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Sophie McTear • Tucson Tattoo Artist
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🌿We have more in common than we think.
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Sophie McTear • Tucson Tattoo Artist @sophietattoos.bsky.social · Jan 24
I’m Sophie. I’m a tattoo artist in Tucson, Arizona. I do work of all kinds — traditional, illustrative, black and grey, color.

What makes me love tattooing the most is building connections in my community and exchanging wisdom along the way. We really are all so much more similar than we realize.
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I’m a nail girlie now 💅
Photo of a white person showing a new manicure with milky, white almond shaped nails. They have sparkly tattoos on their fingers. They are putting their hand above a black cat. The black cat is sitting in a loaf on a textured blanket.
March 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I’m back in the US of A! I’ll be back to the shop on Friday the 21st 🖖
March 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian American student at Columbia University and a US permanent resident, has been illegally detained by ICE for organizing against the US-supported genocide in Palestine.

We demand Mahmoud's immediate release!

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On the Detention of Mahmoud Khalil - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian American student at Columbia University and a US permanent resident, has been illegally detained by ICE for organizing against the US-supported genocide in Palestine. In ...
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March 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Oh what a sweet day already.

Thankful to have my feet on land after over 24 hours of driving and flying to make it to Australia. 🌺
Hand holding a tropical white flower with five petals and a yellow center View of the Sydney opera house from across the harbor on a clear day Abstract painting on a gallery wall by Julie Mehretu View down a hilly neighborhood in Australia viewing the ocean on a clear day
March 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Heading to Australia 🥳✈️🇦🇺
March 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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All finished on a lovely friend of mine! 🌸

Tons of credit extended to irinabellerosetattoo on ig whose magnolia tattoo we used as inspiration 🩵
Magnolia tattoo half sleeve on a white persons arm Magnolia tattoo half sleeve on a white persons arm Magnolia tattoo half sleeve on a white persons arm, back view Magnolia tattoo half sleeve on a white persons arm, back view
March 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I had a really great time working on this tattoo! My client brought in an awesome sketch. One of my favorite parts of my job is bringing people’s ideas to life.

#tattoo #tucson #tucsontattoo #arizonatattoo
Back of the arm: crescent moon behind a heart shaped poison/potion/perfume vial. The vial contains a skull and green liquid. Inside the moon is text that reads “Not acid Nor alkaline” in handwritten tattoo script. There is smoke coming from the vial, as well as sparkles. Close up featuring top of vial which has a yellow diamond shaped stopper. You can also see the smoke begin, which transitions from green to purple. Right side view of the tattoo featuring more of the smoke, sparkles, and shine on the vial.
March 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Some recent custom and flash work from this past week! I’ve been grinding before my trip to Australia but I had an absolute blast.

Thank you to those who came by to work with me this week!

#tucsontattoo #tattooartist #traditionaltattoo #colortattoo #arizonatattoo
March 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Butt crack! Oh no! This lil peanut baby is having a fashion faux pas 🥜

