On the left is organizer Julia Campione, and on the best is Britt Kuechenmeister (Tat2kiki).
Julia Campione, a tattooist and the proprietor of the service-based, uplifting Good Omen Tattoo store in Chicago, needed to recreate the environment of her institution for an occasion highlighting a number of of her trade influences. Tattoo Woman Fest occurred on September 5-7, 2025, at a spectacular industrial-style constructing with brick, bow-truss ceiling and skylight, positioned between the West Loop and downtown Chicago. The aroma of burning incense within the 4,800- to 4,870-square-foot house is meant to cleanse and encourage creativity. Tattoo Woman Fest welcomed all attendees, buddies, households, tattoo fans, and others. Showcasing the abilities of many feminine tattooers who’re additionally studio homeowners from numerous elements of the US and past, akin to Zera Anderson, who’s in her twenty fifth 12 months of tattooing and primarily based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Carrie Daniels (her twentieth 12 months; positioned in Pensacola, Florida). Leonie New (in her 18th 12 months; from Castlemania, Victoria, Australia), Jessi Preston (seventeenth 12 months, primarily based in Portland, Oregon), Courtney O’Shea (fifteenth, resides in Nashville, Tennessee), and Leina Sioux (fifteenth, a local of Boston, Massachusetts).
There have been a complete of 18 cubicles—together with these of Leslie Younger, Kaily McKee, Lindsee “Bee” Boyer, Stacey Koo, Zoe Margot, Janet Nelson, Makayla Lulevitch, Nichher, Britt Kuechenmeister, and Crispy Ray. Heather Daybreak, in a sales space, is understood for her tattoo-themed glass artworks, and Canadian sponsor GoodJudy.ca (an ecological provider that makes use of sustainable supplies to cut back the usage of plastic and waste) was there.
With none monetary help, the organizer acknowledged that “I did all of it on my own” by way of funding. The choice course of was made simpler as a result of “95% of the taking part artists have guested at Good Omen [her studio].” The pageant’s aim was to create a constructive, nurturing, and communal environment, because the tattoo trade and society as an entire have grown more and more alienated, divided, and self-centered. Tattoo Woman Fest invited everybody to come back as a spectator and expertise three days of connection, therapeutic, and tattooing. The occasion produced phrases like “Wonderful,” “Magical,” “Pleasant,” and “Enjoyable,” which reminded us of the nice features of life and being human.
Jessie Preston has been a tattooer for 17 years and runs the Lombard Avenue Tattoo store in Portland, Oregon.
Zera Anderson, proprietor of Brite Concept in Ypsilanti, Michigan, has been tattooing for 25 years however not often makes appearances at occasions.
A dynamic particular person named Courtney O’Shea hails from the Bay Space however now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Heather Daybreak has been making stained glass artwork since 2015, influenced by American conventional tattooing and the Southwest of the US.
Fortune Tattoo in Pensacola, Florida, is residence to Carrie Daniels, who’s celebrating twenty years of manufacturing basic American tattoos.
Leslie Younger, established in Los Angeles, dabbles with American, illustration, and Japanese kinds.
Lindsee Boyer, in motion, is the proprietor of Bee Tattoo, a 70s aesthetic walk-in enterprise in Minneapolis.
Crispy Ray of Lombard Avenue Tattoo in Portland finishes her consumer’s tattoo (the pup).
The skylight and lighting on the venue created a really inviting environment for Tattoo Woman Fest.
Nichher got here all the best way from Puerto Rico to be in Chicago.
The proprietor of Virginia’s Richmond Tattoo Membership, Zoe Margot, aka Bats for Brains, is laser-focused on her session.
One other artist from Minneapolis, Kaily McKee, is acknowledged for her whimsical and colourful tattoos of natural world.
Cubicles belonging to Makayla Lulevitch and Kaily McKee, respectively.
Makayla Lulevitch of Philadelphia provides a cow motif on her consumer’s legs.
Viper Tattoo in Boston is operated by Leina Sioux, higher referred to as Tattoo Cyborg, who has a ardour for 80s, punk, and unconventional imagery.
Leonie New works on a leg tattoo. She is the founding father of Forest Creek Tattoo in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
Leonie New traveled the best distance from overseas to attend the Tattoo Woman Fest.
Stacey Koo (Jacksonville, Florida) begins outlining an idea of the femme fatale.
Additionally primarily based out of Brite Concept in Michigan, Janet Nelson has been tattooing for 13 years and was mentored by Zera Anderson.
“Loft on the Lake,” a wonderful venue at 1366 W Lake St in Chicago, was the location of the occasion.
Left to proper, again row: Makayla Lulevitch, Julia Campione, Carrie Daniels, Lindsee Boyer, Heather Daybreak, Kaily McKee, Leonie New, and Jessie Preston. Center row, left to proper: Zera Anderson, Stacey Koo, Leslie Younger, Crispy Ray, Janet Nelson, and Nichher. Entrance row: Leina Sioux, Courtney O’Shea, Britt Kuechenmeister, Lee D’Angelo, and Zoe Margot.
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