Michael took over the business, changed the name and refurbished the studio in March of 2020 and wanted to make sure every client that visits feels valued, comfortable and leaves with an amazing tattoo for years to come along with a smile on their face! He began his tattoo career as an apprentice back in 2013 and has been tattooing ever since. With a natural flair and passion for traditional style tattooing, he's never one to shy away from black and grey realism, fine linework and Japanese and loves taking on big projects!
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Outside of work he's a huge fan of anything horror related (as you can see from his tattoos!) music, anything and everything Star Wars and Thai food!
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Bekka began her career in piercing on the beautiful Isle Of Wight back in 2015 and has gone from strength to strength using only the top quality jewellery from the UK's best suppliers! She's famed for her speedy hand, knowledge and incredible way of putting even the most nervous customer at ease, an integral part of the team since the opening of Crawling Panther!
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She loves crystals, and enjoys spending her free time with her other half supporting him at Open Mic events!
Lucy joined the team in September 2021 after being a regular visitor (and helper with the refurbishment) She's training to be the studio manger and is looking after the social media side of things along with the ordering, administration and all the back of house things that stop Michael and Bekka being able to tattoo and pierce as much as they can!
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Outside of work - she's the proud mama to her cat, the partner of Michael and loves adding to her tattoo collection when Michael is free!
Lucy is your first port of call in the studio and will always do her best to make sure it's an easy journey from the very first message all the way through to you leaving with a shiny new piercing or an awesome new tattoo!