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    },
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        {
            "summary": "Bruce Rivera is a tattoo artist at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle, with 6 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly japanese and neo-traditional.",
            "id": 2695,
            "name": "Bruce Rivera",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/bruce-rivera/",
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                "name": "Slave to the Needle Ballard",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/slavetotheneedle-ballard/",
                "city": "Seattle"
            },
            "portfolio_size": 6,
            "price": {
                "medium_piece": "$400–600",
                "currency": "USD",
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                "as_of": "2026-09-29",
                "basis": null,
                "note": "Published or confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours."
            },
            "booking": {
                "url": "https://instagram.com/slavetotheneedle",
                "channel": "instagram",
                "note": "Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee."
            },
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                "tattoos": 6,
                "styles": [
                    {
                        "slug": "japanese",
                        "name": "Japanese (Irezumi)",
                        "share": 67
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "traditional",
                        "name": "Traditional (Old School)",
                        "share": 17
                    },
                    {
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                        "name": "Neo-Traditional",
                        "share": 17
                    }
                ],
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                    {
                        "slug": "skull",
                        "name": "Skull",
                        "share": 33
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "bird",
                        "name": "Bird",
                        "share": 17
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "rose",
                        "name": "Rose",
                        "share": 17
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "mask",
                        "name": "Mask",
                        "share": 17
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "koi",
                        "name": "Koi Fish",
                        "share": 17
                    }
                ],
                "placements": [
                    {
                        "slug": "thigh",
                        "name": "Thigh",
                        "share": 33
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "full-sleeve",
                        "name": "Full Sleeve",
                        "share": 33
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "upper-arm",
                        "name": "Upper Arm",
                        "share": 17
                    }
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                "colour_share": 67,
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                    "small": 17,
                    "medium": 0,
                    "large_or_bigger": 83
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                "note": "Counted from the published tattoos on TatSeek, not from a self-description. Shares are of tattoos (one tattoo can have several tags)."
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                "currency": "USD",
                "source": "studio",
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                        "size": "small",
                        "label": "Small (up to 10cm)",
                        "min": "150",
                        "max": "300",
                        "text": "$150–$300"
                    },
                    {
                        "size": "medium",
                        "label": "Medium (10-20cm)",
                        "min": "400",
                        "max": "600",
                        "text": "$400–$600"
                    },
                    {
                        "size": "large",
                        "label": "Large (20-30cm)",
                        "min": "800",
                        "max": "1600",
                        "text": "$800–$1600"
                    },
                    {
                        "size": "sleeve",
                        "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)",
                        "min": "2000",
                        "max": "5000+",
                        "text": "$2000–$5000+"
                    }
                ],
                "note": "Published or confirmed by the studio."
            },
            "tattoos": [
                {
                    "title": "Samurai Skull Dragon Japanese Full Sleeve",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/samurai-skull-dragon-japanese-full-sleeve/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=9628",
                    "summary": "Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) skull tattoo on the full sleeve by Bruce Rivera at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Peony Japanese Thigh",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/peony-japanese-thigh/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=9625",
                    "summary": "Large color Japanese (Irezumi) peony tattoo on the thigh by Bruce Rivera at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Koi Japanese Full Sleeve",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/koi-japanese-full-sleeve/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=9622",
                    "summary": "Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) koi fish tattoo on the full sleeve by Bruce Rivera at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Frog on Flower Neo-Traditional Thigh",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/frog-on-flower-neo-traditional-thigh/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=9619",
                    "summary": "Small color Neo-Traditional frog tattoo on the thigh by Bruce Rivera at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$200–$250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Crane Japanese Shoulder",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/crane-japanese-shoulder/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=9616",
                    "summary": "Large black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) bird tattoo on the shoulder by Bruce Rivera at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Skull and Roses Traditional Upper Arm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-and-roses-traditional-upper-arm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=9613",
                    "summary": "Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the upper arm by Bruce Rivera at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions."
                }
            ],
            "tattoos_total": 6
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "source": "TatSeek — https://tatseek.com",
        "catalogue_updated": "Oct 13, 2026",
        "generated": "2026-10-13T18:59:58+00:00",
        "how_search_works": "https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search",
        "docs": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api",
        "citation": "Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from."
    }
}