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Opening September 1, 2026

The First
Tattoo Atelier in
in Santo Domingo.

A space devoted to tattoo and micropigmentation, where every piece gets the time and attention it deserves.

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Work made to last.

NARA takes its name from Nara, Japan: the country's first permanent capital and a city of temples, long associated with stillness. Every piece is treated as a commission.

The work

Piece by piece.

A piece by Melody Goris: owl with spread wings, a snake and an anatomical heart, back piece
A piece by Melody Goris: open peony with leaves, thigh
A piece by Melody Goris: geometric composition with landscape and winged figure, forearm
A piece by Melody Goris: tiger among cherry blossom branches with a sun in red ink, hip
A piece by Melody Goris: horse in movement, realism on the chest
A piece by Melody Goris: classical bust in miniature, forearm
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Tattoo and micropigmentation

What happens here

A piece by Melody Goris: miniature classical bust with a pixel pattern and a stippled eye, arm.
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Opens September 1

Tattoos

Authored pieces, with fine line work and composition built for the body that carries it. Every piece is talked through, then drawn, then tattooed.

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Scalp micropigmentation at NARA: detail of the dotwork across the crown and the front hairline.
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Scalp available · lip and brows coming soon

Micropigmentation

We currently offer scalp micropigmentation. Lip and brow micropigmentation are coming soon. The standard is the same across all of them: verifiable pigment sourcing, single-use materials and per-session traceability.

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A piece by Melody Goris: geometric composition with a landscape and winged figure, forearm.
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31 pieces published

Gallery

Melody's work, piece by piece. Every photo is of a real piece, published with the permission of the person who wears it.

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Who does the work

Melody Goris, founder and tattoo artist at NARA, studio portrait.

Who does your piece

Melody Goris listens to your idea, develops the design and does the work. Every process is fully personalized and carried out by a single artist, from the first conversation to the finished piece.

Melody Goris · Founder and tattoo artist at NARA

Meet Melody

How a piece is commissioned

The process

1
First contact

The first message

You message us on WhatsApp and tell us what you're after.

2
At the atelier

Consultation

We talk through the piece, the skin and the time it needs.

3
Session day

Session

Impeccable hygiene protocol and an unhurried pace.

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Afterward

Care

We stay with you through healing so the piece lasts.

How we work with you, step by step · Aftercare

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Every piece starts with a conversation. The atelier works by appointment only.

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While we open, the work lives on Instagram · @naratattoostudio.rd
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