About

Hey friends! My name is Emma James (she/they) and I am tattooer & queer person based in Toronto, ON (with regular time spent in Halifax NS!)

I’ve been tattooing since 2011, in almost every style you can think of. My strengths are traditional, neo-traditional, fine line, illustrative black & grey, and stippling styles (really anything based primarily in line-work).

I have a lot of experience with both walk-ins and custom design work and I regularly paint flash and have designs up for grabs. I also have no problem doing coverups, provided I know I can do them to the best of my ability.

Bring me your designs or your half-baked ideas and I can get it working! I'm flexible, dedicated to my craft, and overall just looking to giving you the best tattoo I can. Some of my creative inspirations include pulp sci-fi/fantasy novels, bronze age comic books, 90’s neon, and botanical illustrations.

I have no interest in judging clients based on their bodies. Every body is beautiful & every body can have amazing looking tattoos (And anyone who tells you differently is a fucking liar). Similarly, I'm not here to judge your tattoo ideas. If you like it and you want it (and you’re over 18), I will give it to you! I strongly believe in bringing kindness and compassion to everything that I do (blame the Buddhist readings) and that extends to my tattooing. I want you to be excited when you walk into my shop and have a fun, memorable experience getting your tattoo.

I'm an art school drop out (but Philosophy major graduate, go figure) and you will often catch me drawing, painting and hanging out with my animals in my spare time.