“I wanted to create a space that women who have also experienced this feel safe coming to. “I’ve seen situations at other tattoo studios where people have been both physically and verbally assaulted,” Rose said. The Shelby location is now run completely by Rose’s friend Areal and operates as a sister studio to the Akron location. In 2018, she opened her second location in Wadsworth, Ohio but quickly outgrew the small space and migrated closer to home in Akron. Rose completed her tattoo apprenticeship in 2014 and opened her first studio in Shelby, Ohio in 2016. You will be greeted with a masked smile by Haylee at the front desk and a large rainbow pride flag that stretches across the front counter. When approaching the studio, you’ll read, “All bodies welcome. Artist Sadie Winter, tattooing a client (Image via Stephanie Fairchild) This is a studio that prides itself on inclusivity and curating a safe space for all.
N ot only is the owner and founder of Black Amethyst a woman, but the staff is entirely female. By Stephanie Fairchild, Social Media Editorĭisclosure : I am currently a social media management intern at Black Amethyst Tattoo Company.īlack Amethyst Tattoo Company is an Akron – based, appointment – only tattoo studio, founded by Akron native Erica Rose, 31, in 2016.
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