Permanent art, by people who live in it.

Seventeen years in the chair, trained under Devin Sheehy in Cincinnati. If it's lettering based, it's his — script, calligraphy, words that flow the way they're supposed to. The reason WarHawk's lettering work sits at a level most shops can't touch.

Outside the shop and family aside, he stays busy — commissions from near and far for murals, marketing and design, working with all kinds of collaborators in the local community and across the tattoo industry.

Twenty-four years and the deepest bench in the building. Scott came up under Terry Warren and doesn't box himself into a style — after this long, any and all kinds of tattooing is a real answer, not a dodge. If you're not sure who to sit with, start here.

Outside the shop it's cars, three wheelers, cooking, and family.

Twenty years in, trained under Terry Warren. Black and grey realism is where he lives — "portraits, depth, the kind of shading that makes people lean in to figure out how it was done."

Outside the shop he travels to catch and eat exotic sea creatures, which is a real answer he gave and we're leaving it exactly as written.

Seven and a half years, trained under Theodis Sharp. Black and grey through and through — the range that lives entirely in shading, contrast, and knowing when to leave skin alone.

Outside the shop, his time goes to bonding with the Lord.

Five years in, trained under Joe Pence and Bones L. Williams before coming up through WarHawk. American traditional and neo traditional — bold lines, solid color, the stuff that still reads clean across a room in twenty years.

Outside the shop: painting, traveling, disc golf, and urban exploring.

Fourteen and a half years, and a lineage most artists don't get — Dave Tucker, Cory "Moe" Morris, Tony Joseph, and Butch Van Voorhis all had a hand in it. Sticker work, traditional, black and grey, and cover-ups. If you've got something you regret, he's the conversation to have.

Outside the shop: video games, painting, and conspiracy theory videos.

One year in the chair, apprenticed under Brandon Kinser and the crew here at WarHawk. American traditional, blackwork and illustrative — bold, clean, built to last.

Outside the shop: thinking about tattooing, cooking, painting, and traveling.

Five years in, apprenticed under Ian Simon at Bitter Hearts Tattoo. Lettering, traditional and illustrative black and grey.

Outside the shop: fishing, hiking, painting, traveling, and reading nonfiction.