Crash
Crash
Crash (they/them) is a multidisciplinary designer and artist turned tattooer. They have an associates degree in graphic design and about 80% (dropped out of UO) of a bachelor of fine art degree with a focus in painting. Crash has done everything from newspaper layouts and designing packaging for the marijuana industry to painting murals, displaying conceptual paintings in gallery shows, and tabling at events like Gross Encounters and Euzine. Tattooing has become their favorite art form and they’re so excited to do it for a living!
Crash specializes in bold, bright, fun, and colorful semi-traditional tattoos. They are inspired by vintage comic imagery, trad tattoos, and fun 2D illustrations. Crash is an art nerd and thinks way too much about color theory, composition, and conceptual meaning behind even the silliest drawings. They’re also a regular nerd which means they spend a lot of time watching tv (primarily cartoons and comedy shows), playing games (usually Nintendo games, but also really into RPGs), and reading fantasy books.
Despite doing fun and silly tattoos, Crash takes being a tattoo artist very seriously and promotes a trauma-informed, open communication approach to tattooing. Getting tattooed is a very personal experience and Crash wants to make sure you’re comfortable and have as pleasant an experience as possible while getting poked by needles thousands of times. If you have questions or concerns before, during, or after your appointment, don’t hesitate to ask!
Crash is married and has one daughter and loves spending time with both of them when not tattooing. They can typically be found at home eating Dot’s Pretzels by the handful or out at thrift stores laughing at the goofy little porcelain figurines. Crash is stoked to tattoo you :)
