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Atelier journal

NARA's journal. A place to share finished pieces, the process behind them and thoughts on the craft. Here you can look closer at each work, at the decisions behind the designs, and at how art is lived inside NARA.

What gets published here

Every entry is dated and lives on NARA's own site. There are three formats. A piece is one image and two paragraphs. A note is two to four hundred words about a decision of craft. A video is uploaded here, with its transcript underneath.

Entries

The latest from the atelier

NARA's backlit sign above the work bed, in the Plaza Giardino atelier August 28, 2026 Note Getting a Tattoo in Santo Domingo: What to Ask Before You Book at Any Studio A piece by Melody Goris: horse in motion on the chest, one of the areas people ask about most August 28, 2026 Note Does Getting a Tattoo Hurt? What Melody Says Before the First Line Large-format back piece: owl with spread wings and a snake, worked across several sessions August 28, 2026 Note How Many Sessions Your Piece Needs: Why NARA Does Not Close a Large Tattoo in One Day Low table and armchair in the atelier's waiting room, where every commission is talked through August 28, 2026 Note Scalp Micropigmentation: What It Does and Doesn't Do Healed scalp micropigmentation result, published with permission August 28, 2026 Note Does Scalp Micropigmentation Show? Botanical hibiscus piece on the forearm, freshly finished August 28, 2026 Note Tattoo Healing, Week by Week Dense tiger piece with cherry branch and red sun, on the hip August 28, 2026 Note Cover-Up Tattoos: When a Piece Can Be Covered — and When It's Better Not To Fine line composition with landscape and winged figure, on the forearm August 28, 2026 Note Fine Line Tattoos: Why They Demand More Precision, Not Less Dragon in solid black with a dotted gradient, on the forearm August 28, 2026 Note Blackwork: What It Is and Why NARA Does Not Work It Like Traditional Flash
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