Slave to the Needle Ballard — tattoo studio in Seattle, United States

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Slave to the Needle Ballard is a tattoo studio in Seattle with 9 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 39% of tattoos, japanese (irezumi) in 27% and neo-traditional in 16%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and thigh; 70% in colour. 4 min walk from 8th Avenue Northwest & Northwest 65th Street (28).

Key facts

• Address: 508 NW 65th Street, Seattle, United States
• Getting there: 4 min walk from 8th Avenue Northwest & Northwest 65th Street (28)
• Artists on TatSeek: Senem Büyükbalci (18, old school) · Julie Bolene (12, old school) · Levi Polzin (12, japanese) · Andrea Ottlewski (7, neo-traditional, ornamental) · Bruce Rivera (6, japanese) · Danny 'One-Shot' Chan (6, japanese) · Darryl Duncan (6, neo-traditional) · Justin Pino (6, old school, japanese) · Lindsey Rhoades (6, fine line)
• 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)
• Phone: +1 206-789-2618
• Email: info@slavetotheneedle.com
• Website: https://slavetotheneedle.com/ballard-location/
• Opening hours: Mon 11:00–20:00 · Tue 11:00–20:00 · Wed 11:00–20:00 · Thu 11:00–20:00 · Fri 11:00–20:00 · Sat 11:00–20:00 · Sun 11:00–20:00
• Google rating: 4.6 from 662 reviews, recorded 2026-09-29 (mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios)
• Features: Walk-ins welcome
• Coordinates: 47.676083, -122.362881

Newest tattoos

1. Woman Portrait Ornate Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
2. Woman Mask Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
3. Devil Face Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) demon tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
4. Woman Hand and Sun Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
5. Owl Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) owl tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
6. Woman Portrait Traditional Forearm — Medium color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.

All tattoos from this studio

How we know

• Address, contacts, hours, booking and prices: from the studio’s own website and its Google Business Profile, with the date each was recorded. Data sources
• “What they do most”: counted from the 79 tattoos the studio published, not from how it describes itself.
• 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 published price list. Each tattoo’s own estimate is the tier for its measured size, narrowed by size and detail. How prices are calculated
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