About me

My name is Chanel Emery and I’ve been tattooing since 2019. I’m from northern California, and learned to tattoo in the Bay Area. I met my husband in the Bay, and then moved to his hometown of San Diego in 2020, where I currently live and work.

I specialize in American Traditional tattoos, but also tattoo a range of different styles including ornamental, black work, illustrative, fineline and more. It’s rare that I turn away projects, but I tend to recommend other artists for hyper-realism, biomech, and realistic portraits.

I pride myself in tattooing all demographics of people and believe that tattooing should be made comfortable for everyone who walks in the door. Have questions? Email me!

Black & Grey Traditional

$200-300 for palm sized designs
$400-600+ for hand sized designs

Big or small, your design or mine. I have a flash book full of designs in addition to hand painted flash ready to choose from. I’m also happy to do custom designs based on your ideas.

Large Scale work

$250/hr (recommended multiple full day sessions)

Typically for large scale work, I recommend first booking a consultation where we can meet in person and talk about your ideas. From there, we will collaboratively work to bring your vision to life. I always recommend multiple sittings for larger scale work, and always recommend financial flexibility in case it takes more or less time than expected.

Bright, bold color

$250-350 for palm sized designs
$450-650+ for hand sized designs

Choose from recommended color palettes or request your own. Any of my flash designs can be tattooed in color. Any unwanted colors will not be used in the tattoo upon request.