Veiltide Tattoo
Veiltide Tattoo specializes in intentional, precise custom work for clients who want something meaningful — not rushed. Every piece is drawn to fit your body.
"Every tattoo I put on a person is drawn for the body that walks in — not pulled off a wall."
Veiltide Tattoo has been tattooing since 2014, when a nine-month apprenticeship under Elena Torres at Blackrose Tattoo in Portland turned into a decade-long commitment to intentional, custom work. Veiltide Tattoo — the private Tulsa studio she opened in 2022 — is the result of that commitment: appointment-only, small by design, no walk-ins, no rush.
The work leans fine-line, blackwork, botanical, and illustrative. What clients tend to say afterward is that the process felt calm — that the studio listened, drew, redrew, and never once made them feel like they were being funneled through a shop. That's on purpose. Veiltide Tattoo books three to six months out because every piece is drawn once for one person.
Outside the studio, the studio guest-spots at residencies in Portland, Marfa, and Mexico City twice a year. Instagram Veiltide Tattoo is where new work goes first, along with any flash releases.
Apprenticeship under Elena Torres, Blackrose Tattoo (Portland, OR)
Licensed independent artist, opened first private studio in Tulsa's East side
Featured in Inked Magazine — 'Fine-line to watch'
Opened Veiltide Tattoo — private appointment-only studio on East 6th
Booked 8 months out; expanded to occasional guest-artist residencies
Books open for the first time in 14 months — Sept & Oct only
Ready to work with the studio?
Books are open for September & October. Every request is reviewed personally.
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