Alex Damage
@alexingart.bsky.social
they/she, tattoo artist in Birmingham, UK. linktr.ee/alexingart audhd & queer
I won't bite. I will stab you with needles, but I do it with some degree of finesse.
I won't bite. I will stab you with needles, but I do it with some degree of finesse.
My girlfriend just had what will hopefully be her last GIC appointment before getting HRT. I'm so happy for her. And she got her first official letter that bothered to use she/her pronouns.
It's taken SO long to get here.
It's taken SO long to get here.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My girlfriend just had what will hopefully be her last GIC appointment before getting HRT. I'm so happy for her. And she got her first official letter that bothered to use she/her pronouns.
It's taken SO long to get here.
It's taken SO long to get here.
My depression is currently enough improved that I'm managing to sit and listen to music without crying for the first time in about 8 years. So vastly enjoying Saltbreakers by Laura Veirs. Can't sleep though. That's the trade off.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
My depression is currently enough improved that I'm managing to sit and listen to music without crying for the first time in about 8 years. So vastly enjoying Saltbreakers by Laura Veirs. Can't sleep though. That's the trade off.
Some more bird flash - I have space next Wednesday & the Wednesday after, and in the afternoon on Saturday 3rd January. Or I can put you on a waiting list, should have more dates early in the new year.
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Some more bird flash - I have space next Wednesday & the Wednesday after, and in the afternoon on Saturday 3rd January. Or I can put you on a waiting list, should have more dates early in the new year.
Tattoo concept based on a painting I did of an antelope with hibiscus flowers
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Tattoo concept based on a painting I did of an antelope with hibiscus flowers
I'm actually doing some drawing at the moment - the style is ADHD personified. I'm using pen and ink. Here's some available flash and some available dates! I'm working on more too.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm actually doing some drawing at the moment - the style is ADHD personified. I'm using pen and ink. Here's some available flash and some available dates! I'm working on more too.
Hi! I couldn't do anything resembling work for 3 months because of shoulder pain. Then a bunch of other things happened. But, I have done a test run at the new location for my old studio (!), and they should have space for me fairly regularly on Wednesdays, and occasionally on Saturdays.
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi! I couldn't do anything resembling work for 3 months because of shoulder pain. Then a bunch of other things happened. But, I have done a test run at the new location for my old studio (!), and they should have space for me fairly regularly on Wednesdays, and occasionally on Saturdays.
Ok, long hair I can put back in a ponytail with shaved sides is working, because I can sweep it back & be futch, or put it down & pretend to be normal. I want to grow it longer and have queer milf hair ykwim. It also means I can have a really clean feeling haircut but still have long hair as well.
August 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ok, long hair I can put back in a ponytail with shaved sides is working, because I can sweep it back & be futch, or put it down & pretend to be normal. I want to grow it longer and have queer milf hair ykwim. It also means I can have a really clean feeling haircut but still have long hair as well.
On tattoo hiatus now as the studio downsized and relocated - it may be a good thing I was forced to take a break as I've been in constant pain with health issues for the last few weeks, it's actually funny to me what a cavalcade of horrible pain it's been. That could be the painkillers...
August 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
On tattoo hiatus now as the studio downsized and relocated - it may be a good thing I was forced to take a break as I've been in constant pain with health issues for the last few weeks, it's actually funny to me what a cavalcade of horrible pain it's been. That could be the painkillers...
My current youtube good boy comfort watch is the copaganda series by @skipintroyt.bsky.social - what a cutie. Smart and funny. Also it's hot how much he hates the police.
August 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My current youtube good boy comfort watch is the copaganda series by @skipintroyt.bsky.social - what a cutie. Smart and funny. Also it's hot how much he hates the police.
I just logged in after a while, here are a few recent pictures - I'm winding down as the tattoo studio closes next week so I'll be without a base while I figure out where to go next - really happy with some of the work I've been lucky enough to do over the last few months though
July 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I just logged in after a while, here are a few recent pictures - I'm winding down as the tattoo studio closes next week so I'll be without a base while I figure out where to go next - really happy with some of the work I've been lucky enough to do over the last few months though
A bird from my sketchbook as a tattoo - I've got some flash available and a handful of dates left in July before my books close for the summer
July 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A bird from my sketchbook as a tattoo - I've got some flash available and a handful of dates left in July before my books close for the summer
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okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
June 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
Baby beavers are the cutest things to ever exist + I dressed as a human today. Didn't actually mean for my hair to be this pink but here we are.
June 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Baby beavers are the cutest things to ever exist + I dressed as a human today. Didn't actually mean for my hair to be this pink but here we are.
90% of my creative process is what I like to call, 'doing literally anything else'
June 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
90% of my creative process is what I like to call, 'doing literally anything else'
Someone has asked for a small tattoo of a blackbird in an ink drawing style I used to work in, so i did some brief sketchss - it's been a long time since I've drawn anything, this is the first time I used a pen I bought months ago. I find studies draining but I do like the results looking back.
June 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Someone has asked for a small tattoo of a blackbird in an ink drawing style I used to work in, so i did some brief sketchss - it's been a long time since I've drawn anything, this is the first time I used a pen I bought months ago. I find studies draining but I do like the results looking back.
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"Even the thighs?"
"Especially the thighs...."
"Especially the thighs...."
June 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Even the thighs?"
"Especially the thighs...."
"Especially the thighs...."
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"What's that tattoo?"
"Just a simple tailor."
"Just a simple tailor."
June 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"What's that tattoo?"
"Just a simple tailor."
"Just a simple tailor."
Finished this portrait tattoo of Elim Garak from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine today. Delighted to get to do this. Utilising graphic elements from Michael Okuda's LCARS / Cardassian computer interface design.
#deepspacenine #elimgarak #garak #ds9 #michaelokuda #startrek #greatesttrek #cardassian
#deepspacenine #elimgarak #garak #ds9 #michaelokuda #startrek #greatesttrek #cardassian
June 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Finished this portrait tattoo of Elim Garak from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine today. Delighted to get to do this. Utilising graphic elements from Michael Okuda's LCARS / Cardassian computer interface design.
#deepspacenine #elimgarak #garak #ds9 #michaelokuda #startrek #greatesttrek #cardassian
#deepspacenine #elimgarak #garak #ds9 #michaelokuda #startrek #greatesttrek #cardassian
Woooo its starting to look like my design! Client works outdoors so all the colours need another punch up. Most of the greens on the right are fresh.
June 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Woooo its starting to look like my design! Client works outdoors so all the colours need another punch up. Most of the greens on the right are fresh.
Lovely shots by Fish Out Of Water Media. My body is extremely averse to being moved around but the crash test brummies are really lovely and I'm enjoying myself.
June 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Lovely shots by Fish Out Of Water Media. My body is extremely averse to being moved around but the crash test brummies are really lovely and I'm enjoying myself.
HP cover up tattoo! Bye JKR! This was really challenging to design & positively panic attack inducing to tattoo, but still an absolute pleasure. We will see how it settles in, I want to balance not making the shading too dark with concealing the old tattoo.
May 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
HP cover up tattoo! Bye JKR! This was really challenging to design & positively panic attack inducing to tattoo, but still an absolute pleasure. We will see how it settles in, I want to balance not making the shading too dark with concealing the old tattoo.
Available £300 flat rate as I'd love to do this one. 1 to 2 day sittings, for completion by end of July
May 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Available £300 flat rate as I'd love to do this one. 1 to 2 day sittings, for completion by end of July
Neotrad portrait of Ruth's cat, Mogwai.
April 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Neotrad portrait of Ruth's cat, Mogwai.