our story

We had a dream 20 years ago, to create a space to celebrate body modification from a sacred perspective; to create a ritual space to support the transitional experience of going through a body modification experience. Theresa has spent many years studying the ancient history of body art, from ritual body painting, to scarification, tattooing and piercing rituals and was inspired through this research to want to create rich body art experiences which mimic the important, transitional experiences of our ancient ancestors. Jäesun encountered traditional modification practices in his youth, through publications such as National Geographic, and started decorating himself in a similar manner starting at the age of 13. Realizing the importance of these childhood experiences didn’t come until later, but they were integral in the development of his ideas about the importance of these types of rituals in our spiritual development.

Our ultimate dream is to create a property which provides the full breadth of our interest in returning to ancestral ways, but until that time, we will be offering our sacred services at a variety of events throughout the year. We offer a number of different services, including full ritual tattoo experiences, intuitive tattoos, dedications to deity, and spiritually focused designs that don’t necessarily have a ritual element to the experience. We are excited for our clients to join us on this journey and to have access to body art experiences which celebrate the sacredness of modifying the human form.