Original artwork by wawe studio www.wawestudio.com/shop
A fresh tattoo of a peanut baby illustration, originally created by Wawe Studio, adorns the upper forearm of a white person, above the wrist. The tattoo artist is holding their hand with their gloved hand. Fresh tattoo of peanut baby illustration originally by wawe studio on the top of a white person’s lower forearm, above the wrist. The tattoo artist is holding their hand with their gloved hand. Original illustration next to fresh tattoo Original illustration by wawe studio
February 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Allan Davidson is the best. It was so hard choosing which sign I wanted 😭
Photo of Sophie McTear, Allan Davidson, Cristina Perez, and Amanda Frazier at Sublime Tattoo. They are holding handpainted signs by Allan and are standing in front of a wall of art Hand painted signs by Allan including signs that say Tattoo, Painted Lady, Ring for Tips, Piercing, Hold Fast, etc
February 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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One half of a really cool tattoo I’m working on, in progress! This butterfly is nonbinary 🦋
Photo of a tattoo tray set up with an appealing brightly colored palette Fresh tattoo of a brightly colored butterfly which is half female and half male (each wing is a different gender) sitting on a vine
February 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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My client’s crystal collection! Aquamarine and amethyst are fresh. Halite is healing. (Strawberry is also done by me and healing. Flowers not done by me.)
Photo of two fresh tattoos, aquamarine and amethyst, healing halite and strawberry, healed flowers not by Sophie Photo of two fresh tattoos, aquamarine and amethyst, healing halite and strawberry, healed flowers not by Sophie
February 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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I also wanted to say thank you to the folks that came to Sublime Tattoo for our Valentine’s Day Flash Event! I had so much fun and got to tattoo the designs I was most excited about! What a sweet day 😍❤️
Lady head traditional color tattoo in the style of Bert Grimm with a heart head wrap. The piece is tattooed above a male’s left chest. Traditional color tattoo of a dissected frog. Instead of anatomical organs the frog has a cartoon heart on the inside. The tattoo is on the person’s shin. Traditional color tattoo of a crying smiling clown holding a red cartoon heart with a smiling content face, tattooed on the person’s thigh Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart lollipop tattooed on the person’s thigh
February 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Honestly so proud of this tattoo. Might be one of my favorite pieces yet. #neotraditional #colortattoo
Photo of a fresh tattoo on the back of a forearm. The piece is a neo traditional snake wrapping around a dagger with a few flowers surrounding. The flowers are pink and the snake is a brown spotted color. Close up — Photo of a fresh tattoo on the back of a forearm. The piece is a neo traditional snake wrapping around a dagger with a few flowers surrounding. The flowers are pink and the snake is a brown spotted color. You can also see the tongue sticking out and the bright green eyes.
February 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Please stop believing we don’t owe each other anything. We owe each other so much! We owe each other love, equity, understanding, community, compassion, and much more. Don’t let this toxic hyper individualism cut you off from humanity. We’re all connected. We all need each other.
February 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Love a good stippling session. This vined bleeding heart sleeve has been really fun to work on.
Photo of forearm featuring a tattoo in black and gray of a bleeding heart vine with leaves and flowers Photo of a white person‘s shoulder featuring four tattooed bleeding heart flowers with a stippling tone in black and gray Full view of a person’s fresh tattoo of a bit leaded heart flower vine wrapping around their right arm
February 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Best friends get matching pussy lip tattoos
Two people holding fresh inner lip tattoos reading “PUSSY”
February 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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I also got this SICK candy jar for the shop. He’s #tatted and #chillin big time.
Ceramic candy jar in the shape of an old biker man resting on his chopper
February 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The Valentine’s Day flash board is growing 😍
Image of a cork board covered in white prints of tattoo flash including heart imagery, snoopy, bats, worms, birds, kewpies, and more.
February 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Irish rap is wild, they have to rhyme words like Fitzpatrick and McNamara at 160 bpm
February 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Turns out catching up with the homies can be a beautiful and emotional time
February 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Did a cool wraparound thorny ocotillo for Ruby today! They wanted to leave space for future work. Cool vision! Thank you 🙏
Front view. Photo of a light skinned person’s right arm with a fresh black work tattoo of a doubled thorny ocotillo branch wrapping around their forearm from their wrist to their elbow Inner arm. Photo of a light skinned person’s right arm with a fresh black work tattoo of a doubled thorny ocotillo branch wrapping around their forearm from their wrist to their elbow Side view. Photo of a light skinned person’s right arm with a fresh black work tattoo of a doubled thorny ocotillo branch wrapping around their forearm from their wrist to their elbow Back view. Photo of a light skinned person’s right arm with a fresh black work tattoo of a doubled thorny ocotillo branch wrapping around their forearm from their wrist to their elbow
February 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Hi bluesky friends, I have started up a GFM for gender affirming surgery and it would mean so much to me to have some help in promoting it as you see fit. My lovely partner made this flyer and more details can be found at this link: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ri...

Thank you so much beautiful souls
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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I want to get connected with more tattoo artists, illustrators, comics, etc on here! I’m trying to see some beautiful creations so I can really finally stop looking at instagram 😵
February 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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We're suing President Trump to protect gender-affirming care access for trans people nationwide.

President Trump, see you in court.
February 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM