto your appointment. Each time we apply it, it takes 10 minutes to work and the duration isn’t guaranteed. I have had it work for 10 minutes to 60 minutes. If we need to break multiple times to apply the ointment, that time gets added to the overall time of the appointment and that does affect the cost of the tattoo. For instance, if we are having to stop multiple times and the breaks equal out to 30 minutes, I’m $200/hr so half of that would be and additional $100 added to the cost of the tattoo.

In the event that someone would like to have me use numbing cream during the appointment, I use, Face and Body Professionals Inc SUSAINE Blue Gel Anesthetic. Ingredients are .02% Epinephrine, 4% Lidocaine, 2% Tetracaine, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Water (distilled)

This information will also be provided to you on the consent form.

I haven’t had any negative reactions to using this gel so far and it is entirely up to the client if they want to use the product or not.