ARTISTS BIO

Emily

Nature-inspired tattoo artist

I started tattooing in October 2021, a year after completing my BA (Hons) Illustration degree at Falmouth University.

Drawing has always been a lifelong passion of mine! My tattoos are heavily inspired by intricate botanicals and antique surface patterns. A lot of my ideas are influenced by the Art Nouveau and Renaissance movements; I love how artists like Alphonse Mucha painted florals around women with repeating patterns and symmetry to create delicate and decorative aesthetics. Many of my tattoo designs are inspired by this style, which I combine with fantastical, fairy-like elements and curling adornments.

I offer a broad range of tattoos in both black & grey or colour, and with varying bold to fine linework.

I spend much of my spare time wandering around green spaces with my two dogs, and I have a huge love of vintage dressing, coffee shop-hopping, and Kate Bush, so Totnes is the perfect place for me!

Email emily.botterill@hotmail.com

Insta @emilygracetattoo

I really enjoy making tattoos that sit in symmetrical placements like this butterfly & moth ✤ ☾ I’d love to tattoo more winged creatures in colour, DM to book 🦋🧚‍♂️
A full back vine made in one day session for lovely & tough @libertycutts ❦ I loved making this! Inspired by Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi’s illustrative research ✺
✤✣✧ chest lilies ✧✣✤ Made in @picnic.tattoo in Bristol, for @jazzyungg who was such a dream to tattoo. Thank you for choosing this design and for being so patient with me while I was struggling with hearing health! Really grateful I got to make it
Some placement suggestions for recent flash designs, DM to book 🥀🌕
A few smaller ones, I love making tattoos like this ❦ Space in December in Totnes, DM to book ✤❁✤ #tattoo #finelinetattoo #devontattoo
I call this year’s costume “I really loved Björk’s 2011 swan dress but combine it with inspo from Janet Weiss’s white Rocky Horror makeup and throw it together in the most maximalist way” 🦢🩸 I don’t really
A few new bold line marigolds available to be tattooed ✺ I think these would work well on their own but I’ve also shown a couple of examples of how cool they would look repeated into full sleeves! I’d be super happy to make them in black
I’m so happy it’s spooky season 🍁🎃 This pumpkin is over a year healed with no touch-ups. It’s rare I get to see my work healed so photos of your healed tattoos are always more than welcome! It’s super helpful for to see how
New available flash designs based on some sketches from a recent trip to a national trust house 🪞🎀🪉 I find a lot of inspiration in the vintage surface pattern designs on wallpapers and carpets in these old, grand homes. I particularly loved how t