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        "message": "Every result matches every part of the request that was understood."
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    "limit": 12,
    "offset": 24,
    "next_offset": null,
    "artists": [
        {
            "summary": "Marco Inkman is a tattoo artist at Art Collector, Los Angeles, with 11 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly realism and chicano.",
            "id": 727,
            "name": "Marco Inkman",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/marco-inkman/",
            "studio": {
                "id": 15,
                "name": "Art Collector",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/artcollector/",
                "city": "Los Angeles"
            },
            "portfolio_size": 11,
            "price": {
                "medium_piece": "$400–600",
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                "source": "tatseek_estimate",
                "confirmed_by_studio": false,
                "as_of": "2026-09-10",
                "basis": null,
                "note": "TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours."
            },
            "booking": {
                "url": "https://instagram.com/artcollectortattoo",
                "channel": "instagram",
                "note": "Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee."
            },
            "why": "1 matching tattoo · 2 Upper Arm · 10 Whip Shading"
        },
        {
            "summary": "Karrie Whitfield is a tattoo artist at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, with 4 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly new school and realism.",
            "id": 443,
            "name": "Karrie Whitfield",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/karrie-whitfield/",
            "studio": {
                "id": 9,
                "name": "The Gallery Tattoo Studio",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/thegallery/",
                "city": "Concord"
            },
            "portfolio_size": 4,
            "price": {
                "medium_piece": "$400–600",
                "currency": "USD",
                "source": "studio",
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                "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/thegallerytattoostudio",
                "channel": "instagram",
                "note": "Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee."
            },
            "why": "1 matching tattoo · 3 Whip Shading"
        },
        {
            "summary": "Jeff Houston is a tattoo artist at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, with 10 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly new school and neo-traditional.",
            "id": 500,
            "name": "Jeff Houston",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/jeff-houston/",
            "studio": {
                "id": 10,
                "name": "Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/sixfeetunder/",
                "city": "Upland"
            },
            "portfolio_size": 10,
            "price": {
                "medium_piece": "$450–700",
                "currency": "USD",
                "source": "studio",
                "confirmed_by_studio": true,
                "as_of": "2026-09-10",
                "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/sixfeetundertattooparlor",
                "channel": "instagram",
                "note": "Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee."
            },
            "why": "1 matching tattoo · 4 Upper Arm"
        }
    ],
    "note": "Ranked by name match, then by how many of their real, tagged tattoos match — never by payment.",
    "meta": {
        "source": "TatSeek — https://tatseek.com",
        "catalogue_updated": "Oct 9, 2026",
        "generated": "2026-10-09T22:15:58+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."
    }
}