Meet the Artist

Belle is a blackwork tattoo artist originally hailing from London England, now working as a resident artist at Emaki Tattoo in San Diego California.

She sometimes travels and does guest spots in other parts of the world. In 2024 she plans to guest in Philadelphia, Bali and London in but is primarily based in San Diego.

‘I’m very passionate about tattooing and since an early age have been dabbling in different forms of art. These days I mostly make large form work with a strong focus on fitting the pieces to the body in a way that flows organically.

I began tattooing in 2015 and have travelled and lived in different parts of the US and Europe, Australia, Thailand and Bali to learn and experience more about Blackwork Tattooing as long as it’s been a fascination to me.

I prefer to work with bold and dark forms and find the majority of my work being inspired by the surreal realm of dreams, transcendence, by death and the rituals surrounding it. My tattoo work spans an array of styles, heavy blackwork, illustration and sketch style drawing and dark ornamental. The tattoos are custom designed and unique to each individual.’