Julie Bolene — tattoo artist at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle

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Julie Bolene is a tattoo artist at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle, with 12 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly old school.

Key facts

• Studio: Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle
• Tattoos on TatSeek: 12
• Styles: Traditional (Old School) 100%
• Subjects: Flower 42% · Film & TV 17% · Quote 17%
• Placements: Forearm 67% · Upper Arm 25%
• Colour: 100% in colour, 0% black and grey
• Size mix: small 17% · medium 83% · large or bigger 0%
• Price, medium piece: $400–600 (published or confirmed by the studio, as of 2026-09-29)
• Price by size: Small $150–$300 · Medium $400–$600 · Large $800–$1600 · Very Large / Sleeve $2000–$5000+ (studio prices; published or confirmed by the studio)
• Book: https://instagram.com/slavetotheneedle (directly with the studio; TatSeek takes no fee)

Tattoos

1. Medusa Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) medusa tattoo on the forearm; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
2. Dagger and Banner Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) dagger tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
3. Wildflowers Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
4. Pin-up Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) pin-up tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
5. Aurora Name Banner Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) name or date tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
6. Kermit the Frog Traditional Upper Arm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) film & tv tattoo on the upper arm; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
7. Boba Fett Traditional Upper Arm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) film & tv tattoo on the upper arm; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
8. Bird on Branch Traditional Upper Arm — Small color Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the upper arm; ≈$150–$250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
9. Flower Bouquet Traditional Back — Medium color Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the back; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
10. Ship Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) clipper ship tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
11. Poppies Traditional Forearm — Small color Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the forearm; ≈$150–$250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
12. Dog Portrait Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) dog tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.

How we know

• Styles, subjects, placements, colour, size and detail: counted from this artist’s 12 published tattoos on TatSeek, not from a self-description.
• Tattoo descriptions and tags: TatSeek Vision Scan, an AI reading of each photo (Claude, by Anthropic) under written rules and a closed tag vocabulary, checked against photos labelled by hand. Shares of the picture are visual estimates, not measurements. Nothing about the person in the photo is recorded. How tagging works
• Prices: the studio’s price list (published or confirmed by the studio). Each tattoo’s estimate is the tier for its measured size, narrowed by size and detail. How prices are calculated