Warren Coates

Now in my 29th year of tattooing and with the industry in full force, I feel blessed to be a part of an art form that dates back to 3100 BC, and now look forward to where it will go in the future. Tattooing has provided a space for whoever feels they want to be part of it and can express themselves. I personally hope to keep it real and keep going back to what works for me, which is doing whatever feels good at the time.

My interests lie in travel and I am inspired by nature and what it has to show us. I love to tattoo Tibetan cloud patterns and love to work with free flowing shapes like flowers, where the composition of the leaves, petals and stems can work with the body, also using the elements for the background to add further flow and dimension.

I am currently working on abstract lettering designs and my own alphabets, which I hope to tattoo in the near future.