about me

Hi there!

I’m Casey. I’m a tattooer (you probably knew that if you got this far, haha).

I started tattooing in 2017. In September of 2020, I opened my own studio — Praying Mantis — with my lovely husband! He and I opened a second studio in 2022 called Pearls & Jade, where I now tattoo!

Speaking of my husband, his name is Mike! He is my best friend, taught me how to tattoo, and I’m like, kinda obsessed with him. We have a very cute baby daughter named Eleanor and a very cute baby son named Vincent. We also have a happy, chunky pitbull named Beans and two silly goldfish. :)

Things I like: cooking (pasta is a favorite), reading a ton of books (usually romance, no judging!), learning about birth/babies/motherhood, tending to my plants, and traveling (Mike and I got engaged in France!). I like baking, especially sourdough!

A little bit about why I chose the style I do: I LOVE flowers. I even put together my own wedding bouquet. I think flowers have so much incredible meaning in so many people’s lives — symbolizing birth and love, commemorating marriages and lives of passed loved ones. I love that I can help my clients celebrate their lives’ milestones, their children/marriages/pets, and the people they love the most. My art style, ever since I was a little girl, has been very fine and detailed, and I wanted to carry that over into my tattoo style, too. I am SUCH a lover of all things dainty and intricate. That being said, I love fine-detailed portraits and stylized realism — that is my non-tattoo-related illustration style, and I love when I get to carry that over into tattoos too.

I can’t think of anything else interesting to say. If you read this far, you’re a real one. Have a good day!