Frequently
Asked
Questions
What is the best way to book? Please go to the “book an appointment” button on the top left of the screen for the booking form. If for any reason this form is not working, for you, or you have any questions you can email me at golden.sum11@gmail.com. I can forward you the booking form from there and/or answer any auxiliary questions you might have.
How do I take care of my tattoo? I will run you through aftercare instructions and provide an aftercare card at the end of our session.
Whats your Style? Respectfully, I don’t want to choose. Definitely no jack of all trades when it comes to tattoo style, but I do dance in and out of different styles to create work that is my own. The through line of is detail oriented fine line. I work with black and grey, color and black work ornamental. Plant life and nature is a main theme that is requested. I find this question asked when a client is looking for their artist. This is a hugely important aspect, and I understand that my vagueness pushes against this needed clarity. But look at my work. Feel me through it and decide if you would like to co-create with me.
What is your Pricing? In general, my services are $150 an hour. But my usual pricing breakdown is as follows:
$150 an hour for the first 3 hours.
$5-700 for a session that runs between 4 & 6 hours
$7-900 for a session that runs 6+ hours.
Pricing differs per project. For flash or one-off designs there will be a set price listed for the size and design, but if modifications are made it may be subject to a price change that is higher than the listed price.
What do you like to tattoo the most? I enjoy work that flows with the person I am creating on. This can look like a body framing piece or a smaller work that just fits them. My brain likes surrealism the most as I have very rarely seen reality for what it is at face value. I love flowy abstractions, plant life and nature, geometric ornamental work that looks like the how the universe moves, artistic puns like the “London fog”. Go check out my portfolio page for that example. For a while I specified imagery when asked this, I have learned that I am more into the energy of a piece first and foremost.
My Name is Melea, it is lovely to meet you…
2020
Fertile Ground
While the world went into hibernation I was finishing out a bachelor’s degree in criminology with a concentration in juvenile justice. Heart strings tugged and passion for rehabilitation ignited I wanted to be a light in the dark place of social and criminal justice systems. But working within the system was not what fed me, and the hibernation allowed me to think about what would.
2021
Entering Fruition
Becoming a Tattoo Artist was the only career I mentioned in high school. This dream was interrupted by the pause. But it was a seed that I was reminded of by a lifelong friend. I dove headfirst into an apprenticeship after this reminder. I now channel my desire for healing and intention through the needle. Helping people express themselves, holding the hands of those who are marking new life events and chapters closed, sharing hugs in celebration of a newly realized version of those I adorn.
2005
1998
The First Easel
I got my first painting easel at 8 years old. While I crafted with hot glue, beads, sticker books and thread before this. This was the true genesis of art as an expression of my inner world.
Earth gained a new soul
She was named Melea Raybon
2019
2016
Energy
Though we are all intuitive beings; I played in this realm more than most over the course of my life. I began studying and practicing Reiki and dabbled in other forms of energy work to have an understandable mode of interaction with the unseen that I was already experiencing.
The Pause
Due to an injury on my dominant hand there was a pause in my ability to create the things I desired to.
