Tim Kelly — tattoo artist at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle

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Tim Kelly is a tattoo artist at Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle, with 6 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly neo-traditional.

Key facts

• Studio: Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle
• Tattoos on TatSeek: 6
• Styles: Neo-Traditional 100%
• Subjects: Dagger & Knife 33% · Mask 33% · Snake 17% · Leaves & Branches 17% · Flower 17%
• Placements: Upper Arm 50% · Forearm 33% · Thigh 17%
• Colour: 100% in colour, 0% black and grey
• Size mix: small 0% · medium 83% · large or bigger 17%
• 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. Skull Dagger and Rose Neo-Traditional Upper Arm — Medium color Neo-Traditional skull tattoo on the upper arm; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
2. Marigold Flower Neo-Traditional Forearm — Medium color Neo-Traditional flower tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
3. Dagger and Leaves Neo-Traditional Forearm — Medium color Neo-Traditional dagger & knife tattoo on the forearm; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
4. Hannya Mask and Snake Neo-Traditional Thigh — Large color Neo-Traditional mask tattoo on the thigh; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
5. Woman with Crown Neo-Traditional Upper Arm — Medium color Neo-Traditional female figure tattoo on the upper arm; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
6. Alien Xenomorph Neo-Traditional Upper Arm — Medium color Neo-Traditional film & tv tattoo on the upper arm; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.

How we know

• Styles, subjects, placements, colour, size and detail: counted from this artist’s 6 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