Wolf & Wren Tattoo Collective

Empire Tattoo has just been renamed Wolf & Wren Tattoo Collective, which seems to suit their style more!
As with a lot of people these days, I chose this place because I loved the work of one of the artists (Jaya), even though it’s a long way from home! I think this place has cornered the ‘hipster’ market due to the high quality of tattoo artists, the general ambiance of the place, and great social media marketing. The Facebook and Instagram pages are all up to date, and give all the information you need about every artist.
I had made an appointment in August to talk about the design I wanted (a weaving shuttle!). I had the tattoo last night, and have already recommended them to everyone! Jaya did an amazing job at translating my image into his awesome ‘etched’ style, and was very good at putting me at ease for my first non-​cosmetic tattoo. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. You can either get your own design adapted, or use one of the artists’ artworks.
The most important thing about getting a tattoo is making sure the artist suits your style — Wolf & Wren have artist of all different styles, so you’re sure to find one you like!

Empire Tattoo is a very clean and proffessional looking tattoo place, something of a boutique tattoo parlour.
The artists here have their own unique style in which they work, and if you are looking for something outside that genre it is perhaps not the best place to go. As they have quite a strong client base, they are likely to reccommend a different tattoo studio for such pieces, but are generally very hepful in providing advice in that regard and reccommending a suitable artist.
Their work in general is quite strong and mechanistic, with elements of the fantastic. They often have an eeirie or sppoky element to them. On the whole their work work seems very proficient and well executed.