Willow Webber Dallas, TX

I was an art history major in college. That passion followed me into tattooing. I reference vintage and classic art styles and incorporate them into my designs. Art Nouveau, gothic architecture, Wicca/ paganism/ botanical/ scientific illustrations. My technique is very painterly, with a neorealism approach to shading and design.

Who/where do you get your inspiration

from? My co-workers! The shop I work at has an amazing collection of resident and guest artists. 1Deanna James, 2Mark Wade, Makala Rose, and 3Hannah Flowers are just a few other artists I look up to!

What would you say is your favorite part of the

job? Being challenged creatively. Sometimes I have clients with just the coolest ideas, and I love putting my spin on them. It’s like being back in school and having a prompt for a project. I get a total rush when I see my client’s eyes light up and say, “It’s better than I could have imagined.” Especially on sentimental/ memorial tattoos.

What do you think is in store for the future

of tattooing? I feel like we have been in an artist revolution with tattoos, yet it hasn’t been recognized by the fine art world in general. That will change. Tattoos will be taken as seriously as painting, digital art, or any fine art. We do everything a “fine artist” does. We cater to patrons/clients, we are skilled laborers, and we have the ability to apply our art onto a canvas. The only difference is our canvas is skin.

WILLOW WEBBER

4 Years

Tattooing

Independent Artist

Dallas, TX

Location

Eden Bodyart Studios Shop

Vintage Illustration Florals

Specialty

webber.artwork

@gmail.com

@webber.artworks

Instagram I also see conventions changing. Heading towards education, seminars, classes, and building community.

What is the most important advice you can give someone new to the art of tattooing?

Experiment! Don’t be pigeonholed into a certain style because that’s what is expected and recognized. I made up my own style, “vintage illustration” I had no idea what to call it. Everyone kept asking for a label. It was the best fit. People will try to limit you and tell you to be a traditional, realistic, new school, etc. But those are all made up anyways. So just create designs that speak to your heart and that make you and your clients happy. Everything else is just nonsense. ✕