HANDPOKE FAQ
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FAQ
Booking
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Please read through this FAQ page before submitting proposal! DM if you have any questions
I will respond via DM or email once I approve your form. Next we will agree on a time, then I will ask you to pay a deposit to secure the appointment! If deposit is not paid, the design and appointment is not secured.
Please reply in a timely fashion. If our exchange takes a long time I will move on. Please respect my energy and time <3
Design
You can find designs in my Flash highlight on IG or at the bottom of this page
Designs with direct influences from East Asian design are marked. Please respect that I do not feel comfortable doing these designs on people who are not associated with Asian heritage or cannot recognize the origin.
I am open to some tiny designs but I will still charge the minimum of $100.
Be aware that the sketch looks different from the finished piece sometimes; referring to visibility of dots from the needle vs the lines of a pencil in sketches. You can get a good reference of how it’ll look from looking at my past completed pieces.
Custom ideas
Please only submit a custom proposal if you are a fan of my style! If I accept, please be patient as I get the final draft of the design to you. I will allow only a couple of edits once I send you my draft.
Attach photo references that reflect your idea. If you send me screenshots of other artists’ work I will use it to gauge your preferences, but I will not do an exact replication of a design by another artist unless you can show evidence that the artist has given you permission for me to tattoo their work.
Deposit
$40 to my V*nmo @journeykorn to secure an appointment. The deposit goes into your total and is nonrefundable.
Payment
$100 minimum. The quote I give you is the total (I don’t charge by hour). Sometimes I will provide a sliding scale option for people who need financial assistance, especially BIPOC. The highest amount of the range is what I feel like is what the tattoo is worth so if you have the means I encourage you pay the highest amount.
V*nmo is my default, but I accept any form of payment.
V*nmo: @journeykorn
C*sh *pp: $ jonnieQ
Z*lle: jxxkwon@gmail.com
P*yP*l: jxxkwon@gmail.com
Location
Bushwick, off the Dekalb L and Knickerbocker M
COVID precaution
I will wear a mask and require you to wear one as well, even if you are vaccinated. If you are feeling sick or were recently exposed, please let me know—there is no shame in being honest about it and I would much rather reschedule than potentially contract covid.
A little about lil ol’ me
I began handpoking in 2017 as something I wanted to try on myself because there weren’t any shops near me that I felt comfortable going to. I started poking my friends and eventually other folks on and off while I was a student and working part-time jobs. I am completely self-taught. The times of quarantine (unemployment) gave me the chance to really hone my work and focus on how to get the best out of handpoking vs using a machine. Ttting brings me so much joy and I consider it a healing and affirming experience, especially as a creative qtpoc. The magic of ttting is never lost on me and I am immensely honored to have support and interest and trust from everyone that allows me to mark their body. Thank you from the bottom of my heart <3333