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Tattoo Studio

Packwood, WA

Trillium Tattoo Studio is the working art space for Grey Francis, whose current focus is tattoos and naturalist watercolor paintings. A new space is currently under construction, hoping to be open by summer 2022

Beautiful Packwood is located in the foothills of Mount Rainier and in the valley carved by the Cowlitz river.

First Nations tribes including the Cowlitz people have been oppressed and displaced by the colonization of this land. My access to live and work here is reflective of this violence.

A portion of my income goes to organizations, individuals, and fundraisers that support BIPOC reparations and Land Back projects. I always welcome suggestions and links to fundraisers!

Booking

Booking for tattoos is done only through this mailing list.

If you are interested in a tattoo, please sign up here. Grey sends out newsletters announcing when he is accepting new clients.

For more information about Grey's process and booking policy, please see this post.

Recent Work

grey.francis.tattoo

Washington tattooer & peacock farmer 🦚🌈
Paintings ➡️ @grey.francis
New studio under construction @trilliumtattoostudio

Hi Chicago! I’ll be tattooing at @supplementary.

Hi Chicago! I’ll be tattooing at @supplementary.studio from Oct 25-29

If you’d like to schedule with me, please send me an email to trilliumbooking@ gmail with the subject Chicago with the following info:

🦚Name

🦚Phone number

🦚Available dates

🦚Tattoo idea, including placement

🦚If it’s a larger piece, or working around existing tattoos please include photo of the area you’d like the tattoo

🦚Budget range if you have one (my max charge for a full day is 950). For context, all of the tattoos in this post were done in one session.

🦚I haven’t decided if I’ll be bringing color inks yet… let me know if your idea is color or black & gray. Keep in mind if you want something in color it’s gotta be relatively small (palm sized or smaller), or you’ll have to come out to WA for a second session.

See you soon xoxo

Hi, I’m here with my cabbage, and a little statu

Hi, I’m here with my cabbage, and a little status update on the construction of my new tattoo studio for those who are wondering-

If you didn’t already know, I’ve bought a small parcel of land in the Randle/Packwood area with nothing on it but wild sweet peas and an apple tree (second pic). I’ll be constructing a small tattoo studio and a guest house for overnight accommodations. There will be space for guest tattoo artists as well!

I’m STILL waiting on my permits from the county, I’ll spare you the boring details but let’s just say there’s been lots of paperwork and waiting around. Breaking ground could be as soon as November, but really I’ve given up on trying to estimate time frame at this point (I originally thought I’d be done by the end of this year). Frustrating yes, but also I’m finding times of peace, growth and other forms of progress in this extended in between phase.

In the meantime I’ll just be booking sporadic guest spots here in the pnw, as well as Chicago and Miami. Announcements are made in my newsletter. Thanks y’all 💞💕💘💖💗💓

Tansy and common blue butterflies, done in two ses

Tansy and common blue butterflies, done in two sessions.

As with many of the tattoos I’ve been doing lately, I drew this design directly from plants I’ve met in the wild.

#tansytattoo #seattletattoo #portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #pdxtattooartist #olympiatattoo #chicagotattoo #miamitattoo #naturalisttattoo #qttr

𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚎 #olympi

𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚎

#olympiatattooartist #seattletattooartist #pnwtattoo #pnwtattooartist #botanicaltattoo

We’ve been adding tropical flora and fauna to Mi

We’ve been adding tropical flora and fauna to Mimi’s collection over the past several years. I’m so delighted with this yellow orchid chest piece, the hummingbird is over a year healed. Any mistakes can be blamed on the fact that we’re constantly making each other laugh.

So glad I got to tattoo this black swallowtail on

So glad I got to tattoo this black swallowtail on a rotten pear! This got me thinking: can butterflies smell? While they don’t have noses, they do rely heavily on their sense of smell. Using their antennae and feet, butterflies and moths use smell to find mates, detect fungal diseases and parasites, and to find food and determine it’s edibility. Which includes nectar, rotten fruit, blood, carcasses, and feces 🤗

#butterflyfacts #seattletattoo #pnwtattooartist #qttr #chicagotattoo #yesimcomingtochicagosoon @ologies #ologiesart #portlandtattooartist #pdxtattooartist

The mating ritual of the hermaphroditic leopard sl

The mating ritual of the hermaphroditic leopard slug involves hanging from a rope of mucus in order to entwine their genitals which emerge from the side of their head 🤗

The red tattoo is not by me, but I do love how they interact and the way this placement came together 💕

Rhododendrons, and a bit about my process ✨ Thi

Rhododendrons, and a bit about my process ✨

This piece was done in two 6 hour sessions, I’ve included a picture of what the first session looked like healed (except the center of the flowers was fresh). I like to start with washy undertones, then come in a after it’s healed to add depth and detail. I love how the grayish purple undertones of the flowers add dimension to the final color of the flowers.

I’ve also included one of the reference photos I took. I like to draw from plants I’ve met in person whenever possible, it helps to best capture the life of the plant. I know tattoos from me aren’t cheap, and this is why! Plants rule my world, I’m so glad to share my devotion to them with you ❤️‍🔥

Peachicks 🐣🦚

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Paintings

Dead Sunflower 1

Watercolor 2018, 20×30”

Dead Sunflower 2

Watercolor 2020, 20×30”

Rufous-sided towhee and bluebells

Watercolor 2020, 9×12”

Common yellowthroat with flowering quince

Watercolor 2020, 9×12”

Sword Fern

Watercolor 2020, 19×68”

Elk skull with western trumpet honeysuckle

Watercolor 2019, 20×30”

False Solomon’s Seal

Watercolor 2021, 34×75″